Lighting Camp Fires
Campers and picnickers are reminded by the Notional Roads and Motorists' Association that they must take particular care when lighting camp fires, as they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1934
745 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 38
Struck by Lightning Police Station at Paxton Residents Extinguish Blaze
During a heavy thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon, the police station at Paxton was struck by lightning. No one was on the premises. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woman Set Herself on Fire Verdict of Suicide Wingham
Evidence that Mrs. Margaret Sewell, wife of Constable Sewell, of Wingham had poured benzine over her clothes on Saturday, and then…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blaze of Color New Express Flier in Service Luxury Trains
Drawn by one of the Royal train engines, the first train of new Inter-City Express carriages arrived in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigades Katoomba Demonstration Meeting of Executive
A meeting of the executive of the demonstration committee, which was formed at a convention of volunteer firemen, held at Katoomba, on November 3, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →If Fires Spread Next Door Liability Defined by High Court Sydney
Important principles were laid down by the High Court to-day is respect of the Hability of occupiers for fires which extended to other…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Property on Fire Occupier's Liability Fixed SYDNEY
The High Court, in reserved judgement, laid down important principles to-day about the liability of occupiers whose property is damaged by fire that spreads…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boy's Legs Burned Poured Methylated Spirits on Fire
Wilfred McInnes, 15, was burned about the thighs and legs, and the right arm, when he poured, methylated spirits on a fire at his home in Fullerton-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Damage by Fire Owners' Responsibilities Interesting High Court Ruling
The principals of insurance companies in Newcastle were keenly interested yesterday in the decision of the High Court in Sydney on Wednesday in the case in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →'Bus Catches Fire Passengers in Panic Frantic Efforts to Escape
Becoming panic-stricken when a motorbus caught fire while being filled at a bowser on the Terrigal road, half a mile from Gosford, last night, 22 passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Crop Lost Locomotive Caused Fire GUNNEDAH
A spark from a locomotive lodged in the wheat crop of Mr. W. Featherstone on Friday afternoon, and before the blaze could be extinguished the crop hed been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Arrested Fire at Burrundulla MUDGEE
A man has been arrested following a fire which was discovered in a weatherboard cottage at Burrundulla, on Sunday. After the flames had been extinguished,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Shed Slight Damage at Boolaroo Firemen Act Promptly
Smart work by Boolaroo firemen early yesterday morning confined to a shed and feed store a fire on the premises of T. C. Frith Ltd., storekeepers, of Main-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The Great Fire" Symbolic End of an Ancient Order "Grand and Terrific Blaze"
The popular instinct of the day which spoke of the conflagration at Westminster in 1834 as the "Great" Fire was quite sound (writes a special correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£3000 Adelaide Fire Adelaide
A fire to-night in the premises of O. V. Isaacs, fancy goods importer, of Pell-street, Adelaide, did damage estimated at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire In Main Walgett Business Block WALGETT
A fire was started in the main business block in Fox-street, Walgett, in the early hours of to-day. Holes were bored In the timber…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burned to Death Baby's Pram on Fire SYDNEY
When his pram caught alight at his home at Edgecliff, Leo Alexander Blok, aged three months, was badly burned to-night, and diet later. The baby suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Walgett Fire Walgett
Police are inquiring into the circumstances surrounding a fire at Evans’ store early to-day. Following the extinguishing of the outbreak it was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Fire in Yard
A small quantity of tar caught alight in the yard of W. J. Jones's bakery shop in Union-road, Adamstown, yesterday afternoon. It was put out by firemen in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Fire Brigade 32 Calls During Year
During the year the Cessnock Fire Brigade answered 32 calls, and, in the course of these calls and practice, travelled 366 miles. The length of hose used was 4000…
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