French Preside Precautions Against Fire
When President Lebrun of France visited London recently there appeared at the French Embassy two Paris firemen in shining, helmets and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
579 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 29
Fierce Fire Wool Store Gutted 50 Firemen Melbourne
Considerable damage was caused by a spectacular blaze which destroyed the wool-scouring works of the Federated Felt Hat…
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A fire which broke out in a garage at Woodburn early on Thursday morning spread rapidly. Four business places were gutted, and three badly…
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Advice was received from the Secretary and Executive Officer of the Board of Fire Commissioners stating that the Hospital was visited on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell on Fire Aged Woman Dies NEWCASTLE
Mrs. Martha Thompson (73), who was severely burned when she fell on the fire at her home at Wickham last night died at the Newcastle Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Badly Burned Woman Fell Into Fire Clothes Ablaze Newcastle
Suffering from extensive burns to the body, Mrs. Martha Thompson, 73, of Throsby-street, Wickham, was taken last night to the…
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The charred remains of Raymond Joseph Fennell, 47, farmer, were discovered by the police in the ashes of a fire about a mile from his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fierce Blaze Shop-House Destroyed NEWCASTLE
Early on Sunday morning an unoccoupied weatherboard shop and residence of night rooms at Maytfield, owned by Mrs. G. Smith, otf Belmont…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigades' Demonstration
The following programme for the fire brigades' demonstration at Kurri Kurri on November 14 was adopted at a recent meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Antarctic Discovery" Admiral Byrd's Own Story Fire and a Life in Danger (No. VIII.)
In continuation of his story of his 1933-35 Antarctic expedition, Admiral R. E. Byrd, the American polar explorer, tells how preparations went forward for the winter of 1934— five months of which he was to spend alone in the dark…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Building Ablaze Early Morning Fire Old Hotel Newcastle
The two storey weatherboard building known as the Old Hotel, at Charlestown, was almost completely destroyed by a fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home Gutted Marks Point Blaze NEWCASTLE
An outbreak of fire destroyed a six roomed weatherboard cottage at Marks Point early this morning. Practically nothing was saved…
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The residence or Mr. A. Know[?]es, at Marks Point, which was destroyed by fire Garly this morning, had only recently been added to at a cost of £150…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Mine Abandoned Workings Seam Burning
A report was made to district officials of the Mines Department on Saturday afternoon that a fire had broken out in Thornleigh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home Damaged Blaze at Georgetown Origin a Mystery Newcastle
Extensive damage was done to an eight-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. Anthony Brunner, at Georgetown, Waratah, when a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Redfern Fire Body-Building Works SYDNEY
An outbreak of fire in Redfern destroyed the top floor of Thomas McCotter's motor-body building works. Flames and smoke could be seen from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Snipers Active Arabs in Palestine Oil on Fire Jerusalem, August 10
While the higher Arab Committee is still deliberating what to do about the Royal Commission, a fresh outbreak of violence shows that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Struck Car Firemen Injured Going to Bushfire Sydney
When a motor cycle and side-car in which they were going to a bushfire in the district collided with a motor car and overturned on…
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Late on Tuesday afternoon an outbreak of fire occurred at the dying and cleaning establishment of J. Taylor, Vincent-street, Cessnock…
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At 2.15 a.m. on Wednesday Bellbird Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Mathieson-street, occupied by…
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