Fire at Taree Cornwall Street Cottage. Insurance Policy Lapsed
At about 8 p.m. on Wednesday a fire broke out in a cottage at 138 Cornwall Street, Taree, owned by Mr. W. G. Wilkins, and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. A…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
126 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 7
Unfairness Alleged. Fire Insurance Settlements
The Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union has decided to ask the Government to pass legislation to compel fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Smithtown. Occupant's Narrow Escape
Awakened by the excited antics of a household cat, Mr. Clive Mowle of Main Street, Smithtown, discovered that the shop and residence next door…
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Early Thursday morning last Mr. Clyde Mowle, of Smithtown, discovered that the shop and residence of his neighbour, Mr. William Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cat Gives Alarm. House on Fire
Housed by the excited antics of a household cat, a resident of Smithtown, Lower Macleay, was awakened in the early hours of the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Byron Bay Fire Hotel Destroyed. Sydney
A fire at Byron Hay early this morning destroyed the Northern Hotel and damaged two adjoining establishments. A man whose name is believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crash and Fire Eleven People Perish
Over the telephone to Columbus, Ohio, recently, came these words from a gasping woman. "Plane has crashed and started to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arms Felt as if on Fire. Nights of Agony with Neuritis
She had tried so many "remedies"— always without result—that she had little faith in anything. But finally something induced her to try…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Wherrol Flat. Hayshed Destroyed. 30 or 40 Tons of Hay Lost
A fire occurred on the property of Mr. T. C. Blanch, at Wherrol Flat, last night (Monday), when Messrs. Blanch Bros, suffered a severe loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£30,000 Hotel Fire. Zoo Terror
Known all over the Commonwealth, the Surfers' Paradise Hotel, one mile from Southport, on the Murwillumbah-Brisbane route, was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blazing for Fifty Years "Fire of Revenge" to Be Tackled
Engineers have been assigned to report on the feasibility of putting 500 men to work on the great underground fire which has been blazing in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Wherrol Flat. Hayshed Destroyed. 30 OR 40 Tons of Hay Lost
A fire occurred on the property of Mr. T. C. Blanch, at Wherrol Flat, last Monday night, when Messrs Blanch Bros, suffered a severe loss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coronial Inquiry. Open Verdict on Fire at Kinchela
On Wednesday last Mr. N. L. Parker, Deputy Coroner, at the Kempsey Court House, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£2500 Damage in Fire at Woodburn. Sydney, Friday
A fire, which broke out in a garage at Woodburn, Clarence River, spread rapidly. Four business places,were gutted, and three were badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Street of Fire. Boys Pump Petrol Into Gutter. Then Throw Lighted Match
Residents in the neighbourhood of Johnston-street, Annandale, late one night [?] week were startled by the spectacle of a large portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sow Eats 250 Chicks. Sets Fire to Barn
Breaking into a specially heated incubator, containing 250 chickens, on the farm of A. Thompson, of Whiteman Creek, near Grafton, a sow ate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Mondrook Cottage and Contents Destroyed Occupants Have Close Call
At about 1 a.m. on Thursday a six roomed cottage on Mr. A. M. Singleton's farm at Mondrook [?] totally destroyed by fire. Mr.J. T. Frazer, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Destroyed by Fire. Mr. J. T. Fraser a Heavy Loser
A fire which broke out at 1 o'clock on Thursday morning completely demolished a cottage on one of Mr. Singleton's farms at Mondrook. This…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Station on Board Ship
Twenty-four trained firemen maintain a day and night watch aboard the giant French liner, Normandie. Whether she is in dock or on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Around the Camp Fire. The Drover's Dog
I start again where I left off at our campfire in the winter of 1891, on the Warrego River in South-Western Queensland, when interrupted by the…
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