Dancers in Fire Rescue Woman Trapped in Flames
Men and women were dancing in a ballroom at Weymouth hotel. The dance, organised by the United Services at Portland, was nearly over…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
460 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 23
300 SHEEP Perish in Blaze Disastrous Fire Sydney, Sunday. Three hundred
Three hundred stud rams were burned alive on Friday night in a fire which destroyed the woolshed at Buckinguy Station, near…
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SYDNEY, Sunday:--Three hundred stud rams were burned alive in a fire which destroyed the wool shed at Buckinguy Station, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£50,000 Fire in Melbourne Early Morning Blaze Melbourne
Early this morning, a fire broke out in the premises of Brooklan-'s Accessories Limited, in Lonsdale-street, city…
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THE steps now being taken for the establishment of a fire brigade at Kyogle will undoubtedly meet with the approval…
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This wreckage represents what was—until Friday night—a furnished home at Charlette-street, Bangalow, occupied by Mr. Ellis and family. Only the strenuous efforts of the bucket brigade prevented the blaze spreding to the adjoining building, which may be seen in the picture…
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In response to a question by Cr. O. O. Walters at yesterday's meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council, the shire clerk (Mr. C. G. McKee) stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gun Duel Waged Stone-throwing Gang Residents Return Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- A vendetta which lasted two months culminated to-night in a dramatic gun duel at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Morning Blaze Farmhouse Destroyed
Thought to have originated with embers dropping from the kitchen stove, before which some baby's clothes had been left drying, fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Peat Fires New Zealand Losses Auckland
Much damage has been done by outbreaks of fire among peat at Newstead, in the Hamilton district. Already, several settlers have been forced to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →House Destroyed Collins Creek Fire KYOGLE
Awakened by excessive heat, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. to-day, Mr. M. D. Maloney, a dairy-farmer residing at Collins Creek, was horrified to…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday:--Mysterious circumstances surround the suffccation of a man and woman in an outbreak of fire in a house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Destroyed Early Morning Blaze At Coraki CORAKI
Residents of Coraki were awakened at 3.30 this morning by the ringing of the fire bell and the blowing of the ferry whistle. At that time dense…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Byrd's Expedition Is Doing Aged and Sick Huge Infirmary Blaze London
There were exciting scenes at a fire at the City of London Institution at Bow-road, a 650-beds infirmary, where 200 aged and bedridden men and…
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Henry Howe (21), Fred Jones (60), and Leslie Baker (41) were seriously burned to-day when a drum of film burst into flames at the factory of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Coraki MR. J. McFADDEN'S Residence Destroyed
About 3.30 a.m. on Sunday, Coraki residents were started by the fire alarm, and woke to find Mr. J. McFadden's home, in Alwood-Street, well alight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conquered Oil-tanker Fire HALIFAX (Nova Scotia)
On fire 1000 miles east of Florida, the British oil tanker, Valverda, called for help to-day, with the flames threatening to silence the wireless…
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LONDON, Monday:--Fire broke put on the British oil tanker Valverda (8807 tons) in the mid-Atlantic to-day and, in response to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beyond Control Serious New Zealand Fires Wellington (N.z.)
Peat fires in the Waitako district are now beyond control and fanned by strong winds are sweeping forward, causing tremendous damage…
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LONDON, Tuesday:--A message received to-day by the Glasgow ownens of the British oil tanker Valverda, which is on fire in the Atlantic states…
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