Risked His Life to Save Box Man's Escape in City Fire
Careless for his life, which he nearly lost early yesterday morning when his home was destroyed. Henry Stephen Keene exulted at the recovery…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Door Saves Mother and Children in Blazing Store in Time Family Awakened Fire in Shop
A closed door probably prevented a young family from being burned to death when fire damaged a grocer's shop in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crashing Timber Gives Timely Fire Warning Glebe Blaze Furniture Factory Destroyed Inflammable Contents Shock for Two Sleeping Men
THE premises of A.E. Harding and Son, furniture manufactures, in St. John's-road, Glebe, were gutted by fire early to-day. A large amount of machinery, timber and furniture was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Another Fire at Junee
JUNEE, Wednesday. -- There has been a fire epidemic in Junee this year, several cottages having been destroyed. The latest was a four-roomed,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Destroys Factory :: Shield Match
HENDRY'S LIFE—Theak seems to be shaking his fist at the ball that he failed to catch when Hendry gave him a chance during the Sheffield Shield match to-day. SILHOUETTE OF RUIN.—Black ruins framing the wreckage of valuable machinery and stock destroyed in the fire at the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motor Car Destroyed by Fire After Collision
The vehicle came into violent collision with a motor lorry at the intersection of McEvoy and Bowden streets, Alexandria, yesterday afternoon, was flung on the kerb, and burst into flames. One occupant was seriously injured, and the other severely burned…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Broke in Warning of Fire House Ablaze Factory Destroyed
Sleeping on, unaware that his home was in flames, Edwin Whitton, an optician's mechanic, had a narrow escape, this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Blue Bolt Hospital Set on Fire Patients Escape Balranald
Lightning struck and set fire to the men's ward of the Ba[?]ranald District Hospital this morning, the ward and duty room being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Short-circuit Explosion and Fire Building Razed Wellington (N.z.)
An explosion which was heard for miles round was followed by a fire, which gutted a 35ft. high concrete building and caused damage estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wylie's Baths Burnt Out Last Night
One of the oldest established ocean baths in Australia-- Wylle's, at Coogee-- was burnt to the water's edge late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Country Town Blaze
CURRABUBULA, Thursday.--Damage amounting to several thousands of pounds was done by a fire which early this morning gutted R. Clark's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Blaze at Coogee Beach Baths Badly Damaged
When McIvor's ladies' baths, on the rocks at the southern end of Coogee Beach, caught fire last night, a big portion of the building was gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Baths Waterside Blaze Hard Fight Costumes and Stock Go
Two rooms were burnt out and 100 costumes, 30 bathing caps, 36 towels and a large stock of sweets,' drinks and cakes…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire in Baths at Coogee
A fire, which destroyed portion of Robeit M'lvor's baths at Coogoi' last night, provided a billliant spectacle Fanned by a southeily wind, the flames leapt high in the air, but…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →New Brigade Equipment :: Baths Fire
THIS LOOKS AN EASY ONE.—Hopman looks pleased at the chance of dealing with something good that was offered him at the Davis Cup trials. FIRE AT BATHS—Destruction caused by the fire at the women's…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire Commissioners. City Council's Contribution
The City Commissioners have been notified by the Board of Fire Commissioners that the council's contribution to the boaid for 1930 would be £21,223 As piovlsion had been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Disastrous Fire in Factory at Glebe
The furniture and shop fittings factory of Harding and Sons, St. John's-road, Glebe, was destroyed yesterday morning. Several adjacent cottages were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alderman Gollan's Hopes New Fire Station
"I feel certain that we have the support of members of the Fire Board, end if we can only obtain the sympathy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fire Fails to Hold Up Baths
It takes a bad fire to put a swimming baths out of business. This "Carry on" sign was soon hoisted over the wrechare left by the blaze at the women's baths, Coogee, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Thrill Croydon Park Early Morn Alarm
AWAKENED by the cracking of flames and the crashing of timber, Mr. W. J. Maber, of Broad-street, Croydon Park, rushed from…
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