Cottage Destroyed by Fire Contents Lost
A six-roomed weather-board cottage was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon at Kah[?]bah. Adamstown fire brigade subdued the flames…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
730 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 37
Crowd Cheers Lyons at Adelaide "Will Start a Blaze," He Said Confidence Needed Adelaide
"We will strike a match to-night, which will start a blaze throughout Australia," shouted Mr. Lyons from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£20,000 DAMAGE Fire in Launceston Softgoods Samples Burnt Launceston
A serious fire involving the destruction of a large quantity of valuable soft goods simples and stock, besides a big portion of the structure itself, occurred this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on Nobbys Crude Oil Saved
Menacing tanks of crude oil, and throwing a pull of smoke over the Newcastle Harbour entrance, a grass fire broke out on the harbour side of Nobbys yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Quickly Subdued Fire on Coastal Steamer Alarm Given Off Newcastle Brisbane
A cry of "Fire!" by a young lady passenger of the interstate steamer Ormiston, as it was off Newcastle on Tuesday night, on the way from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Midnight Fire House Gutted at Belmont Blaze on Main Road
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, of the main road at Belmont, was gutted by a fire which broke out nearly this morning. The house, which was vacated a…
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Two hundred people, many of them dressed only in night attire, with wraps hastily thrown around them, watched a blaze off Main-road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shop on Fire Chinaman Collapses SYDNEY
When he awoke at an early hour this morning, Kum Tong Percy, a Chinese storekeeper at North Sydney, found that his shop was on fire. He ran to his safe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Fire in Bathroom Brigade's Effective Work
Cessnock Fire Brigade effected a god save early yesterday morning in Church-street at the home of Mrs. M. Moodie. The outbreak occurred in the bathroom,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£10,000 Damage in Sydney Fire Mostly Furniture Destroyed Firemen's Good Work Sydney
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out shortly after 1 o'clock to-day in a building principally occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer on Fire Beached at Mauritius Port CAPETOWN, April 10
The South African steamer Aloe arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, with bunkers and a cargo of Australian timber ablaze. Tugs beached the vessel in 20 feet of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cottage Damaged Blaze at Tighe's Hill
Fire badly damaged a five-roomed weatherboard cottage, at the corner of Bryant and William Streets, Tighe's Hill, early this morning. The alarm was given…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Graziers'Annual Conference Icicles at Big London Blaze
R E A D Y for the day's work.—A.S.C.horses moving off…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cottage Damaged by Fire
A six-roomed cottage at 20 William-street Tighe's Hill, was severely damaged by fire early to-day. Mr. Richard Frwris was the owner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Prevention Modern System at Oil Terminals
One of the evidences of progress in Newcastle to-day is the busy atmosphere which surrounds the group of men who are hurrying on the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Destroys Council Chambers at New Lambton Town Clerk Saves Money and Books 5 A.m. Blaze
Fire gutted New Lambton Council Chambers early this morning. New Lambton, Lambton and Waratah…
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The Council Chambers at New Lambton which were gutted by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ten Men Dead Blaze in Chicago Tunnel CHICAGO, April 14
Ten men are known to be dead as the result of fire and smoke in a district sanitary tunnel blaze. The number of others trapped was not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires Raging American Towns Burned £6,000,000 DAMAGE (Australian Press Association.) MENOMINEE (Michigan), April 14
Forest fires wiped out one town in this district, and caused losses totalling at least £6,000,000. They continue out of control over a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"To Save State Expense" Suicide by Leaping Into Fire Goondiwindi
After writing to Sergeant Reynolds that in committing suicide he wished to save the State any expense, Tom chambers, 50,…
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