Sydney Heat Started Fire Alarms Fifty People Collapsed Boggabilla
Following the recent severe floods, the district has been invaded by swarms of mosquitoes. Residents have been forced to light smoke…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
460 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 23
Peat Fires Creep Onward Relief Camp Destroyed Auckland
There is no improvement in the peat-fires and many more thousands of acres of country have been swept by the flames, which to-day rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Played with Fire Child's Shocking Death
A shocking burning fatality is reported from Wild Cat Hill, near Stawell (Vic.). Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pyke had gone out to a paddock near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Set on Fire Crossing Smash Petrol Showered Over Trucks
SYDNEY, Thursday:-- Blazing petrol set fire to three trucks of wheat near Temora to-day when a train and motor lorry collided. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape From Fire Redfern Family Climb to Adjoining Roof
SYDNEY, Monday:-- Solomon Rabin (41), of Redfern, and his wife and 13-year-old daughter, narrowly escaped being burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bombing Plane Crashes Three Houses Set on Fire
PARIS, Tuesday:--A bombing 'plane crashed on two houses at Chartres, setting them afire and incinerating three inhabitants. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boys Put Bomb in Fire Terrific Explosion; Two Hurt
Two children were seriously injured at Glasgow when a Mills bomb with which they were playing exploded and hurled them into the air…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Tweed Heads £1200 Damage Cafe and Dwelling Destroyed
Damage amounting to approximately £1200 was caused by a fire which totally destroyed a cafe and dwelling owned and occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£16,000 DAMAGE Big Fire in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Friday:--A two-storey building occupied by Kevan Stuart and Coy., manufacturing grocers, and the Donald Taylor Tello-Type Coy.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Factory Destroyed Paddington Blaze Sydney
Preceded by two terrific explosions, which occurred at the electric light sub-station at Paddington last nigh, and which rocked a large area, a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£600 DAMAGE Blaze at Pittsworth
BRISBANE, Monday:--A fire which destroyed a brick building owned by Pestle and Liscombe Ptv. Ltd., grocers. at. Pittsworth early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sprayed with Liquid Fire Brisbane
Despite a dash by a motor launch and car, injuries received by Albert Ireland (30) single, at Gould Island last night proved fatal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mullumbimby Fire
Mullumbimby Fire Brigade was called on Tuesday morning when the night watchman, Mr. B. McDougall, noticed smoke issuing from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Alarm Early Morning Caution. Pine Work by Night-watchman
The prompt discovery of smoke issuing from the front doors of Mr. W. G. Slogrovo's stationers shop early on Tuesday morning by nightwatchman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Dance Secret of Tribal Elders
The Duke of Gloucester, on the sland of Mbenga the other day, saw the famous fire-walking ceremony. The natives unconcernedly walked,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damage Estimated at £5000 Fire at Melbourne Tannery
MELBOURNE. Tuesday:--Damage estimated at £5,000 was caused by a fire at the tannery of George Pizzey and Sons, Richmond, last night. The…
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A shop and dwelling, owned oc cupied by Mr. J. E. Snowdon, Stuart-street, Tweed Heads, was destroyed by fire. The fire brigade did good work in saving adjoining buildings,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A fire occurred last night in Dell's refreshment rooms, George Street, city, destroying the staircase and woodwork…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Suggestion Cause of Fire CESSNOCK
Detective-Sergt. Delaney, of Sydney, gave a remarkable opinion to-day when giving evidence at the inquiry into a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Taralga Three Shops Destroyed. Sydney
Three shops wer destroyed by fire in the business centre of the township of Taralga, about thirty miles from Goulburn, this morning…
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