Fire Brigades' Demonstration Katoomba
Fearing that an undetected firebug in the town may strike again in its absence, the Narromine fire brigade has had to withdraw from the big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1939
954 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 48
Fire in Baker's Post Office Stores
Just after closing-up time on Friday last, after the staff left, a fire started in the millinery department or F. L. Baker's Post Office Stores…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven 'Planes Burnt In Essendon Fire MELBOURNE
A file at Essendon Aerodrome early this morning destroyed seven 'planes belonging to Ansett Airways. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Wagga At Rear of Victoria Hotel WAGGA
A fire which broke out in some stables and outbuildings at the rear of the Victoria hotel yesterday morning destroyed a shed in the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Lightning Causes Damage in England Balloons on Fire London
A solitary lightning flash during a thunderstorm struck a winch, ran up the steel cable and brought down in flames one of six balloons from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Wagga at Rear of Victoria Hotel Volunteers' Effective Work
A fire which broke out in some stables and outbuildings at the rear of the Victoria Hotel, Baylis-street, early yesterday morning destroyed a shed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplanes Worth £40,000 Destroyed by Fire at Essendon Aerodrome Melbourne
In a spectacular blaze at the Essendon aerodrome early this morning 'planes worth £40,000 were destroyed when a hangar owned by Ansett Airways was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heat Wave in New Zealand Extensive Bush Fires Wellington (N.z)
The Dominion which experienced cold weather in the summer, is now being swept by a terrific heat wave. Many extensive bush fires are out of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heat Wave in New Zealand Extensive Bush Fires Wellington (N.z.)
The Dominion, which experienced cold weather in the summer, is now being swept, by a terrific heat wave. Many extensive bush fires are out of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Victims Wagga Displays Practical Sympathy the Situation Reviewed Means Adopted to Raise Funds
Next to war, with its untold horrors, there is nothing perhaps so pitiful and heart-rending as the tragedies of bush fires. Favored by atmospheric…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Damage in Aerodrome Blaze Seven 'Planes Destroyed at Essendon MELBOURNE
A fire which broke out in the hangar of Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., at Essendon Aerodrome early this morning, destroyed seven aeroplanes and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Essendon Fire The Destroyed 'Planes MELBOURNE
The 'planes destroyed and their approximate values, were: Lockheed Electra £115,000; Airspeed Courier, £1500; Fokker, 11000; Porterfield,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Appeal Apex Club's Dance Public's Splendid Response
Anxious to help swell the local fund to assist the victims of recent bush fires, the Wagga Apex Club conducted a most enjoyable dance in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Inquiry How Noojee Could Have Been Saved MELBOURNE
Noojee could have been saved by clearing the scrub near the town, said Andrew Banallack, forestry officer, giving evidence before the Bush Fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Need for Continuous Phone Service Mr. Tom Collins' Efforts Important Results
Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R. for Hume. Is in receipt of the following letter from the Postmaster-General's Department:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Explosion and Fire Japanese Munitions Warehouse Tokio
Ma[?]y casualties are feared as the result of an explosion in a munitions warehouse on the outskirts of Osaka. After the explosion fires spread rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Sensation Exhumation Follows Fire Inquiry Bones Found in Hat Box Wellington (N.z.)
A further sensational development occurred to-day in connection with the reported death of Gordon Robert M'Kay in a fire at Paha on February…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Telephone Facilities
Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R. for Hume, is in receipt of the following letter from the Postmaster-General's Department:--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Fire Brigade
The Board of Fire Commissioners forwarded to the Wagga Municipal. Council last night a statement of revenue and expenditure in respect…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →