Roof Alight Sparks From Bushfires Home Destroyed Sydney
A remarkable escape from injury was experienced early this morning by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jones, when sparks from adjacent bushfires set…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
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Big Blaze Collarenebri Block Hotel Burnt Collarbnebri
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused to-day when a fire broke out in the Tattersall's Hotel Block, and the…
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The contents of a shed, used as a storeroom at the home of Mr. J. J. Penfold, in carrington-street, West Maitland, were slightly damaged when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Hotel Timely Discovery GRESFORD
Prompt action on the part of one of the girls employed at Beatty's Hotel saved what might have been a serious fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades Demonstration at Kuril Efficiency Shown
The demonstration arranged by the Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade was held to-day at the Kurri Kurri Rugby League Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Blaze at Collarenebri Hotel Burnt
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused on Saturday when a fire broke out in the Tattersall's Hotel block, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Palm Beach Fires SYDNEY
Firemen had a hard fight with bush fires which threatened the week-end homes of many society people at Palm Beach last night…
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Prompt action on the part of one of the girls employed at Beatty's Hotel at Gresford last week saved what might have been a serious fire. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire On Manly Ferry Mystery Blaze Survivors Graphic Stories Saved in Nick of Time Sydney
For the first time in New South Wales, firemen who yesterday fought the tragic fire which broke out on the Bellubera, used asbestos suits for the direct purpose of saving…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Clubhouse Fire Los Angeles, Nov. 16
A fire apparently originating in a defective fine, to-day destroyed the palatial Malibu Lake Clubhouse. The damage is estimated at 250,000 dollars,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saved Cat Dash Through Fire Store Gutted Sydney
Thirty firemen were unsuccessful in quelling a fire which destroyed the bulk store of the Produce and Fuel Supply Company,…
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Fire broke out in the planking of Dunolly bridge shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday morning, but fortunately little damage was done before the…
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No cause for the fire which damaged, the ferry steamer Bellubera has been found by the officials of the Port Jackson and Manly S.S. Co, ltd., which…
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The Manly ferry Bellnbera was practically destroyed and five men were burned, one fatally, when a fire broke out on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press Coonabarabran Blaze
When a fire broke out in Brain Brothers Garage and G. Martin's mercery store to-day, six care, one of which was brand new, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Ferry Charges In Parliament SYDNEY
Reference to the fire on the ferfy Bellubera was made in the Legislative Assembly to-day, when Mr. E. L. Sanders (U.A.P., Willoughby) asked, the…
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Bush fires continue to rage throughout the district, and during the week the residents of Rosenthal were compelled to fight the flames to keep…
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Severe bush fires broke out in the tea-tree scrub in the Rosenthal district during the week. A large section of the fencing round the property of…
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The plucky action of two young ladies averted what might have been a serious outbreak of fire at the rear of the residence of Mr. George…
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S. Monaglian, a lorry driver, had a narrow escape from serious injury when his lorry, laden with 10 drams of patrol and kersosene, caught fire on…
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