Denman News Bush Fires. Settled Areas Threatened
Bush fires, which for the past week have been raging in the Martindale district, are now sweeping towards the settled areas. Several…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
579 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 29
Three Outbreaks Bush Fires Again Kurri Kurri
Bush fires were again in evidence at Kurri Kurri this morning, the fire brigade receiving two calls to quell small outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Serious Bush Fires. Fresh Outbreaks on Mountains. Blaxland Threatened. Sydney
Further serious bush fires were reported on the Mountains to-day. A large body of police, assisted by civilians, are holding themselves in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ECCLESTON Damage To Properties Bush Fire Toll Eccleston
The continued dry weather and the bush fires which have ravaged the surrounding areas have caused much damage to Eccleston properties. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in David-street Four-roomed Cottage Destroved
At 2 a.m. on Saturday Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in David-street, where a four-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires Menace Blue Mountain Towns New Outbreaks City Police Sent To Fight Flames Caves Express Thrill Sydney
Bush fires have broken out anew in three towns on the Blue Mountains, and police and fire fighters have been sent from Sydney to aid the local residents. Spring wood, Linden…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Throughout Newcastle District Battling Firemen Save Many Homes
The southerly wind which arrived shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, revived bush fires which had been smouldering in several parts of the Newcastle district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Fires Blaze At Gosforth Homes Threatened
Bush fires raged in the vicinity of the small farming community at Gosforth yesterday afternoon, and fanned by a strong westerly breeze the flumes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Officer Killed Melbourne
Crashing to Bourke-street from an extension ladder while fighting a fire last night, Third Officer Gordon Charles Lindsay, 51, of Eastorn Hill Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outbreak of Fire on River Bank
A fire, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained, broke out in an accumulation of rubbish on the bank of the Hunter River at the back of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroic Battle Fires Near Paterson Homes Threatened
Although the fires on Tocal, Eslah and Glendarra estates, near Paterson, which raged fiercely on Tuesday, have now almost entirely burned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mill Fire Thrill For Firemen Street Ablaze Sydney
Two firemen were injured, and Mrs. Evelyn Sullivan, 73, had to be carried to safety when her home caught fire, and a fire…
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Owing to the extensive bush fires the hauling of sleepers and logs has been curtailed considerably during the week, and if the dry weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Grant Bush Fire Relief CANBERRA
"The Commonwealth Government, while having every sympathy with those suffering from the effects of the bushfires in New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wakened by Flames Couple Lose Home in Bush Fire Sydney
During a bushfire at Hazelbrook last night the home of Mr and Mrs Martin James caught alight. The occupants were awakened when flames from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade's Good Work
Cessnock fire brigade was again busy this week lighting bush fires. On Tuesday and Wednesday the brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires on Ship Steward for Trial NEWCASTLE
The charges against a ship's steward, arising out of fires on the steamer Hardingham on the high seas, were resumed in the Police Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sawdust Heap. Fire Brigade Out
For the second time within six months, West Maitland Fire Brigade, under the station-officer, Captain W. Penman, turned out to a fire in a mass…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →One-legged Man Saved Family From Fire
Arthur Coe, a one-legged returned soldier, who ones crutches, and his wife saved the lives of their six children and their own when their home…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bushfires. Family's Narrow Escape. Sydney
During a bushfire which menaced Hazelbrook township last night sparks set fire to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin James. They were awakened…
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