Fires at Two Churches "Nothing Suspicious," Say Police
Newcastle police officials said to- day that so far as they had been mi able to ascertain there was nothing 09 to indicate suspicious circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1934
745 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 38
Churches Ablaze Two Fires at Hamilton Police Inquiring
Police are inquiring into mysterious outbreaks of fire on Saturday night—one at St. George's Church of England, Learmonth-street, Hamilton South, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Flashlight" Fires Real Danger of To-day Commissioner's Warning
"While fire-fighting appliances have improved almost beyond recognition, the fire risks to-day are greater and more intense than they were 20 years ago," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tour Concludes Fire Commissioners' Visit Few Requests Made
A spirit of goodfollowship, rather in contrast to other visits, marked the progress of the Board of Fire Commissioners when it continued its tour of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Fire Brigades Local Workshop Planned Possibility for Wickham
Within the next few months, it is possible that the Wickham fire station will be converted into a workshop for the repair of the fire-fighting appliances of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Airmen Died on Italian Field Gilman & Baines Were Dead Before the Fire Rome
It is clear now that the British Air Race competitors, Flying Officer Gilman and J. K. C. Baines, who were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wickham Council Local Fire Station Protest Against Closing
The Mayor (Ald. Lance Grahame) presided at the meeting of the Wickham Council last night. There were also present the Deputy Mayor (Ald. A. F. Toll),…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Flogging Dead Horse" Closing Wickham Fire Station Council Again Protests
Though the Fire Board decided some years ago to close Wickham Fire Station, and reiterated this decision on its recent visit, Wickham…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£10,000 DAMAGE North Queensland Fire Six Shops Destroyed Brisbane
A fire which gutted a block of six wooden and iron shops in the main street of Home Hill (North Queensland) late last night caused damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire
Hamilton Fire Brigade attended and beat out a grass fire on a vacant allotment at Broadmeadow-road, Broadmeadow, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fire Hull Warehouse Destroyed LONDON, October 25
A fire destroyed John Good and Sons' bonded warehouse at Hull with contents including 3000 tons of general merchandise and 20,000 cases of Australian dried…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires at Church Premises
Police investigations into a series of fires at suburban churches during recent week-ends resulted in the arrest this afternoon of two youths…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hamilton Fires Another in Church Premises Work of Incendiary?
Following upon the three recent fires at churches at Hamilton, another small outbreak at the Church of Christ, Gordon-avenue, Hamilton, during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nine in Water Launch Catches Fire at Manly SYDNEY
When a launch caught alight and was destroyed close to Manly ferry wharf to-night, nine persons had to drive overboard an swim ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Launch on Fire Two Boys Drowned in Hawkesbury River Sydney
When a motor-launch caught alight and sank in the Hawkesbury River at Windsor early this morning Frederick Stevens, 14, of Willoughby, and Bentley Mitchell,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four Arrests Mysterious Fires Three Boys and Youth
Detective-sergeant Monday, Detective McMahon, and Plainclothes Constable Emmerson, who have been investigating cases of alleged incendiarism, reported…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Church in Hamilton Youth Charged and Remanded
When Peter Gustave Black, aged 18 laborer, stood in the dock at Newcastle Police Court to-day, in connection with the recent outbreak of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Engine on Fire Royalty to the Rescue Versatile Monarch Sofia, October 30
King Boris of Bulgaria was travelling in the express, from Sofia to Varna, when the locomotive caught fire, 140 miles from Varna…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigades' Demonstration
The first move towards the holding of the next Volunteer Fire Brigades demonstration, under the direction of the Board of Fire Commissioners, will take place at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Buckets of Coins Leichhardt Firemen's Find Blaze in Store Sydney
While firemen were extinguishing a fire which gutted the mixed store of James Hunt in Leichhardt this afternoon, they found buckets of gold, silver, and…
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