Dog Burnt Fire Also Damages Tools
Damage to the extent of about £10 was done to tools belonging to Wallsend Council in a fire which demolished an outhouse on property at Jubilee-road, South…
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Fires & bushfires, 1934
745 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 38
Spectacular Fire at Maitland
Seventeen firemen from West Maitland and East Maitland brigades fought a spectacular fire in premises occupied by a furniture…
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Waratah Council was last night advised by the Board of Fire Commissioners that the Board had accepted the tender of Mr. John Jamieson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Maitland Fire High-street Building Damaged Firemen Work for Hour
A serious fire occurred on the second floor of a building owned by David Coben and Co. Ltd., in High-street, West Maitland, and occupied by the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Four Injured in Big Sydney Fire Police Rescued Men Who Were Overcome Girl Secretary's Pluck Sydney
Four persons were injured, two suffering from burns, and the others overcome by smoke, were rescued by police, while 50 firemen fought a threatening blaze in Sydney to-day. An upholstery factory was practically ruined…
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When a fire broke out in premises occupied by Mr. B. Schubert, in Glen Innes, about 4 a.m. on Tuesday, practically the whole of the contents and the…
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AUSTIN MOLL (on the left) and his father, Frederick Moll, photographed at yesterday's fire in H. Don and Co.'s factory, off George-street, Sydney.—The younger man was overcome by smoke and rescued by Constable Rochford. His father was cut on the face by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sensational Fire Three Persons Injured Many Narrow Escapes Sydney
Three persons were injured, several firemen were surrounded by flames, while many persons were overcome by smoke when the upholstery factory of H. Don…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theatre Damaged Inverell Fire Outbreak Faulty Wiring Blamed Inverell
Another mysterious fire, the third in fire years, caused considerable damage to the newly renovated Capitol Theatre early third morning. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Convent Fire Search for Blind Girl Protected by Neighbours
Nuns, and several girls being trained in domestic science, were awakened early when fire broke out in the House of Retreat of the Sisters of Bethany, in Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Trapped by Flames Over 200 Perish on American Luxury Liner Mysterious Fire at Sea Many Ships Race to Doomed Vessel and Rescue 300 Tragic End to Holiday Cruise New York, September 8
One of the greatest tragedies of recent American marine history occurred shortly after 3 a.m. to-day when the Ward liner Morro Castle was burned at sea eight miles off the Jersey Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Duck Farm Blaze Bull Attacks Firemen
Thirteen members of the Lymington Fire Brigade were called in the carly hours recently to a duck farm which was ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Woodfull Goes Out in Blaze of Glory London
W. M. woodfull, the Australian captain, goes out of Test cricket in a blaze of glory wearing the laurel wreath of victory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Cunard Liner Precautions Against Fire LONDON, September 9
Designers and builders are concentrating their efforts to make the Cunard liner, No. 534, immune from serious fire risk. The whole ship, throughout its length,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Ship on Fire Balboa, September 10
Several officers of the Grace liner, Santarita, which made port under its own power on Monday, with a fire in the hold, declared "The fire here, and also on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chase After Men Police Fire Three Shots Three Arrests Made Sydney
Three shots were fired by police during an exciting chase after three suspects to-night, following the discovery that the bolt of the store shed at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Liner Incendiarism Alleged Previous Outbreak Passengers Blamed for Panic (Australian Press Association.) New York, September 10
The first day of the official Investigation into the Morro Castle fire only added mystery to the bizarre disaster. The high point of the testimony…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Liner "Every Man for Himself" Astounding Evidence New York, September 11
The Federal investigation into the Morro Castle disaster to-day elicited the astounding testimony of Eben Abbott, Chief Engineer, that he never visited the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Bullock Island
Railway officials said to-day that practically no damage had been done by a fire which broke out at a lamp shed near Double Junction. Bullock…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blaze Quelled Bullock Island Oil Shed Fumes Overcome Man Smart Work by Railwaymen
Hampered by limited equipment employees at the Bullock Island railway yards had to act promptly to extinguish flames which threatened to secure a firm…
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