Fire Board Visit to Hamilton New Engine Promised
The Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit to Hamilton yesterday, and during the afternoon met a deputation from the Hamilton Council in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1930
914 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 46
Fire in Yards
A spark from a passing engine is believed to have been the cause of an outbreak of fire among a heap of slabs in the railway yards at Broadmeadow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District Maitland Fire Home Destroyed
The residence of Mr. E. Archer, Anzac-street, West Maitland, with its contents, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. A passenger slighting from a train at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bed on Fire Woman's Close Call Sydney
Mrs. Cecily Flanagan, who occupied a room in a residential in Short-street, Darlinghurst, received a shock yesterday morning, when, awakened by the shouts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Killed New York Fire Disaster New York, January 4
An invalid woman and an engineer were killed when flames swept the Hotel Marguery, one of the most exclusive hotels in the city, following an unexplained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire Capitol Threatened (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, January 3
Following closely on the White House fire on Christmas Eve. enormous crowds of excited citizens gathered to-day when flames swept the supplementary house…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Hanging Fire."
When the Nationalist Government went into office in Queensland after the general elections in May last year, it wasted no time in giving effect to its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pyrmont Fire 100,000 Bags Burnt SYDNEY
When a fire broke out in the premises of Cecil Leman, in Harris-street, Pyrmont, early this morning, about 100,000 bags were destroyed. The total damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Destroyed Fire Near Wyong WYONG
A cottage owned by Richard Macquaire Smith, near Dooralong, about eight miles from Wyong, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Mr. Smith and his daughters…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Farce Waiting for Guarantee Council Protest
"If Toronto wants a fire "brigade, let the people pay for it the same as Carrington does. What will happen if a fire occurs at Boolaroo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Centuries English Household Fires Strange Mine Fires London, November 20
Fires lit 258 years ago by John Dwight, the Fulham potter, are still burning in a South-West London pottery, And some others have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TRAPPED! Blaze in Melbourne Clothes Alight Seven Persons Burned MELBOURNE
Seven men including three firemen and an officer of the fire brigade, were severely burned, in a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton Council Fire Board Charges General Rate Levied
Hamilton Council met last night. The Mayor, Ald. G. R. Shelton, presided, and there were also in attendance, Ald. G. W. Jenner, E. Richardson, W. Aitchison, C…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blaze of Splendor Marks Italian Royal Wedding Emotional Crowds European Royalty Assembles Bells Peal Over Rome Deafening Cheers Greet Newlyweds ROME
Unprecedented scenes of splendor characterised the wedding of the Prince of Piedmont, Crown Prince of Italy, to Princess Marie Jose, daughter of the King and Queen of Belgium, at Quirinal Chapel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire Werris Creek Blaze Heavy Damage Eight Buildings Destroyed Werris Creek
Damage estimated at £10,000 to £15,000 was caused by a fire which raged in the business section of Werris Creek, the important…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Rapid Fire!" Mary Duncan's Career Many Changes
MARY DUNCAN, an outstanding success on both the speaking stage and silent screen, adds a new chapter to her experience and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Burned One Dies In Hospital Melbourne Explosions Fire in Blacking Factory MELBOURNE
Seven men were burned, one fatally, in a disastrous fire which followed two explosions at the factory of the Boston Blacking Co. in Chruch-street, Richmond, today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dogged by Fires Sydney Family's Luck SYDNEY
Driven out by Are at their home at Carlsbrooke Fints, Darlinghurst, yesterday, six members of the Hayden family had barely settled down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Werris Creek Fire Seven Places Destroyed Changing Wind Saves Town Sydney
Seven places at Werris Creek were destroyed by fire early this morning, and the damage runs into several thousands of pounds. There was a, danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cessnock District Fires
There were three fires in the Cessnock district on Saturday, one at Bellbird, one at West Cessnock, and the third at Kearsley…
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