Great Save Warehouse Fire Firemen's Hard Fight
Some excitement was caused in Hunter-street last night when a rumour gained currency that the furniture warehouse of Messrs. M. Light and Son. Ltd.,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
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Woman Burned Darling Point Petrol Fire SYDNEY
Miss Margarat Mullins, 27, of Mona-road, Darling Point, received severe burns to the head, arms, and face to-day when petrol became ignited…
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Like an crupting volcano, a Rumanian oil wall, which has been burning since May 28, 1929, illuminates the country for miles around Travellers from Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Laden Train Catches Fire Five Men Incinerated Bucharest
Two petrol trains collided when travelling at high speed near Ploesti, and 50 waggon loads of petrol caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Launch on Fire Italian Fishermen's Escape WOLLONGONG
When two Italian fishermen, William and George Puglisi, were going out to fish at 2 a.m., their launch caught fire, just off the Wollongong Lighthouse…
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An open verdict was returned by the Acting-Coroner (Mr. Pickett) at an inquiry at Boolaroo today into the destruction by fire early on the…
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Mr. Peter Faichney, the sole occupant of a burning house on the north bank of the Bellinger River, was awakened by a neighbour, Mr. Rose. Mr. Faichney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Small Fire at Hamilton
Hamilton and Newcastle fire, brigades attended a small outbreak of fire in the waiting-room of the residence of Dr. Marolli at 31 Denison-street, Hamilton, about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Firemen Escape As Wall Falls Fierce Blaze in Box Factory Sydney
An officer and three firemen had narrow escapes from death early this morning when 50 feet of a brick wall of a blazing box factory in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Box Factory Fire in Sydney Out of £400 Grant Only £123 for Wages Most Spent in Material, Says Alderman
There were warm exchanges at Cessnock Council's meeting last night when it was stated that out of the £400 granted by the Government for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wall Crashes Firemen's Narrow Escape Blaze at Newtown Sydney
At a fire in a large brick building at Newtown early this morning, an officer and three firemen had narrow escapes, when 50 feet of wall crashed on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cottage Burnt Blaze at Argenton Mayfield House Damaged
An unoccupied cottage of three rooms, in Main-road, Argenton, was practically destroyed by fire late on Saturday night. The building, which was of weatherboard,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preventing Fires Automatic Extinguisher
Most fires on motor vehicles originate at the carbur[?]ttor, and if the outbreak could be dealt with at this source, the results would seldom be serious. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smart Save by Fire Brigade Wallsend Garage Alight
Smart work by Wallsend Fire Brigrade saved a garage belonging to Mr. C. Lean, at Devon-street, Wallsend, this afternoon…
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About 2 p.m. yesterday Wallsend Fire Brigade was called to attend to an outbreak in a vine on the side of a motor garage at the residence of Mrs. C. Lean,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open Verdict New Lambton Fire Evidence at Inquiry
An open verdict was returned by the Acting Coroner (Mr. W. R. Pickett), at the inquiry hold at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, concerning the fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adamstown Blaze
When fire broke out in a bedroom of a house at 9 King's-road, Adamstown, yesterday afternoon, Cecil Lewis, aged 32 years, a bricklayer, had his right arm…
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“I have just returned from a trip to Moulamen (New South Wales), by way of Sea Lake, Nyah, and Toolebue (writes a correspondent in the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Started by Radiator Fire in Melbourne Offices MELBOURNE
A radiator left burning in an office at Dudley Buildings, Collins-street, Melbourne, yesterday, started a fire which caused extensive damage to the first and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blaze at Lismore Last Night Danger of Cartridges Exploding Lismore
Hundreds of people who last night had narrow escapes when cartridges stored in a blazing building exploded…
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