Slight Increase Fires at Newcastle NEWCASTLE
A small fire occurred on the wharf at Carrington last night. This brought the total number of fires Newcastle district in 1935 to 250…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
579 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 29
Colliery Fire £10,000 Damage Done Workings Gutted Newcastld
A spectacular fire last night at Catherine Hill Bay completely destroyed the workshops of the Wallarah colliery. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Stolen Owner Fought Fire CASINO
While Mr.C.A. Brown. a member of the forestry office staff, and several other men were fighting a grass fire at the Braemar State forest,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Statistics The Cessnock District CESSNOCK
The annual return for the Cessnock Fire Brigade showed that there had been no big outbreak of fire for the period. The brigade had received…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire
Early on Sunday night a cottage in Mayne-street, Murrurundi, the property of Mr. C. H. Sevil, and who, until a few weeks ago had occupied…
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During the Christmas festivities the sound of the fire bell sent large numbers of people to a shed, belonging to Constable O'Donoghue, and which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Grass Fire Families Take Refuge MELBOURNE
Nearly 1000 acres of grass country on the Alexandra-road, two miles from You, were burnt, and several families were forced to [?] before the fierce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EXPELLED Bulgarian Communists Fire Recalled Moscow, Jan. 5
"The Comintern International" to-day publishes the Bulgarian Communist party'a decision to expel Popoff and Pannef, the Reichstag fire trial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Aberdare
At 2 o.m. on December 30 Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak at a shop and dwelling house in Aberdare-road, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Fire Brigade Activities for 1935
Although Cessnock Fire Briga[?]e was called to more fifes in 1935 than in 1934, there were no serious' outbreaks. Those persons who [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boys to Blame Mine Fire Rumour Kurri Kurri
Reports that Stanford Main Colliery was on fire were fortunately proved, to bo groundless to-day. A large volume of smoke coming from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Co-operation To combat Bushfires
Testing the new portable wireless on [?] which enable forest patrols to keep in touch wild the [?] planes of the R.A.A.F…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Scare
Dense volumes of smoke were seen in the vicinity [?]ford Main Colliery on Tuesday, and the rumour quickly [?] that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Too Many Fires Policies Cancelled MELBOURNE
Following an example set several years ago a number of insurance companies have cancelled their fire policies in the town of Wonthaggi. There…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Old Homestead Destroyed by Fire
An old landmark on the Bridgman Road has disappeared with the total destruction by fire at about 4.30 o'clock yesterday morning of "Springwood,"…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Timber Fire £10,000 Damage Wellington (N.z.)
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a spectacular fire in a timber mill at Port Ahuriri, Napier, The plant and a large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Abermain
Shortly after 1 o'clock on Sunday morning a are broke out in a sixroomed cottage in Abermain, owned and occupied by Mr. Richard Howe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Burns Woman's Clothes Alight Petrol Blaze Sydney
When some petrol was using to clean clothes had ignited her dress at her home, Mrs. Clara Evelyn Loughman, 47, of Longueville, was so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →House on Fire Farmer for Trial Arson Charge Lismore
Following a coronial inquiry at Casino Charles Sydney Lockhart, a farmer, of Ellangowan, was committed for trial on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →City Fire Good Save Effected Wool Menaced Sydney
A blaze, which could have developed into another large wool fire was averted last night when firemen subdued a blaze in the Manning Printing Works,…
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