New Lambton Fire Council Chambers Ablaze Officers Save Books
Flames swept New Lambton Council Chambers early yesterday morning, leaving little but the framework intact. Braving heat and smoke, council officers succeeded…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
730 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 37
Fire Destroys House Family's Escape at 2 a.m. SYDNEY
When he awoke at 2 o'clock this morning, James Edwards found that his home in Margaret-street, Rozelle, was ablaze. He hurriedly roused his wife, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Bowser Fire Man in Car-Struck Match Inquest at Dorrigo Grafton
Scraps of burnt and torn clothing were grim exhibits at the Coroner's Inquiry at Dorrigo into the death of Charles Edwin House, who was fatally burned when petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thirteen "Queens" in a Fire
Fifty engines, and more than a hundred firemen, fought a serious outbreak of fire which occurred early one morning last week, at the People's Palace, Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shots in Street Detective Fires at Suspects SYDNEY
Crowds in Oxford-street, Sydney, were startled this afternoon by two revolver shots. Thinking that gangsters were busy, a number of people immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Serious Rioting in Egypt Demonstrators Hold Up Passenger Train Police Fire on Mob Cairo
SERIOUS rioting in Upper Egypt followed the holding up of a train conveying notable persons to Mansura to attend a reception to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dog's Warning Saves Men From House Fire Narrow Escape in Early Morning Five Were Asleep Sydney
Asleep early this morning in a week-end cottage in Clark-street, Peakhurst, when it caught fire, its five occupants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Sydney Building Badly Damaged SYDNEY
Extensive damage was caused to a three-storied building in Elizabeth-street, Sydney, on Saturday night, when a fire broke out on the first floor, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Huge Petrol Fire 32,000 Gallons Burned WELLINGTON
Thirty-two thousand gallons of petrol were destroyed by a fire yesterday morning, which completely swept Dalgety's petrol dump at Hornby, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in House Occupants' Narrow Escape Dog Gives Alarm Sydney
Fire destroyed a cottage constructed of weatherboard, in Clarke-street, Peakhurst, early on Saturday morning. Five men were sleeping in the cottage, and they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Drenched in Early Morning Cloudburst Elephant Gives Alarm Fire in Circus Tent at New Lambton Two Women Fainted
The first alarm of a fire at the top of a circus tent while a performance was being given at New Lambton on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Bowser Excitement in City
The fusing of an electric wire ignited petrol adhering to the mechanism of a petrol bowser at Kelly's Corner, Newcastle, late yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Pouce Station Exhibits Destroyed BRISBANE
When a fire occurred early yesterday morning in the cells of the watchhouse at the Cunnamulla police station, a quantity of food and clothing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Narrow Save Fire in Paint Factory Brigades' Hard Fight Sydney
Taubman's huge paint factory in Mary-street, St. Peters, was narrowly saved from destruction by a fire which broke out in a combined carpenters' shop and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Efficient Control" Defence of Fire Board Reply to Armidale Mayor Armidale
Exception was taken by the President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.), to criticism by the Mayor of Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Factory Man's Narrow Escape SYDNEY
The laboratory at the factory of the Metropolitan Chemical Company, Ltd., in Marion-street, Leichhardt, was destroyed by fire and subsequent explosions to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →60 Cars Damaged Big Garage Fire Wellington (N.z.)
More than 20 motor cars were destroyed or badly damaged and about 40 were slightly damaged by heat and smoke when a fire broke out late last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Fire Invalid Girl's Death Rescuer Severely Burned Adaminaby
Charlotte Bell, 21, an invalid, was burned to death when fire destroyed the old Kiandra Hotel, at Adaminaby, last night. A. J. Narsh, who made a gallant…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Started by Burglars Fire in North Coast Town LISMORE
Burglars are believed to have set fire to A. J. Junor's branch store at Wyangarie, before taking away the safe in a high-powered motor car, The store was burnt to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Bakery 100 Tons of Flour Damaged SYDNEY
Severe damage was caused by a fire which broke out this evening at Raith's bakery, in Percival-road, Stanmore. The outbreak occurred in a big store…
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