Twins Badly Burned Short Circuit Causes Fire MELBOURNE
Bowen and Roy Thomas (4½ years), twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Seddon, were admitted to hospital to-night in a serious condition, fer…
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Fires & bushfires, 1934
412 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 21
Drought in South of England Fire Raging on King's Estate
LONDON, Monday:- The heat wave in southern England, with a temperature of 87 degrees in the shade and without any sign of the long drought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire
When the Lismore Fire Brigade received a call shortly after 1.30 p.m. yesterday, it was discovered that the outbreak was merely a grass fire near…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Cruelty Dog Set on Fire Sydney
Some miscreant or miscreants at Toongabbie, near Blacktown, saturated a dog with kerosene which was set alight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heath Fire in England Several Country Houses Destroyed
LONDON, Sunday:- An extensive heath fire near Aldershot yesterday, which was ultimately subdued by troops equipped with gas masks and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saved From Fire by Cat
A timber dwelling of six rooms, occupied by Mr. Arthur Pedley, on a closer settlement block near the butter factory at Foster, Victoria, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire's Victim? Newcastle
The police are inquiring into the finding of the charred remains of a man yesterday afternoon. They state that they have no reason to believe…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Surf Shed Fire
The circumstances surrounding the alleged attempt to destroy the surf shed at Burleigh Heads by fire on March 13, will be probed at an inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino Blaze Boarding House Casino
A fire which broke out shortly after 1 a.m. to-day practically destroyed Tiernan's boarding house in Barker Street, almost opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good Work Casino Fire Checked Blaze Casino
Excellent work was performed, by Casino fire brigade early to-day when they prevented the fire which gutted a 14-roomed…
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A fire which broke out shortly after 1 a.m. yesterday practically destroyed Tiernan's boarding house in Barker Street, Casino, almost opposite the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heath Fires in England Aldershot Barracks Menaced
LONDON, Sunday:- The anti-cyclone still shows no sign of breaking up, and fine weather, with high day temperatures throughout the British Isles, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Bottle Starts Fire Is Hotel
An incipient fire at the Royal Hotel, Taree, last week was traced to a water bottle acting as a burning glass…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Re-Classification for Fire Purposes Council to Press Request
Dissatisfied with the evasive replies made by the Fire "Under-writers' Association in response to the requests which have been…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Holocaust Many Worshippers Killed Temple on Fire Calcutta
Thirty were burned to death and 40 seriously injured when Sudali Madaswamy temple in Senhattyur hamlet, in South India, caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Blaze Fifty Firemen Battle with Flames Building Gutted SYDNEY
A fuur-storey building on the corner of Boomerang and William Streets, City, occupied by Macs Retreads Ltd., was gutted by fire this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Timely Discovery Fire in Lismore Residence
Yesterday afternoon, about 5.30, Lismore Fire Brigade received a call to Hunter-street, where a fire had broken out in the residence of Mr. A. H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spectacular Fire in Sydney Rubber Factory Gutted Thousands Look on Firemen's Splendid Fight
SYDNEY, Monday:-- Thousands of people this afternoon watched firemen fighting a fierce outbreak which raged in a four-storey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Officer Killed Turks Fire on Boat London
A British official wireless to the Admiralty reports that a sailing boat belonging to the H.M.S. Devonshire, containing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damage Estimated at £5000 Disastrous Fire in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Wednesday:--Damage estimated at £5000 was caused when a disastrous fire gutted a wooden building containing…
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