Fire at Oil Works Prompt Action, by Staff Three Brigades Out
Prompt action on the part of the employees of the Commonwealth Oil Refineries works at Wickham this afternoon averted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1932
743 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 38
Two Grass Fires in Suburbs
Two vacant allotments caught fire this afternoon. In Beaumont-street, Hamilton South and Lorna-street, Waratah, but were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Blackalls Empty Cottage Destroyed
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage was destroyed in a spectacular fire at Blackalls last night. The cottage, which was unoccupied at the time, was owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Prevention Estimated 1933 Cost Newcastle District
It is estimated that the prevention of fire in the Newcastle fire district during 1933 will cost £22,307 This figure is the gross estimate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petrol Ignites Fire at C.O.R. Depot Quelled by Employees
An outbreak of fire at the Commonwealth Oil Refinery's depot in Hannell-street, Wickham, was stifled by swift action on the part of the firm's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →His Clothes Caught Fire Little Boy Was Badly Burned Sydney
Leslie Call, aged 4, was burned about the face and body this morning when his clothing caught alight at his home in Railway-street, St…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thieves Frustrated Set Fire to Store Second Attempt in Week Melbourne
Frustrated in an attempt to rob the storeroom of Henry Buck Pty., Ltd., in Swanston-street, early this morning, thieves set fire to the store after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fires in Suburbs
Yesterday's hot weather was responsible for several small grass fires in the Newcastle suburbs, and two were considered serious enough to warrant the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bishop to Rescue Discovered Blaze in Smithy Volunteer Fireman Deniliquin
While the Bishop of Riverina (Dr. Halse) was visiting Barham to deliver lectures on the Passion Plays…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Near Young Wheat and Grass Burnt YOUNG
Several hundred acres of wheat and valuable grass land, and two stacks of wheaten hay, were destroyed by fire on the Coddington Brothers' property at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cardiff Bush Fire
Cardiff and Boolaroo Fire Brigades spent five hours on Saturday fighting a bush fire which had broken out in the vicinity of the Cardiff Workshops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rubbish on Fire
A heap of sawdust and rubbish at the rear of O'Reilly's butcher shop in Maitland-road, Islington, caught fire about 9.30 o'clock last night. The Wickban[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Firemen Were Injured When 50Ft. Wall Collapsed Big Melbourne Blaze Melbourne
Several firemen were injured when a brick wall 50 feet long collapsed during a fire, which destroyed the Aeolian Company…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Horror Seven Children Perish Parents' Trying Ordeal London, December 24
A fire occurred early this morning in a two-roomed house in a poor district of Birmingham, occupied by Mr. Patrick Weir, a crippled unemployed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze When Fat Boiled Over Brigade Called
Slight damage to a kitchen and its contents was done by a fire at the residence of Harriet Louisa Safflick, of Zara-street, Newcastle, this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Boys' Hoax False Fire Alarm
Mischievous small boys were responsible for Cessnock Fire Brigade having a useless run yesterday. About 4.45 p.m. the brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Were Menaced By Sudden Blaze Trapped in Car Veteran M.H.R. to Rescue Smash Near Bega Bega
Trapped in an overturned car, which burst into flames, four Bega residents had an amazing escape from incineration last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spanish Fires £1,100,000 Barcelona Loss Christmas Toys Threats from Anarchists (Australian Press Association.) MADRID, December 25
Two fires of more than ordinary importance occurred in Spain to-day. El Siglo, the largest shop in the country, consisting of seven buildings, was burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire at Toronto
Toronto Fire Brigade received a call to fire on a piece of vacant land at the corner of Beach-street and Excelsior-parade yesterday afternoon. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Calls of Fire
The summary of calls for the 12 months in the Cessnock fire district shows that there were 30 outbreaks of fire and four false alarms. The district embraces…
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