Fire at Archerfield Aerodrome Brisbane
A message states that the Weather Bureau and radio stations at the rear of the hangars at Archerfield Aerodrome were destroyed by fire today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires & bushfires, 1938
693 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 35
Marseilles Fire Brigade Inadequacy Amazing Revelations Marseilles
Friday's disastrous fire having exposed the hopeless inadequacy of the fire-fighting department, including the delayed arrival of engines, absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Yanco Hotel Lounge Bucket Brigade's Good Work
A FIRE, which broke out in the commercial lounge of the Hotel Yanco on Sunday, and was quelled by the energetic efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trapped in Fire Man Rescued by Miners Wollongong
Suffering from severe shook and cuts, William Hetherington, aged 44 years, miner, was admitted to hospital to-day. He was alone in his camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Destroyed by Fire
On Thursday morning last week Mr Norman Stores and son, of Culcairn, road contractors for Mr R. C. Masters, and Mr James Shore and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroism in Fire at Sea
The hero of the fire on the German 21,000-ton liner Deutschland was the chief officer (Alfred Raschke). The Deutschland, which caught fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Rescued From Fire Sydney
The promptness with which firemen answered a call to a fire in a cottage in Frenchman's road, Randwick, late last night, probably saved the life of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Excitement at Yanco Fire in Hotel Leeton
Excitement prevailed at Yanco Hotel when a fire broke out in the commercial lounge and threatened to spread to other parts of the building. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in China Nanchang Heavily Bombed 870 KILLED; 1000 HURT Fires Throughout City Hong Kong
Wave after wave of Japanese bombers to-day almost destroyed Nanchang, killing 870 and leaving 1000 wounded. Hundreds of buildings, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Fire at Wagga Beach
The Wagga beach will be the scene of a spectacular camp fire entertainment, and the sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. have been busy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Camp Fire on Armistice Night Wagga Sub-branch Organising Spectacular Evening
The Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. is very busy completing the organising of a novel and spectacular evening for Armistice night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Flat Death Roll May Be Thirty Oslo
While a party was in progress a fire broke out in a photographer's room on the fourth floor of a flat. It is feared that the death roll will be 30. Fifteen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camp Fire Concert
As next Friday is the 20th anniversary of the Armistice the Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., besides arranging the sale of [?] will hold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boarding House Fire in N.Z. AUCKLAND
A fire in Auckland last night destroyed a boarding house, and one man whose name has not yet been ascertained, lost his life, while four others…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Norway 31 Persons Believed Dead Oslo
The deathroll as the result ot a fire in a photographer's flat is now believed to be 31. Twenty-nine bodies have been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Damage Malicious Fire in Palestine Haifa
Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a malicious fire in a ware-house…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire-fighters Entertain As Mark of Appreciation Telephonists Visit New Station
COMBINING an enjoyable social evening with an expression of co-operation between two important services, the firemen of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Japanese Steamer in Sydney Harbor! Trapped Men Grope Way to Deck Sydney
A fire broke out this morning in the bottom of No. 2 hold of the Japanese steamer Yaa Maru, in Walsh Bay. Six wharf laborers were working below, when an explosion sent splinters of good flying, followed by blinding smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Japanese Ship Berthed in Sydney Harbor Sydney
Heavy damage was done to the cargo of the Japanese freighter Yoe Maru. which is berthed at Walsh Bay, when a fire broke out in the hold to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armistice Day To-morrow Wagga Arrangements Service at Cenotaph Camp Fire Concert at Night
The 20th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice will be celebrated to-morrow throughout the world. In Wagga, the day will be marked by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →