Fire on Maloja Wool Damaged by Water LONDON, February 2
A slight fire occurred in No. 7 hold of the P. and O. liner Maloja on Sunday morning. The hold, which contained wheat, wool, skins, wines and basils from…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
730 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 37
Earthquake Disaster New Zealand Towns in Ruins Estimated Death Roll of 100 Fires Rage In Stricken City Of Napier 21 Reported to Be Dead in Hastings Wellington
A terrific earthquake to-day wrecked Napier, a city of 20,000 inhabitants on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. All stone and brick buildings collapsed. Fire broke out, soon the centre of the city was ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Caught in Fire Schoolgirl Dies From Burns MELBOURNE
While traversing a bush track at Margaret River yesterday, on the way home from school, Ida Nilsson Lynn, aged 9, and her brother James, 13, were caught…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Of New South Wales Thousands Homeless in Flood-stricken Areas Further 'Quake Revives Fire Napier in Ruins Terrible Scenes Witnessed by Rescue Parties Great Confusion New Shock So Severe That Harbor Bed Lifted and Stranded H.M.S. Veronica Wellington (N.z.)
Another serious earthquake in Napier last night struck further terror into the hearts of those who remained in the stricken area. This new shock was so severe that it again lifted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Helped Sister Through Bush Fire Both Are Now Dead Perth
James Nilsaon Lynn. 13, died in the Margate River Hospital from severe burns, caused when he and his sister Ida (nine), dashed through a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hotel Destroyed Big Moree Blaze Boarder's Escape Moree
Tattersall's Hotel, a two-storey wooden building, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Only the books of the licensee (Mr. Goodman)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Board of Fire Commissioners
The members of the Board of Fire Commissioners met the members of the Toronto Fire Station recently. The President. Mr. T. J. Smith,. M.L.C., save an address…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Stockton Fire Blaze This Morning
A boat shed, containing two boats and a fishing net, were destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The Stockton Fire Brigade was promptly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Garage Fire
A fine broke out in the temperary garage used by Rover Motors, in Darwin-street, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Two Reo 'buses were damaged, also a Reo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boys Burned in Cessnock Fire Firemen's Busy Week-end in Coalfields Two Fires at Cessnock Four 'Buses Damaged at Garage Coffins Burned
Yesterday was a busy day for Cessnock Fire Brigade. There were two alarms. THE first, which occurred at 7…
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Water rats are blaimed for the fire that destroyed a boat shed at North Stockton at 2 a.m. to-day. Two residents of the Garden…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boys Burned Fire in Store Room Cessnock Incident
For boys were burned about the face hands and when a fire broke out in a storeroom on the premises of Messrs. Barringham and Johnston, undertakers, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Partners Each Lose Son in Coalfields Blaze Two Boys Have Now Died Cessnock Fire Tragedy Coroner's Son
Sunday's blaze at Cessnock on the premises of Barringham and Johnston, funeral directors and joiners, has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Two Boys Die Sequel to Store Fire
Two of the boys who were burned on Sunday afternoon when a fire broke out in a store on the premises of Messrs. Barringham and Johnston, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Midnight Bedlam Fatal Horse Show Fire OAKLAND (Calif.)
Four persons were burned to death and between 50 and 80 blue-blooded horses, valued at £100,000, perished to-day in a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Victim's Condition
Willie Johnston. who was severely burnt about the face on Sunday afternoon, was reports last evening to be making some progress towards recovery, His condition…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Grass Fire
Smoke from a grass fire on railway property, near Market-street, Newcastle, yesterday morning, threw a murky haze over Scott-street. Only quarter of an acre was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire and Poison Hotel Tragedy Inquiry Vitriol Throwing Alleged Sydney
Great public interest wan taken in an inquiry which the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held to-day into the death of Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Fire Large Business Store Extensive Damage
Extensive damage was caused by a fire which broke out at 11.30 o'clock last night in a two-storey brick building, owned by Mr. A. Froome, at 140 end 142…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Carrington Blaze Cottage Badly Damaged Three Brigades on Job
Fire broke out in it four-roomed weatherboard cottage at 120 Hill-street, Carrington, occupied by Constable Wright and his family, shortly after 8 o'clock last night,…
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