Disastrous Fire Midnight Outbreak Shops, Cottages Destroyed
North West Champion · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 1
Damage estimated at £5,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed five shops and two cottages in Balo Street shortly after midnight and severely damaged a sixth shop. It is understood that the loss, which…
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Manilla Express · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 2
Area: 16¾ perches. Purpose for which dedicated: Site for Fire Station. Within the Town of Manilla…
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Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 5
The magisterial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire, which occurred in premises in Frome Street occupied by Messrs. B. H. O. St. John…
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North West Champion · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 6
A verdict that the office premises of Mr. B. H. O. St. John in Frome Street, Moree, were destroyed by fire on September 24,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Safeguarding Timber Wealth Combating Bush Fire Menace Modern Methods Adopted
The North Western Courier · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 3
To protect the valuable cypress pine trees in the Pilliga National Forest—the largest congregation of trees of this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires. Shed and Hay Destroyed
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 1
An outbreak of fire occurred at Mr. Keith Smith's dairy on Saturday morning. during which a new shed and about 60 tons of hay were completely…
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Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 1
The sounding of the fire siren on Friday afternoon quickly brought a large number of people into the streets, but fortunately the outbreak was only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manilla Street Fire Two Buildings Destroyed
Manilla Express · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 2
Manilla residents were disturbed from their peaceful slumbers in the early hours of Monday morning by the weird sound of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fire. Outbreak Caused by Lightning
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 1
Valuable grazing land to the extent of 3,000 acres were swept by a bush fire on Tuesday and yesterday. The fire, which was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Faulty Fittings. Cause of Fires, Sydney
North West Champion · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 1
According to the annual report of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, during the past year 381 fires in Sydney were definitely traced to faulty electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires in Sydney Electrical Faults SYDNEY
The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 1
According to the annual report of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, during the last year, 381 fires in Sydney were definitely traced to fault of electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Fires Valuable Land Swept Lightning Held Responsible
North West Champion · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 1
Believed to have been caused by lightning striking a log during a dry thunderstorm on Tuesday, a bush fire did considerable damage on .three station properties in the Moree district yesterday. Thousands of acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire
The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 5
The pathetic happenings when a bush fire swept some of the holdings in Mittagong district some months ago will give an idea of the effects…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Fire. Melbourne
North West Champion · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 1
[?]s Lilian Wells, an invalid, was from a fire which destroyed of a hotel at Malvera by Malcolm [?]lle who ran through the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Navy Again Scores German Liner Scuttled. Columbus Set on Fire. LONDON
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 1
The career of the German supply ship, Columns (32,565 tons), was brought to a sudden end to-day whilst making a dash for Germany after…
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