£10,000 Fire in George Street Store Sydney
A fire in the fourth floor of Nock and Kirby's store, George-street, caused nearly £10,000 worth of damage to-day, although it lasted only a few minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires & bushfires, 1938
693 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 35
Mysterious Fire Police Investigating Sydney
The police are investigating a mysterious fire which occurred in a two-storeyed dwelling at Merrylands this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Killed in Mine Fire London
Ten men were trapped and suffocated during a fire in Dumreck Colliery. Kilsyth, a miner, gave his life in a vain effort to warn his mates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mysterious Fire Investigations by Police Sydney
The police are investigating a mysterious fire which occurred in a two-storeyed dwelling at Merrylands yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Famed Stables Burnt Suspicious Fire At Darbalara
A fire which cannot be accounted for, and one that appears to have started In suspicious circumstances occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10 Dead in Asylum Fire Helsingfors (Finland)
A lunatic woman, in a fit of anger, set fire to a wing of an asylum hire. Six men and four women inmates were burned to death, while she looked on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Fire at Junee Electrical Works And Plumbing Works Ablaze Heavy Damage Results
Junes has had many a fire during recent months, but the one to assume the most serious proportions was that at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Fire Wagga
Awakened from his sleep about 4 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Francis Jackson, of Shaw street, was horrified to find his weatherboard cottage of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspicious Fire at Barbalara
A fire, which cannot be accounted for and one that appears to have started in suspicious circumstances, occurred at Darbalara on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Infant's Pyjamas on Fire Mother and Daughter Burned
The infant daughter of Mrs. G. M. Smith of Yanco met with a painful accident on Monday morning when her pyjamas caught alight as she was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →House Destroyed by Fire Father Rescues Daughter Firemen Hampered by "Live" Wires
Awakened from his sleep about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. Francis Jackson, of Shaw-street, was horrified to find his weatherboard cottage of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pyjamas Catch Fire
When her pyjamas caught alight as she was passing a spirit stove yesterday morning, the infant daughter of Mrs. G. M. Smith, of Yanco, suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pyjamas Catch Fire Yanco
When her pyjamas caught alight as she was passing a spirit stove, the in fant daughter of Mrs. G. M. Smith suffered serious burns to the stomach…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hillston Fire Station
Hillston Municipal Council on Friday night last, in reply to a request from the successful tenderer for the contract of building a Fire Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →103 Degrees in Sydney Serious Bush Fires Sydney
Sydney and many parts of the State sweltered to-day under heat wave conditions. The maximum shade temperature in the city was 103 degrees at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mystery Fire Sydney
The Parramatta coroner (Mr. D. R. Williams), who inquired into a fire which destroyed a tailor's shop in the Parramatta Gaol, has made a report…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Famed Stables. Burnt Suspicious Fire at Darbalara
A fire which cannot be accounted for, and one that appears to have started in suspicious circumstances, occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bushfire Prevention Use of Radio Service
To assist the bushfire advisory committee in its campaign of bushfire prevention, the Rural Bank is sponsoring a bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cottage Destroyed Shaw Street Blaze
When a fire broke out about 4 o'clock on Monday morning, a weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. Francis Jackson, in Shaw Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain In Victoria Fire Danger Passes Melbourne
Steady rain fell over Victoria yesterday and ended the bush fire danger. A cool change accompanied the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →