Heddon Greta Fire
A five-roomed cottage at Heddon Greta was totally destroyed by fire at 3 a.m. to-day. Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade answered…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
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Workings Sealed Queensland Mine Fire BRISBANE
The fire in the Southern Cross Colliery, at Ipswich, is not now regarded as so serious as at first believed. The workings have been successfully sealed off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theatre Fire 41 Dead: 70 Injured Mexican Tragedy Guadalajara (Mexico), March 14
Forty-one persons were killed and 70 gravely injured last night in a motion picture theatre fire in the town of Ahualuleo, near here. A high tension…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trunk Telephones Repairing Fire Damage
The biggest telephone repair job in the North for many years is nearing completion. The Divisional Engineer (Mr. C. B. Grimm) announced yesterday that by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heddon Greta Fire Destroys Cottage
Active-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. J. Cousins, of Heddon Greta, and occupied until a week ago by Mrs. Ellis, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Blayney Club House Hotel Burnt BLAYNEY
The Club House Hotel, Blayney, was badly damaged by fire which broke out this morning. The outbreak was first discovered in a store room, but the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Six Girls Burned Fatal Factory Fire HULL (Quebec), March 15
Six girls were burned to death when the Canada Match Factory was gutted by fire, following an explosion, to-day. From three to eight, others are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Charges of Arson W. Australian Country Fire "Town Wants Lighting Up" Perth
"This old town is too good, and wants lighting up." This statement was said to have been made by Clarence Spencer, who was charged to-day with having set…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Car on Fire in Hunter-street Spectacular Blaze
Hundreds of home-going office workers watched a spectacular fire which badly damaged a motor car in Hunter-street at 1 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armidale Fire Armidale
While he was in Armidale attending a theatre last night, the residence of Mr. Albert Edward Morton, about four miles from Armidale, was totally destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Fire Queensland Country Town BRISBANE
A fire at Cunnamulla this morning caused damage which is estimated at £10,000. The Club Hotel was burnt to the ground, as well as Mark's wine and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bridge Decking on Fire
A fire broke out in the decking of the long Bridge at 3 p.m. yesterday. The West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out, and the fire was suppressed…
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A Chevrolet touring motor-car, owned by D. Mitchell and Co., and driven by Mr. E. McTaggart, caught fire while standing in Hunter-street, Newcastle, about 1 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Upper Murray Fire Melbourne
A disastrous fire swept several properties along the Upper Murray during the week-end. Several thousands of acres of grass were destroyed, while losses of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Swansea Helping Fire Victim
On Monday night a public meeting was held in Dobinson's Hall to devise means to assist Mrs. T. J. Pearce, who lost her home and contents in the recent fire. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want New Fire Station Waratah Move
Waratah Council has faint hopes of getting anything out of the Board of Fire Commissioners when the members visit Waratah…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stockton Council Camping Site Protest Fire Commissioners' Visit
Stockton Council met last night. There were present—The Mayor (Ald. J. D. Crquhart) and Ald. Griffiths, Felton, Dalby, Murphy, Hudson, Murchison,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazists Elect Police Chief As Speaker Of The Reichstag! No Seats For Communists Visitors Were Searched Speaker Protected by Fire-proof Curtain Socialists Refused to Cheer Berlin
Sitting like ghosts of the dead Republican constitution, at Weimar, the Socialists sombrely watched the Nazis celebrate, their election triumph at the assembly of the Reichstag to-day at the Kroll Opera House…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockton Mental Hospital Fire Risk
The danger of bush fires spreading to the Mental Hospital buildings at North Stockton has caused the trustees of the cemetery to decide on clearing a strip of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Service Homes Administration Under Fire At Canberra Warm Criticism in Federal House Attack by Beasley Moved Adjournment of the House "Many Injustices" Canberra
Strong criticism of the Government's policy was expressed to-day by Mr. Beasley (State Labor, N.S.W.) when moving the…
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