Fire Brigades' Promptitude
The promptness with which the Belmont Fire Brigade responded to the call for assistance at the fire at John Darling colliery on Tuesday morning, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1932
743 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 38
Still Smoking Fire Near Hill End
Hill End colliery, near Cessnock, near which a fire is burning in the underground working of a scaled-off section, was stijl smoking to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. J. LAWRENCE Fireman and Athlete Volunteer Fire Brigade
After serving 20 years as a volunteer fireman, and 21½ years in a permanent capacity under the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →John Darling Mine Fire Check Inspector's Tribute Evacuation of Men
A tribute to the manner in which the evacuation of John Darling mine was carried out on the occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"More Serious" Fire at Hill End Mine Mr. Connell's Report Fumes and Smoke Increase
Inspector R. P. Jack, of the Mines Department, and the District Check Inspector (Mr. J. Connell) inspected the subsidences yesterday on the surface at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Noise in Store Man Fires at Intruder Youth Found Wounded Melbourne
Matthew Chares Chidgey, marine dealer, of Albert-street, Abbotsford, heard a noise in front of his store in the early hours of yesterday morning, and taking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Fill in Craters at Once" Fires at Hill End May Extend Baddeley's Warning
"These craters, must be filled in at once," Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., declared to-day, referring to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still Belching Thick Smoke Fire Near Colliery at Hill End Council's Attitude
Cessnock Council, will, at its meeting to-night, decide what action will take with regard to Hill End Colliery, a crater above the old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hill End Fire Legal Action Considered Statement by Premier Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier (Mr. B. S. Stevens) said that, in connection with a question asked by Mr. J. M. Baddeley with regard to the fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hill End Fire Reference in Assembly Tabling of Papers Sought Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. J. M. Baddeley asked the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) whether, it view of the statement made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Expected a Fire-eater German Opinion of W. M. Hughes "Found Shrewd Old Gentleman" Geneva
"Instead of a fierce fire-eater, we found a charming, shrewd old gentleman showing special…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Baby Plays with Fire
A baby, Bryan Jeffkins, aged 3, of 20 Phoebe-street, Islington, played with matches yesterday morning, and the contents of the box flared up, igniting his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Activity Paralysed Brussels Without Electricity Fire Destroys Station Brussels, September 28
Fire, believed to be due to a short circuit, destroyed the electricity station to-day, depriving practically the whole city of current…
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A stove in the fish shop of A. McDonald, in Vincent-street, Cessnock caught fire yesterday afternoon, but the timely arrival of the brigade confirmed the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blaze in Kitchen
Fat boiling over and becoming iguited is belleved to be the cause of an outbreak of fire in the kitchen of the residence of Mr. Ernest Sharp, 110 Gordon-avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Newcastle Aero Club Rooms
A fire occurred this afternoon in the Aero Club rooms in "The Newcastle Sun" building. The curtains of a window caught alight, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys House at Pelaw Main
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, at Wallsend-street, Pelaw Main, was destroyed by lire at 3 a.m. yesterday. The property, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wharf Fire Damage at Cremorne Shop Destroyed Sydney
Cremorne wharf was considerably damaged and a large portion of the Cremorne wharf buildings, containing several shops, was destroyed by fire which broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Outbreaks of Fire
Small outbreaks of fire received the attention of Newcastle Fire Brigades yesterday and last evening. In the afternoon fire broke out in the Aero Club…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hill End Fire Grant Made Available Suppression Move
A grant of £250 has been made available by the Unemployment Relief Council for the work of…
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