Fire on Steamer Ningchow At Bunbury Wool Cargo Ablaze Perth
With a wool and general cargo blazing fiercely, and with lifeboats ready for immediate use, the Blue Funnel liner Ningchow put into Bunbury late this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Fire Victims Ten Deaths in Canada Six in England Winnipeg
Sister Superior Margaret and eight Indian pupils under nine -years of age, perished in a fire at Ross Lake Indian school, an isolated outpost of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burned to Death Factory Fire Tragedy Girls and Men Trapped London, February 25
Two thousand people knelt in the street and prayed while flames devoured a hat factory at Luton to-day. Four girls and two men were trapped, and burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flaming Youth Chelsea Pyjama Party Ejected by Fire Gay People Enjoyed Blaze LONDON
When a fire broke out in a large garage near the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, in the early hours of the morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectacular Blaze Outbreak on Sydney Bridge Firemen's Perilous Task Sydney
A fire which broke out in the wooden control cabin of the huge creeper crane on the northern arm of the North Shore Bridge to-night provided a thrilling…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Colliery Fire Disaster in Lancashire London, February 26
The roar of an explosion, heard from a long way off, sent hundreds of women to the pithead at Haydock, in Lancashire. Rescuers found flames shooting along the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nine Perish Fire In Girls' School Catholic Sister's Bravery Winnipeg, February 27
Sister Superior Margaret and eight Indian pupils, all under 9 years of age, perished last night in a fire which destroyed the Indian Girls' School at Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →All-night Fight Fire on Steamer Ningchow Leave Bunbury To-night Perth
A Bunbury message states that the fire brigade, assisted by harbour officials, fought the fire aboard the Ningchow all tight, and had it well under…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Council Town Hall Building Permanent Fire Officer
Despite the Show holiday, Wallsend Council held its regular meeting on Thursday night. Members in attendance were: The Mayor (Ald. O. J. Jones), and Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coalfields' Fires
Rewards of £50 each were offered by the Government last week for information which would lead to convictions in connection with tires which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grass Fire Outbreak at Wallsend
A grass fire getting beyond control at the Wallsend Presbyterian Manse this morning, soon entered the adjoining property occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Tanker Fire Dept. Inquiry To-morrow
The preliminary departmental inquiry into the fire on the tanker, British Honour, in Newcastle Harbor last Monday, will commence at 10 a. m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District East Maitland Cottage Destroyed by Fire
At unoccupied cottage in Brisbane-street, East Maitland, the property of Mr. O. F. Haviland, of East Maitland, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →All That Was Left After the Railway Fire
Practically all of the passenger rolling Block of the South Hallway Company, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. The picture shows the remains of brake-vans which were parked outside the carriage shed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Jeopardy S. Maitland Railway Services Disastrous Fire Hopes of Ex-employees Dashed
It is considered unlikely in some quarters that as the result of the fire which destroyed practically the whole of the passenger rolling stock, the South Maitland railway service will ever be resumed under the old system…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire Damage Estimated at £50,000 Carriage Sheds Destroyed South Maitland Railways, Ltd
The most disastrous fire in the history of Maitland, since Cohen's fire in 1865, completely demolished the South Maitland Railway, Ltd.'s carriage shed at East Greta Junction, West Maitland, on Saturday night, and also destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Backyard Fire
When long, parched grass was being burnt off in the yard of the manse at the intersection of Cowper and George Streets yesterday morning the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tanker Fire Preliminary Inquiry Opens
The preliminary departmental inquiry into the fire on the oil tanker, British Honour, in Newcastle Harbor on February 24. was commenced at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£11,000 Factory Fire Melbourne
Damage estimated at £11,000 was caused by a fire which to-night gutted the slipper factory of Muslin Bros. at Collingwood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Near Speedway Acre of Grass Burnt
A fire broke out near the Hamilton Speedway at midday to-day. An acre of grass was burnt, but no other damage was done…
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