Theatre Threatened by Fire Brigade's Excellent Save Sydney
Working rapidly last night firemen cut away portion of the gallery floor of the Queen's Theatre, Forrest-road, Hurstville, and so prevented the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
730 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 37
Victim of Mascot Fire
In the centre of the group is Mr. Percy Whetton, fatally burned in the 'plane fire at Mascot Aerodrome. He is seen talking to J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Damages Theatre Sydney
Damage in the vicinity of £500 was caused by a fire which broke out in the Queen's Theatre. Hurstville, this morning The outbreak, the cause of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Council Hunter-street Balconies Newcastle Fire Risk
Newcastle Council met last night. The attendance comprised the Mayor (Ald. C. J. Parker), and Ald. R. Gibson, H. P. Cornish, W. E. Young, R. Christie, R…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Launceston Fire Owner Suspects Communists Police Find Detonator Launceston
If the owner's suspicions are correct, an outbreak of fire in W. A. Allen's Launceston furniture workshop this morning is a sequel to his part in the burning of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launceston Fire Business Premises Gutted LAUNCESTON
A disastrous fire occurred at Waratah this morning when damage to the extent of £5000 was caused. The premises destroyed were Stebbin's general store,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Vice-regal House Fire Calcutta, May 26
A costly panel and a magnificent-chandelier in the Viceroy's study were destroyed by fire in the south wing of the new Vice-regal house at New Delhi…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Guyra Fire Four People Charged Petrol Drum in Debris Armidale
A destructive fire, which occurred at Guyra on Easter Monday night, razed to the ground the general store of S. Bow and Sons, together with a residence at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →47 Coolies Killed Fire in Indian Gold Mine CALCUTTA, May 26
Forty-seven coolies perished in a fire at the Nundydroog goldmine at Mysore. It is stated that several of the rescue workers were ovrecome by fumes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leader of Opposition Attacks Government For Budget Delay Fatal Burns Caused in a Fit Rathmines Man Falls Into Fire Inquest To-day
Collapsing in a fit into a fire which he had lit to burn off waste paper at the rear of his father's garage at The Boulevarde,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stockton Camp Fire Ball
The wet weather did not deter a large number of people from attending the camp fire ball, held in the Masonic Hall at Stockton on Wednesday night, Scout…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Kahibah Fire Inquiry Coroner Returns Open Verdict
An inquiry into the circumstances whereby a Kabibah house was burned to the ground was held in the Charlestown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fell Into Fire Motor Mechanic's Death Inquest at Toronto
Pathetic circumstances surrounded the death in Wallsend Hospital, on May 10, of Arthur Llewellyn Williams, 26, a motor mechanic of Rathmines, who fainted and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Verdict Fire at Kahibah Cottage Destroyed
While working on his father's property at Princess-avenue, Kahibah, on April 29 Jack Dumbrell, laboure, saw smoke [?] lowing from a cottage on an adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Weston Olympia Hall Blaze
Extensive damage was caused by fire to the Olympia Hall, a large weatherboard structure at Weston, early on Saturday morning. When the fire was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pelaw-main Cottage Destroyed by Fire
An unoccupied four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Bellbird-street, Pelaw-Main, the property of Mrs. F. Cameron, of Norfolk-avenue. Hurstville, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cawnpore Riot Moslems and Hindus Police Fire on Crowd (Australian Press Association.) CALCUTTA, May 31
Cawnpore, the scene of savage riots in March, was again panic-stricken. Tension between Hindus and Moslems had a climax yesterday, when rioting occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting Fires
A new way to fight prairie fires with aeroplanes has been discovered. In California recently when a blaze threatened to spread over teritory, several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Chiefs' Visit Lake Macquarie Needs
The adjustment of the fire protection boundaries at Cardiff and the need for more up-to-date equipment at Boolaroo will be the main requests…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Board Newcastle Itinerary Arrival To-night
Due in Newcastle to-night is the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales. The party will probably be composed…
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