Fire on Liner Outbreak in Bunkers SYDNEY
When a hundred miles off the coast of New South Wales at 11 o'clock last night a fire in the coal bunkers of the Huddart Parker liner Ulimaroa was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
513 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 26
N.Z. Bush Fires. Thousands of Pounds' Damage
AUCKLAND (N.Z), Wednesday.--Reports from the fire areas disclose losses amounting to many thousands of pounds. Some farmers…
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Bush fires continue to rage in New Zealand. Already great damage is reported and many families at Te Awantu are homeless. Numerous others are…
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A sawmill at East Wardell owned by Mr. J. Wilson was totally destroyed by fire early on Tuesday morning. In addition to the mill, between 500 and 600…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FINED £5 Fire Not Extinguished ALBURY
At the local police court Kevin Rae, labourer, employed by the Public Works Department was fined £5 for having left a fire unextinguished at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Shops Burnt. Big Fire at Inglewood
INGLEWOOD, Wednesday:--A fire early this morning destroyed a block of buildings containing five business premises. Shops destroyed were those of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tent on Fire Man Fatally Burned BATHURST
Shockingly burned when his tent caught fire, David Reid (66), of Melbourne, died in the local hospital a couple of hours after admission. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. Bush Fires Sydney
The bush fires in New Zealand show no signs of abatement. Many people have been cut off temporarily by the flames, but fortunately there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rich Farm Areas Laid Waste New Zealand Bush Fires Dense Pall of Smoke
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday: Many rich farming areas in many parts of Auckland Province and the King Country have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage by Bush Fires Coonamble
Bushfires broke out in this district towards Carinda. It took three days to control the fire front despite the ceaseless efforts of a big contingent of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush-fire Tragedy Killed by Falling Tree
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Saturday:--The bush fires have claimed one victim. John Pulford, a married man with 11 children, was walking through the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Farms Burnt Out Bush Fire Takes Heavy Toll
INGLEWOOD, Monday:-- Six farms were burnt out, except for the farm houses, when 20,000 acres of dairying and grazing country…
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MELBOURNE, Monday:--At a public meeting at the Town Hall to-day a strong committee was formed to collect and administer funis for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Fire on Mob. Three Killed, 32 WOUNDED. Calcutta
Three people were killed, 32 were wounded, and five constables were seriously hurt when the police fired on a crowd of 3,000 peasants near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Bush Fires Heavy Losses of Crops and Stock
BRISBANE, Tuesday:--Serious bush fires are raging in the Ingle wood and Goondiwind districts. Thousands of acres of grass land pastures and crops…
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Early on Sunday evening the residence of Mr. W. King, situated at Dyraaba, was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. King left home for Lismore on…
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INNISFAIL, Tuesday:--Damage estimated at £ 7,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed two buildings in Edith Street to-night. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Insurance Coroner's Comment SYDNEY
The coroner, at an inquiry held at Windsor concerning the destruction by fire of the home of Leslie Harold Day at East Kurrajong, found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Now Under Control Bush Fires in Queensland
INGLEWOOD, Wednesday:--The bush fires have beep checked and only logs now are smouldering. GOONDIWINDI, Wednesday:--Bush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Folice Fire on Angry Mob Furious Battle Sudden Outbreak in India
CALCUTTA, Tuesday:--Tarpur, in the Monghyr district of Bihar, yesterday at 4 p.m. was the scene of a furious battle between police…
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