False Alarm of Fire Sydney
John Miles Russell, 50, a chef, was charged at the Paddington Police Court to-day with having maliciously given a false alarm of fire at the Hotel Astra…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
828 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 42
Two Fires at Coff's Harbour Box Factory and Cottage GRAFTON
Damage estimated at 600 was caused by a fire which partially destroyed a box factory, the property of Mr. I, Smith; at Coff's Harbour. The Coff's Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Threatened To Destroy Town COOLAH
A fire in Binnia-street, Coolah, early this morning threatened to destroy the town. Women and girls, mostly clad in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coolah Fire Guesthouse and Cottages Destroyed 200 in Bucket Brigade Coolah
A 22-roomed guest-house, two cottages, and a number of outbuildings were destroyed by fire at Coolah early this morning. At one time it appeared that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Fires at Cessnock Figures For Year
Cessnock Fire Brigade received a record number of calls during 1938. The calls totalled 65—more than twice as many as during 1937, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →National Survey Is Needed Point in "Fire Over Australia"
There is plenty of food for thought in T. Ranken's book, "Fire Over Australia," just published by Angus and Robertson Ltd., Sydney. Describing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfires Still Burning in Victoria Melbourne
Bushfires are still burning in Victoria. Between Mt. Wills and the Razorback, a seven-mile fire break has been burned to check a fire on a wide front in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Highest for Four Years Bushfires in Newcastle
The number of bush-fires in the Newcastle district during 1938 was the highest for the past four years. The heat wave during December…
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