Timber Blaze Amateur Fire Fighters SYDNEY
Fire broke out in Sands' timber yard, Kurranulla-street, Cronulla, shortly after one o'clock this morning. Two sheds, machinery and three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1926
571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 29
No Fire Appliances
The Navigation Department has informed Newcastle Chamber of Commerce that it does not intend to equip the new pilot steamer with fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hedge Hog Again More Fires in Melbourne MELBOURNE
Melbourne's hedge hog has renewed his activity. Last night three cypress hedges at Elwood and South St. Kilda were destroyed, making a total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney Sydney
While driving along, George-street, city, at an early hour this morning, a motorist observed the glare of fire above a number of shops opposite St. Andrew's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday School Fire SYDNEY
A wooden Sunday School adjoining the Methodist Church in Ostenham-road, Leichhardt, was gutted by fire at noon to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Free From Fires Redwood's Good Points Has Heavy Yields
Immunity from forest fires, heavy yields to the acre, rapidity of growth, and durabality, even greater than that of oak, were some of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Battleship LONDON
Portsmouth Dockyard firemen worked for 30 minutes in quelling a fire in the engine-room of the buttleship Queen Elizabeth, caused. through oily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theatre Fire Film Catches Alight SYDNEY
A quantity of film caught fire in the operating box at the Astor Picture Theatre, 254 Pitt-street, yesterday afternoon, but the outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Social
A euchre party and social evening was held at the Newcastle East Fire Station on Saturday evening in aid of the Cancer Research Fund. The winners were, Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ship Fire Extinguished
A telegram from Savannah reports that although the fire reported on the steamer New Britain raged during the vessel's 300-mile race to port, it was put out a few…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outbreaks of Fire Stockton and Newcastle
About four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a two-storied brick building situated in Mitchell-street, Stockton, and occupied by Mr. W. J. Maher,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Stockton Brigade Does Good Work
The promptness of the Stockton fire brigade yesterday morning saved a valuable corner block at the intersection of Maitland and Mitchell streets…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seven Killed Channel 'Plane Crash Sudden Fire Fell Like a Stone LONDON
A French passenger aeroplane crashed in Kent, and caught fire. Five passengers, the mechanic and the pilot were incinerated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spirits Ignite Hunter-Street West Fire
Headquarters fire brigade received a call to-day at 11.15 a.m. to the Australian Bank of Commerce, at the corner of Hunter and Hannel streets…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nearly a Panic Fire In Movie Theatre £400 Damage Done Toowoomba
Panic nearly occurred in a picture theatre at Charleville, when a fire broke out in the operating box. There were about 360 people in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Timber Yards SYDNEY
Though actual damage by fire, which occurred in one of the timber yards of Allen Taylor and Co., at Pyrmont this morning through a shed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Old Bill" Retiring Fire Chief General Regret
"Age must give way to youth,"—Said Newcastle retiring fire chief replying on saturday night to many tributes to the value of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Cardiff Six-roomed House Destroyed
During the absence of Mr. and Mrs. C. M'Pherson and children at Newcastle on Saturday night, their home in Briggslane Cardiff, together with the contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Fire Brigade Presentations to Mr. W. Hillier
Mr. W. Hillier, who has retired from the position of district officer, was the guest of the members of the Newcastle Fire Brigade at a smoke social, held in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bulk Stores Gutted Fire Sweeps Block in Sydney Three Buildings Destroyed Damage Estimated at More Than £150,000 SYDNEY
A wall of flame 50 feet high surged across Kelly and Mountain streets at 7.30 a.m. to-day, from a disastrous fire that wrecked the five-storey building of the Australian General Electric Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →