District Officer E. H. Parkes Injured Ex-katoomba Fire Chief
The news of a big Pitt Street Are on Saturday night brought with it the realisation of the heroism and self-sacrificing actions of the fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
29 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Blacheath Fire Brigade
The Blackheath Fire Brigade again visited Lithgow last Monday for practice on their large engine in preparation for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigades Katoomba Seeks 1988 Demonstration
" A strenuous effort is being made to have this demonstration staged at Katoomba," reported Mr. F. C. Taylor at this week's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blackheath Fire Brigade Card Party Postponed
As the Returned Soldiers card party is being held on the 22nd inst., it has been decided to postpone the firemen's card party,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Katoomba Fire Brigade Annual Report
During the year 1936 the Katoomba and Leura Fire Brigades were called to 140 outbreaks of fire. The heat wave and continued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Leura Kitchen and Contents Badly Damaged
Leura and Katoomba Brigades attended an outbreak of fire in Northcote Road, Leura, yesterday morning…
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The timely arrival of the Katoomba and Leura fire brigades saved a weatherboard cottage from destruction on Monday morning…
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The Katoomba Fire Brigade turned out to a minor blaze in the boiler room of the "Savoy" guest-house in Katoomba Street, on Monday night. Very…
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"Bon Accord," a large guest house one the Hawkesbury Lookout Road about half a mile from Springwood, was completely…
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A large weatherboard cottage in Loftus Street, Katoomba, was severely damaged by fire on Saturday night…
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The well-known "Bon Accord" Country Club was burnt to the ground at Springwood early on Monday morning, and the twenty boarders there escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of the Mountains District Springwood As a Fire District Commissioners Visit Shire Still Pressing for Payment of Woodford Outbreak
Recently members of the Fire Board visited the Blue Mountains Shire Council in connection with Council's representations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Jumping Into the Oven" Fijian Fire-walkers
"Vilavilaireve," or--in English-- "Jumping into the Oven," is the name given to the mysterious and most interesting fire-walking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blaze in Shopping Centre Fine Work by Brigade
The most dangerous outbreak of fire that has occurred at Katoomba for many years broke out out in Beszants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baby in Danger Timely Rescue at Wednesday's Fire
During the fire at Gascelli's fruit shop on Wednesday afternoon, a maid known as Rita, who had only commenced employment a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Over France
The month of May in France the month of bonfires, when about the middle of the month fires are lit all over France. In many regions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Three Alarms During Week-end
Katoomba Fire Brigade attended three calls of fire during the week-end. The first alarm was to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire of London Debris
Debris of the Great Fire of London, in 1666, dumped there before the rebuilding, is being taken from the site upon which the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Blackheath Astoria Hotel Blaze Creates Excitement
Things have been red-hot in Blackheath lately, concerning hotels and their licences, but one hardly expected the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades for B.m. Shire Council Accepts Board's Terms Fully Equipped Units to Be Established
At a special meeting of the B.M. Shire Council this week earnest consideration was given to a letter from the Board of Fire…
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