Second Death Manly Ferry Fire. Sydney
Sydney Tight, 44, greaser, of Haber field, one of the five men rescued from the blazing Manly ferry Bellubera, on Monday, died to-day, in hospital…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
477 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 24
Midnight Blaze Ulmarra Lorry Burnt Getting Petrol for Friend Man in Hospital with Burns, Ulmarra
While Alfred John James Fisher (43), of Ulmarra, was underneath his lorry at midnight on Friday tapping the petrol tank to give some petrol to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lighter Ablaze Launch As Fire Engine. Sydney
Floating a hose 300 feet across the water in Blackwattle Bay, Rozelle, today, fire brigade men in a launch extinguished a fire on a lighter set alight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Threatened Fire at Geeveston (Tas.). Hobart
The Town Hall, library and store at Geeveston, 37 miles from Hobart, was almost completely destroyed by fire early on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shed Ablaze Dry Foliage Catches Fire Shed and Fence Damaged by Flames
When sparks from a pile of burning leaves ignited some foliage at Mrs. J. Layton's residence in Alice street, Grafton, at 11.20 on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boambee Mill Fire
A fresh fire sprang [?] on Friday last among the large stack of logs at Boambee mill, destroyed by fire a fewweeks ago, and men had to be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire in France Part of Town Wiped Out. Angers (France)
Fire destroyed 30 ancient houses and damaged a number of others to-day, and 600 families were rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rum Distillery Fire at Bundaberg
This picture shows the crumbled walls of the Millaquin Sugar Company's distillery at Bundaberg as a result of one of the biggest fires in the history of Queensland, which occurred on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Park Beach Fire Railway Platform Threatened. Coff's Harbor
The platform at Park Beach railway station was seriously threatened by fire at an early hour this morning. Railway officers raised the alarm at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garage Burnt to Ground During Bush Fires at Moleton Coramba
A few days ago bush fires were raging some few miles out of Moleton. The bush for miles around has been burnt arid a lot of good timber…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Fires in Mullumbimby District. Lismore
A house at Wilson's Creek and another at Goonengerry, both in the Mullumbimby district, together with personal effects and contents, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Park Beach Brigade Called Out
About 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning last the fire bell rang and the brigade had a call to Park Beach, where a bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marconi's Yacht Fire Causes Damage. Rome
Fire broke out aboard Marconi's yacht, Elettra to-day, while Senator Marconi was conducting mystery wireless experiments. The Elettra was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Wyan Six-roomed House Destroyed. Rappville
A six-roomed house, with spacious verandahs all round, together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning at Wyan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Visit of Fire Brigade Inspector
Mr. H. C. Belsom, inspector of New South Wales Fire Brigades, visit Maclean on Thursday, on the annu[?] inspection. In the evening he put t[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at Prison Camp
On Wednesday last a bush fire broke out at the Tuncurry prison camp plantation at about 11.30 in the day. The management has a very high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire S.O.S. From Blue Mountains. Sydney
When Hazelbrook, a town on the Blue Mountains, was menaced to-day by bush fires an S.O.S. was sent to Sydney, and 30 metropolitan police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Fire Call
Just after the shops closed on Saturday, the ringing of the fire bell brought s crowd to the fire station, to find thai the call had come from Maclean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Box Factory Fire Coff's Brigade's Prompt Work. Coff's Harbor
Only the prompt arrival of the Coff s Harbor Fire Brigade saved the box factory and timber mill owned by Mr. I. Smith, of Coff's Harbor, from being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woolgoolga Bush Fires. Woolgoolga
Bush fires of a serious nature broke out again in the Woolgoolga Creek area this morning. A gang of fighters organised by Mr. Warby spent the day…
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