Fires in South Australia [B 71598/1-29] • Photograph
Fires in South Australia
Charles Moore & Co. fire - fireman at top of ladder fighting the blaze near the roof, March 1948
Fires in South Australia
General view of Charles Moore & Co. at the height of the blaze, March 1948
Fires in South Australia
Charles Moore & Co. fire - southern end of store, March 1948
Fires in South Australia
Charles Moore & Co. - the inside of the shop burning fiercely, March 1948
Fires in South Australia
Charles Moore & Co. - aerial picture of burning shell of building which on Tuesday was a department store, Victoria Square, Adelaide, March 1948
Fires in South Australia
Charles Moore & Co. - firemen fighting the blaze on the roof, March 1948
Fires in South Australia
Remains of house, 1955
Fires in South Australia
Couple with children fleeing a bush fire, December 1954
Fires in South Australia
'Roaring flames engulf barn on Mrs F Woodcock's property at Balhannah', December 1954
Fires in South Australia
'Fire tragedy when water supply runs out during height of fight at Blackwood in foothills', December 1954
Fires in South Australia
'Helpers removing chairs from burning church at Longwood as altar in background goes up in flames', December 1954
Fires in South Australia
'Gutted summer residence of SA Governor at Marble Hill today', January 1955
Fires in South Australia
'Mass roaring flames encroach on main highway at McLaren Flat', December 1954
Fires in South Australia
Aerial view of March 1953 fires in South Australia
Fires in South Australia
Aerial view of fire fighting trucks in paddock during the 1953 fires in South Australia
Fires in South Australia
Aerial view of a farmhouse surrounded by burnt structures, a small plane is parked beside the house, March 1953
Fires in South Australia
'Vehicles line road about 18 miles SW of Warooka (Yorke Peninsula) as firefighters tackle the southern tip of the fire', March 1953
Fires in South Australia
Tender pumps water onto a burning boat, March 1956
Fires in South Australia
Remains of the burnt out launch after the fire is extinguished, March 1956
Fires in South Australia
Mr Thomas Ross, heavily bandaged, with Mr Jack O'Neill, brother of the owner of the launch, at Royal Adelaide Hospital, 29 March 1956
Fires in South Australia
Newspaper article describing the incident shown in images 18-20
Fires in South Australia
'The Richter family who lost most of their possessions in a fire which damaged their home yesterday afternoon [June 1958]. In front (from left) are Janet, 3, Minnie, 18, Margaret, 13, Betty, 11, Albert, 12, Robert, 5, and Edward, 7. At rear (from left) are Joan, 15, Mr George Richter, Mrs Richter holding Brian, 16 months, and George, 17, holding Keith, 4 The eldest of the 12 children, Molly, is living away from home'
Fires in South Australia
Remains of a burnt out cottage, 11 August 1955
Fires in South Australia
'Ian Wimble, 5, looks at the remains of what was once his classroom this morning. The double prefabricated classroom at the Paringa Park School was destroyed by fire last night. Two nine-year-old boys have since been charged with arson' (1959)
Fires in South Australia
'Marion High School students gaze at ruins of the burnt-out classrooms today'
Fires in South Australia
Aftermath of fire at Marion High School, November 1959
Fires in South Australia
'Fingerprint expert Ken Jolly (left) and Det. Don Templeton checking today for evidence on the fire outbreak at Marion High School', November 1959
Fires in South Australia
Mr Brooks sitting on the doorway of his burnt-out temporary home at Draper today (7 June 1960)
Fires in South Australia
'Later he [Mr Brooks] visited his three daughters at a Goodwood Orphange. Here Carolyn, 4, is kissing him, watched by Pamela, 6 (left), and Denise, 8'
Fires in South Australia
'Traffic in Wakefield Street, City [Adelaide], was held up for only 45 seconds when the new automatic lights at SA Fire Brigade headquarters were switched on for the first time today'.