Severely Burned Car on Fire. Jumped Into Pond. Sydney
Charles Ryan, aged 38 years, was severely burned about the. face and hands last night when he was sprayed with buzing petrol from the tank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1934
140 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 7
Fire Alarm
The ringing of the fire bell yesterday afternoon had people hurrying in all directions. Word was received by the brigade that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fourteen-room [?] Goes Up in Smoke Blaze at Mount [?]
Gaunt chimney stacks and [?] of burnt and twisted iron are [?] remain of a 14-roomed house [?] owned by Mr. F. J. Offner, of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspicious Fire at Farm Startling Disclosures at Inquiry Did "Car Milkers" Ignite Petrol? Open Verict Returned
Startling disclosures were made at the Gilgandra Police Court on Tuesday night, when an inquiry was held concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage by Fire Sydney
Two dogs were burnt to death in a fire which destroyed the rear portion of a weatherboard cottage at Punchbowl last night, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire Fruit Sheds Destroyed. Sydney
The Co-operative fruit packing sheds near the Gosford railway station were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Station Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
The Uranquinty railway station was destroyed by five last night. The police and railway residents made an endeavour to subdue the flames, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uranquinty Railway Station Destroyed by Fire
The railway station at Uranquinty ten miles from Wagga, was destroyed by fire early this week. Police, railway men and residents attempted to subdue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Gosford Fruit Packing Sheds Destroyed Heavy Damage
The Co-operative Fruit Packing sheds near the Gosford railway station on the northern line, between Sydney and Newcastle were destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Man's End. Room on Fire. Sydney
When Mrs. Beatrice Allen, proprietress of a residential in Kellet Street, King's Cross, was awakened early this morning by smoke, she…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Commissioners Visit to Gilgandra
On Tuesday members of the New South Wales Board, of Fire Commissioners paid an official visit to Gilgandra, and took their departure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recent Fire at "Greenwood Vale."
Startling disclosures were made at the Gilgandra Police Court, when as inquiry was held concerning a fire at "Greenwood Vale," about twelve miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Civic Discourtesy to Fire Chiefs
The absence of Civic representation when the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Dubbo last week, was referred to at Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Destroyed by Fire
About 9.30 on Sunday last a disastrous fire occurred at the home of Miss Kate McKenzie, of Linsley-street Cobar. The house, which was owned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Explosion Shakes Hamlet Disastrous Fire Destroys Store Young Man from Gular Faces a Serious Charge Mother and Brothers on the Crown Side
A mysterious explosion followed by a fierce fire, which quickly destroyed a store at Gular on February 5, had distressing sequels for the Lewis family. Bertram Henry Lewis (23) was badly injured; his father, Henry James Lewis, the owner of the store, committed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lewis Acquitted Gular Fire Sequel Jury's Prompt Decision
Without hearing the addresses of counsel the jury, after a retiral of ten minutes, returned a verdict of not guilty on Tuesday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Marsden. Sydney
When the Post Office and store at Marsden, near Riverstone, caught fire, Francis Cole, son of the proprietress was almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at School Scouts' Good Work
Boy Scouts trained under Brigade supervision, were responsible for giving the alarm when an outbreak of fire occurred at the High…
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In the early hours of Saturday morning, about 1.30, residents were awakened by the ringing of the fire bells, but fortunately the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fierce Blaze Narrow Escapes. People Nearly Trapped. Sydney
When a fire broke out on the ground floor of a building occupied by Herbert Lewis and Company, furniture salesmen, in…
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