Launch on Fire the Sun Stop Press Last-minute Rescue Engine Back-fired Sydney
Roy Lamb and Nat Mathieson, well-known Watson's Bay residents, had a thrilling experience when their launch caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1932
743 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 38
Worst in History Townsville's Big Fire Watched by 14000
The fire at Townsville last night, which destroyed a big block of buildings, valued in all at more than…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Townsville Fire Damage Over £60,000 in Heart of City Townsville
Damage estimated between £60,000 end £70,000 was caused by the worst fire in the history of Townsville late to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Menace Timber Yards Saved Blaze Confined to Building Sydney
Hardy Bros.' timber yards at Glebe were threatened with destruction by fire this morning, but the employees succeeded in keeping the flames in check until the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Street
Excitement was caused in Vincent-street, Cessnock, last night, when a pedestrian threw a lighted match or a cigarette butt into a gutter where benzine was running…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sparrows Cause Fire
When Mr. A. McNamara, of Murwillumbah, allowed sparrows to build a nest against the kitchen stove pipe in his home he did not think that they would set the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What People Think Test Hopes And Fears—Beach Pollution—Mosquito Lime—Porpoises As a Protection?—Suburban Fire Menace Plea For Oxenham
"How's 'At" urges his claims— What is wrong with Oxenham? He bowled wonderfully well for Australia against the Englishmen years, ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Bill
The Minister of Local Government (Mr. J. Jackson) secured leave to introduce a bill to consolidate the Acts relating to the Corporation of the City of Sydney, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will Use Less Coal Innovation in Railways New Fire Grate Sydney
By a revolutionary change, which is to be made in the type of fire grate fitted to standard…
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The Local Government (Bush Fires) Amendment Bill was read a third time and was forwarded to the Legislative Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Hospital Main Buildings Saved PERTH
The lives of 35 helpless patients in the infectious diseases hospital at West Subiaco were jeopardised this afternoon when a fire broke out in a portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Protection System for Coalmines English Expert's Views
Writing in the "Colliery Guardian" in respect to fire protection in coalmines Mr. R. L. Berry states that collieries are oftentimes so situated that fullest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Walcha Fire Walcha
The "Walcha News" newspaper office was destroyed by fire early this morning, despite the strenuous efforts of a bucket brigade to extinguish the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Furniture Store Fire. Sydney
To-night a fire broke out in a furniture store occupied by Edith Ward, furniture dealer, in King-street, Newtown. The brick building and its contest were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two-roomed House Destroyed by Fire
A two-roomed house was practically destroyed by fire at South Wallsend this afternoon. The house wan situated off the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merewether Grass Fire
Hamilton and Adamstown fire brigades turned out this morning to a grass fire on a vacant allotment, off Glebe-road, Merewether, There was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallsend Fire House Demolished
With its contents, a three-roomed wooden dwelling in the bush at South Wallsend, about midway between Cardiff road and Lake-road, was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suez Canal Fire Port Said, December 6
Fire destroyed the Suez Canal main stores, causing damage of £150,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Many Bushfires Sydney Suburban Area SYDNEY
Small outbreaks of bushfires kept firemen in the metropolitan and suburban areas busy to-day. The largest blaze was at Vauclose where an area of scrubland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire at Merewether
Fanned by the boisterous wind, a grass fire on a vacant allotment in Glebe-road, Merewether, caused anxiety to the occupiers of adjoining residences yesterday…
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