Grass Fire
Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade was called at 1.30 p.m. yesterday to a grass fire on a vacant allotment off Lillian-street, Mayfield. About a quarter acre of grass was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
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Woman Burnt Clothes Caught Fire MELBOURNE
Mrs. Martha Blight, 30, of Chapel-street, Fitzroy was bathing her baby in front of an open fire yesterday morning when her clothes caught fire. She rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →House Destroyed at Kurri Early Morning Fire
A six-room weatherboard cottage at the corner of Lang and Greta streets, Kurri, was gutted by fire at 1.30 a.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Toronto Fires Estimated Loss £20,850 Appeal for Help Tense Battle with Flames Reviewed
Wednesday's fires have caused a great deal of distress amongst Toronto people who lost all their property, including personal belongings. For the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Mid-air French 'Plane Destroyed AMIENS, January 13
Six English passengers had a thrilling experience when a French Union air liner became ignited in mid-air. The wireless operator fought the flames with a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sabotage Alleged Ill-fated L'atlantique Letter Foretold Fire London
The French paper, "Le Matin," states that the day before L'Atlantique sailed, and anonymous letter, stating that a fire would occur…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →House Gutted Blaze at Bolwarra £1600 Damage Caused
A destructive fire completely gutted the 10-roomed weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by Mr. Samuel Gorton at Bolwarra Heights last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Factory Fire Ruins
Ruins after fire which gutted Mas on's Gum Factory in Roberts-street, Rose Bay, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Fire Recalled Sydney
The Taronga was carrying a valuable cargo of wheat, flour and general cargo and 15,000 bales of wool, which alone is valued at £150,000. According to a cable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Fire Destroys Cottage
A six-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. Samuel Manuel, of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, was completely destroyed by fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Predicted L'Atlantique Mystery Anonymous Letter Paris, January 15
The newspaper "Le Matin" states that the day before the luxury liner PAtlandtique sailed, an anonymous letter, stating that a fire would occur between Pauillac…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Gross Lack of Courtesy" Insurance Firms Slated Fire-fighters' Efforts
Insurance companies were severely castigated at last night's meeting of Newcastle City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thought He Saw Fire Brigade Was Called Out "Very Drunk"
"I was very drunk at the time. I thought I saw a fire." This was the explanation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Aid Fire Victims Many Lost All in Flames Relief Work Launched
To aid the victims of the devasting bushfires in the Toronto district, a relief committee has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Too Late! Councils And Bush Fires
Cessnock Council last night received a circular defining its powers under the Local Government (Bush Fires) Amendment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Human Kindness Parable of the Bush Fires Helping the Distressed
The bush fires last week were not without their parable. And the parable, in its essence, was similar to that other parable, taught many centuries ago, by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Conference on Bush Fire Patrols Lake Shire Move Cr. Hardy Realises the Urgency Widespread Support
The President of Lake Macquarie Shire Council (Councillor Hardy) announced to-day that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Home Destroyed Cardiff Heights Blaze
All that remains of the home ant Cardiff Heights of Mr. Patrick Geoghan are the building piers and an iron tank, the four-roomed weatherboard house, with its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Fire At Hamilton
A shed at the rear of the promises occupied by Mr. Alf Cookson, in Dumaresque-street, Hamilton, was slightly damaged by fire, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hotel Blaze Manager Badly Burnt Tried to Save Cash Perth
A destructive fire occurred at Bullfinch at about 1 a.m. to-day, when the Exchange Hotel, the only hotel in the town was gutted. The manager, Mr…
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