Dangers of Fire Warnings on Match Boxes
In a recent report the Queensland advisory committee on bush fires stressed the importance of developing what they describe "a fire conscience."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1927
484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 25
At the Strand Fire-fighting Story
A fire-fighting story has never lost its popularity with lovers of pictures and "The False Alarm," screened at the Strand Theatre to-day, is one of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →College Blaze Defective Gas Ring
A defective gas tube supplying a gas-ring on a bench in the metalroom in the Technical College in Hunter-street West, set fire to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Glebe
Headquarters and Merowether fire brigades were called to a fire at 5 Arthur-street, Globe, at 1.30 a.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Played with Fire Boy's Arm and Leg Burned
Knneth Jones, aged 4. of Waratah-street, Mayfield. set fire to his pyjmas while playing with matches this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Enoggera Camp Brisbane
The Enoggera military camp was the scene of a disastrous fire this afternoon, when three blocks of buildings were totally destroyed, together with large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Gossip. Fire Losses. Melbourne, May 26
Melbourne has been cursed with many fires recently, which caused very heavy loss. Amongst them were several fires in buildings in which were housed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boiling Tar Blaze West Maitland Fire
Uninsured contents of a five roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. W.J. Graham, of Melbourne-street, West Maitland, were badly, damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Fire Station Stockton's Request
On the suggestion of the Mayor (Alderman Hudson), Stockton Council decided last Tuesday night to ask the Fire Brigades' Board to carry, out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on the Renown London
The Admiralty announces that oil fuel was on fire in one of the Renown's boiler rooms on Friday when between Fremantle and the Mauritius. The ship was stopped,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overheated Iron Small Fire at Mayfield
The overheating of an electric Iron at the home of Gavan Lawson, Crebert-street, Mayfield, at 1.24 a.m. on Sunday morning, set alight a bench…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Renown Four Slightly Injured LONDON
During a voyage, across the Indian Ocean from Fremantle to Mauritius, the Admiralty announces, a fire occurred in one of the boiler rooms of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Returned Machine Guns on River Bank Chinese Turmoil America Threatens Stronger Action
The commander of a British convoy on the Yangtse River, who threatened to shoot back if fired on, was allowed to proceed up the river, but an American destroyer was fired on by the same Southern band, and returned the fire with interest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on H.M.S. RENOWN Small Damage Done Firemen Injured at Sea
It is now revealed that danger threatened the Renown and her Royal passengers when a fire broke out in one or the boiler rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Recent Fire. London
The Admiralty states that two of the men injured by the fire on H.M.S. Renown have returned to duty, and that the others will be fit to resume in a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Hanging Fire" Maitland 'Bus Question
Maitland District Chamber of Commerce has an idea that If competition unions 'buses was established in Maitland a solution of the 'bus…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Oil Well Fires
One of the most thrilling spectacles known to man is an oil well fire. It is a roaring, sputtering, beautiful display, but the folks in the oil fields don't welcome…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Averted Disaster Fire on H.M.S. Renown Oil Blaze Petty Officer's Brave Act
It is believed that the bravery of a petty officer averted a disaster when oil fuel on H.M.S. Renown (with the Duke and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Burned New Lambton Blaze to Save Purse [?]dence Destroyed
While trying to save a purse in her burning home at New Lambton this morning Mrs. Emily Brewster was severely [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Like Red Rag Cattle and Fire Alarm SINGLETON
One of the recently erected fire salarms, situated in kelso-street, Singleton, and painted red, wa reported to the captain of Singleton Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →