New Fire Engine for Taree
A new fire engine has been supplied to the Taree Fire Brigade (writes our Taree correspondent). The one it replaced was forthwith sent to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1934
745 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 38
Porter Acquitted Fire on Railway Station SYDNEY
Holding that there was no case to go to the jury, Judge Curlewis, at the Quarter Sessions, to-day, directed the jury to acquit Austin Thurbon, 39, railway porter,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Blaze at New Lambton
About half an acre of grass was burnt in the scrub on New Lambton Heights about 5 p.m. on Saturday. New Lambton fire brigade attended and extinguished the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With All Hope Gone, Blazing Pit To Be Sealed o o G Death Roll Of 260 Feared Rescuers Formed Out of Wrexham Mine Deadly Gas and Fires Spread Rapidly Heroic Work by Volunteers London
It was officially admitted to-night that the death roll in the Wrexham Colliery disaster would probably reach 260, a miners' official having stated that there were 261 lamps missing. Owing to the increasing risk to the rescuers and the fact that explosions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Explosion Over 100 Miners Entombed In North Wales Impenetrable Wall of Fire Fifteen Bodies Located; Little Hope For Remainder. Three Rescuers Killed (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, September 23
One of Britain's worst colliery disasters occurred on Saturday morning at Gresford colliery, near Wrexham, North Wales, At least 100 miners have lost their lives. A terrific explosion occurred in the Dennis district of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cottage Damaged Fire at Mayfield East
Despite strenuous efforts by Waratah and Tighe's Hill fire brigades, a five-roomed weatherboard cottage in Kitchener-parade, Mayfield East, with its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Balloon Race Over Europe Soviet Troops Fire on One Too Near Frontier Riga
Of the 16 balloons taking part in the Gordon Bennett race that left Warsaw yesterday, four have already landed—one at Szczuszyn,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terribly Burned Hindu Religious Ceremony Men Walk Through Fire Calcutta, September 25
Five men were terribly injured in a Hindu religious ceremony when walking through lire in a Madras suburb. Ninety participated, walking along a shallow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bulgaria's Fire Dancers
They have just had the festival of Sts. Constantine and Helena. Every year several women of a small community known as the Nestinari—the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires On Blue Mountains Homes Threatened Sydney
Developing on a wide front a bush fire threatened several houses at Hazelbrook, on the Blue Mountains, to-night. In one instance a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fire at Hazelbrook Burning Itself Out Sydney
The bush-fire which threatened several homes in the Hazelbrook district last night, was burning itself out to-day and all danger to homes has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grass Fire at Hamilton
A section of fencing was destroyed by a grass fire at the side of the railway line near Beveridce's timber yard at Hamilton last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rival Sites for Bridge "Peat's Ferry Open to Gun Fire" Wiseman's Suggested
"It would be better to build a smoke screen," suggested Councillor Johnson when Colo Shire Council asked Kearsley Shire last night to urge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Warnings
Like Ulysses of old the chief officer of the Melbourne Fire Brigade distrusts the sirens. Mr. Wilkins said as much at the annual meeting of the National Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hazelbrook Fire Flames Under Control SYDNEY
Due to the heroic efforts of volunteer fire-fighters, the flames which threatened destruction to homes and railway property at Hazelbrook are now under control. All…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Strong Fumes Firemen Driven Back Blaze in Sydney Sydney
So fierce were the flames and fumes which enveloped portion of Denyer House, in George-street, City, last night, that firemen had to retreat to the street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Outbreaks of Fire
About 7 o'clock last night. Newcastle East and Headquarters Fire Brigades attended an outbreak of fire in a two-storied building near the Newcastle railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£60,000 DAMAGE Safes Blown by Thieves Melbourne Factory Fire Melbourne
When thieves blew open three safes in Maple's furniture factory at South Melbourne early yesterday morning, they caused a fire which destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Freighter Outbreak in Two Holds Now Under Control New York, September 30
The freighter Koenigstein, with a crew of 50, sent out an S.O.S. to-night, stating that a fire had broken out in two of the holds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Garage on Fire
A garage belonging to Mr. Hestelow, of 37 Dawson-street, Cook's Hill,was severely damaged by fire this afternoon. The cause of the fire is…
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