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Fires & bushfires, 1936
354 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 18
£10,000 BLAZE Wallarah Colliery Damaged Miners Withdrawn From Pit Newcastle
A fire which severely damaged buildings at the top of Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay. last night, caused damage to the extent of £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft of Explosives Watchman Fires at Intruders Dangerous Booty Discovered Sydney, Wednesday
Although the watchman fired three shots at them, three men whom he surprised after having broken into the explosives depot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christmas Tree on Fire Tragedy in Village Hall Reykjavik
Four, children rand two women were killed and 20 injured in the village hall at Reykjavik, which burned like tinder when a Christmas tree ignited…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constable Shot In Chase In City Streets Suspect Fires Four Shots Member of Gang of Youths Sydney
Shot in the head by a suspect whom he was chasing in the city early this morning, Constable John Terbutt,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire Rocky River Store Razed Early Morning Blaze
The New Year opened disastrously in one respect, for at 3 a.m. there was sin alarm of fire at Rocky River, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oakey Fire Five Business Premises Destroyed BRISBANE
A fire gutted five business premises at Oakey last night. A buckey brigade was hampered by shortage of water and a stiff wind…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reichstag Fire Echo Communist Participants Expelled Moscow
The "Comintern International," published the Bulgarian Communist Party's decision to expel Popo[?] and Taneff, the Reichstag are trial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warder Fires Shot At Gaol Brea[?] Sydney
An attempted gaol-break by a lifesentence prisoner at Parramatta Gaol was frustrated by a warder, who fired a shot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dog Gives Fire Alarm
While Mrs. Cooper and family (Rock Valley) were on holiday with Mrs. Cooper's sister at Brunswick, Mr. Cooper slept on the verandah at his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Blaze Fire Starts in Lift Well Sydney
A fire broke out last night in a lift well of a building in Harringtonstreet, City. The flamea had a firm hold when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Fires Start
More than 90 per cent. of the accidents in the home would be prevented if a few commonsense precautions were taken. One of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Outbreak Considerable Damage SYDNEY
A fire broke out last night in the lift well of a building in Harrington Street. City. The flames had a firm hold when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire-damaged Wool Arrives at Bradford Interesting Facts
Some of the wool damaged in the fire in a Sydney store at the beginning of the selling season has been receives by Bradford topmakers, who specialise…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A News-link Summary of Important Happenings in Yestrday's Wires Wool Store Fire Payments
With the payment yesterday of £10[?]000, making a total payment of £542,000 the Associated Tariff Insurance Companies of Great Britain have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Fire Thousands of Pounds Damage Firemen's Grim Fight Sydney
Several thousand pounds worth of damage was caused by a spectacular fire which almost completely gutted the four-storeyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth's Bravery Blaze at Garage Petrol Waggon Endangered Sydney
While Neville Albrecht, driver of a waggon containing 1000 gallons of motor spirit, was transferring it into a service station at Flinders-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →6,000 ACRES Swept by Fire Victorian Estate Suffers MELBOURNE
Driven by a strong north wind a fire swept over 6000 acres of land in Cobban Park Estate and destroyed grass, timber and fencing,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail Motor in Flames Blaze at Railway Station SYDNEY
A rail motor burst into flames at Griffith railway station last night. Petrol sent flames soaring to a great…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze At Mungindi Nine Shops Destroyed Exciting Scenes Sydney
Late last evening a fire at Mungindi destroyed nine buildings, causing damage roughly estimated at £10,000…
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