Furniture Warehouse Fire SYDNEY
A fire early this morning in at furniture warehouse at Manly owned by William Hart caused £3000 damage. The building was seriously…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Blamed on I.R.A.:—Three Fires On Steamer LONDON
Three fires, believed to be the work of the Irish Republican Army, broke out in the Great Western Railways steamer St. David, after its arrival at Fishguard, bringing 1000 Irish passengers, most of whom proposed to attend…
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MELBOURNE, Monday:—About 600 persons attending a concert in the Malvern Town Hall last night left the hall without panic when fire broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S. Lismore Red Cross Bush Fire Fund
The South Lismore branch of the Red Cross Society held its first meeting for the year at St. David's Hall. The president (Mrs. I. Somerville)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allocation of Nuffield Gift for Bush Fire Relief
MELBOURNE, Monday:—The allocation of Lord Nuffield's £10,000 gift for bush fire relief was defined to-day by the Prime Minister…
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MELBOURNE, Monday:—More than 200 men fought fires on a four-mile front at Woodend last night…
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Unless rain falls in the next few days, serious outbreaks of bushfires are feared. Fires are already burning in the north-east and…
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HOBART. Monday:—Damage between £7000 and £8000 was caused when the main shop and store of Wardlaw Bros. Pty. Ltd., at…
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A meeting of ladies, was held in Cudgen Hall to discuss the best means of raising money to assist the bush fire victims. The appeal has…
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LONDON, Sunday:—The Aston Hippodrome at Birmingham was burnt down at 3 a.m. The cause of the outbreak is unknown…
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SYDNEY, Monday:—A fireman off duty was driving along Bathurst Street, city, yesterday afternoon, when he saw smoke pouring out of the…
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MOREE, Monday:—Damage estimated at £2500 was caused when two homesteads, with their contents, were destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Father's Herosim Rescued Son From Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Great heroism was displayed by Reuben Jepson in rescuing his son when their home caught fire in an Auckland suburb during the…
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Donations to the fund opened for bushfire sufferers by Lismore branch of the Red Cross Society will go towards the Lord Mayor of Sydney's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plane Passengers in Line of Fire Twin Towns Rifle Club Abandons Shoot
The crews and passengers of aeroplanes landing and taking off from the emergency landing ground at Cooangatta are directly in the line of…
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LONDON. Monday:—Replying to the Anzac Fellowship Women's intimation of their effort on behalf of bush-fire sufferers, the Duke of Windsor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Bushfires Deliberately Lighted" MELBOURNE
A statement that he was inclined to agree with the opinion of forest officers that the fires were deliberately lighted, was made…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday:—"If this were court of law I should deal with you in the way you deserve. As it is, I shall consider…
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A fire which commenced near a gas meter did damage to a bedroom partition and the ceiling of a house owned and occupied by Mrs. Amy…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday:—After an inquiry to-day the Acting City Coroner (Mr. Wood) committed Mary Anne Beveridge for trial. He…
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