Birds Cause Fire Alarm
When fire engines rushed to St. Mary's Cathedral in response to an alarm recently, firemen found that birds had set fire to their nests. It is…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
418 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 21
Busy Fires the Clarence River District Three Houses Destroyed CRAPTON
Sintion-officer Webber of Grafton Fire Brigade, stated to-day that thirty separate bush [?] all more or less serious are blazing in the Clarence…
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A telegram yesterday reported that a baby was rescued in the nick of time, and three firemen were injured, at East Graceville, Brisbane, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire Casino's £15,000 Loss CASINO
ONE of the principal business sections in Casino was gutted by fire in three quarters of an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Fire on Ship. Seventeen Dead. ROTTERDAM
Seventeen were burned to death in an explosion and fire aboard the steamer Pepriakos Nonikos, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Fires Rain to the Rescue Grafton
Falls of light rain during the night and the wind having dropped, alleviated the bush fire danger in the Clarence River Valley. The large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Not ? Lithgow As Venue of Fire Brigades Demonstration
Members of the local fire brigade will seek the co-operation of the Council and other organisations in presenting Lithgow's claims as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mendooran Bush Fire Brigade Formed
A MEETING convened by Constable Hungerford was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday last. The object was to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cow of a Time Bush Fire Thrills
A MESSAGE from Nymboida, Grafton district, states that Mr. T. McCaughey had a thrilling experience when the fire overtook him…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fire Raging Near Gingkin Large Dimensions, But Little Damage
A bushfire of large extent is reported to be burning in the vicinity of Gingkin, about eight miles in a southerly direction from Jenolan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Fire Caravan Destroyed
MR. J. O'Neill was the victim of an unfortunate accident when the caravan in which he was camping caught fire on a reserve at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mount Victoria Fierce Bush Fires at Mt. Tomah
Bush fires are raging in the vicinity of Mt. Tomah, and to-day were so close to the road that it was impossible for cars to pass. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Mountain Bushfires Eight Houses Burned to Ground Glenbrook's Travail Springwood Also Ringed Lithgow Brewery Menaced
Eight housese were destroyed by a bushfire at Glenbrook this morning. They were situated in various parts of the village, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Encircle Sydney Sydney
The city was again encircled by bush fires today and the watchroom staff at fire brigade headquarters had to be augmented. Up till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cudal Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Cudal fire brigade was held in the School of Arts on Thursday last. Mr. F. A. Gray presided over the meeting, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oberon News House on Fire Oberon
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Mrs. C. A. Wilcox, of The Reef. Oberon, was awakened by the smell of smoke. At first she thought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raging Fires Inferno on Blue Mountains Gravest in History Many Townships Threatened Glenbrook Houses Destroyed
Fanning the bush fires which have been burning for several weeks, a strong south-westerly wind sprang up yesterday, to sweep the flames right…
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With the exceptionally high temperature for November yesterday there was an outbreak of bushfires around the district. At the Three Brothers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£25,000 BLAZE Cycle Factory Burned MELBOURNE
A FIRE at Hartley's Proprietary Ltd. cycle factory at South Melbourne caused damage amounting to about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Revive Danger on Mountains SYDNEY
BUSH fires again broke out along the Blue Mountains yesterday and last night, and many properties were saved…
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