Almost Suffocated in Fire Many Narrow Escapes Man Jumped From Balcony Blaze in the City
Almost suffocated by smoke fumes which. filled the bedrooms, the occupants of two adjoining houses in Laman-street,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 40
Courthouse on Fire at Braidwood Braidwood
A fire which threatened the destruction of the local Courthouse occurred at night, but good work by the brigade following a prompt alarm saved the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Story of Threats Fire Inquiry at Cessnock Kerosene in House
That he had found a fire at his home at Kearsley after threats had been made was the allegation of Peter [?] Fevre at a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Four Dead Disastrous Boston Fire Home of Portrait Painter Boston, May 7
Four persons, including the mother and the 14-year-old daughter of John Lavalle, internationally-known portrait painter, were burned to death or killed in leaping…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Open Verdict Kearsley Fire Inquiry
An inquiry was held at Cessnock Court-house yesterday by the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) into a fire which occurred on April 15 at a house occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Good Save Dangerous Fire Outbreak Householders Escape in Night Attire
Firemen from Headquarters station, at Cook's Hill, made a remarkable save, following an outbreak of fire, which caused the occupants to vacate a semi-detached…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Grass Fire at Broadmeadow
Hamilton fire brigade extinguished a small grass fire on the railway embankment near Young-road. Broadmeadow, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Insurance Hamilton Reclassification Ald. Richardson's Efforts
The Deputy Mayor of Hamilton (Ald. E. Richardson), regarding the efforts that he had made for a reclassification of that municipality for fire insurance purposes,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →4 Firemen Injured Factory Fire in Melbourne Collapse of Wall Melbourne
Burled beneath a pile of red hot masonry and bricks from a fallen wall, four firemen were seriously Injured, one critically. in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For Fire-Fighting
London's largest fire-fighting ship in use on the Thomes. There are eight fels installed capable of throwing 5000 gallons of water a minutes, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Cars Collide Fire Chief to Pay Damages
A collision between two cars at the intersection of Parry and National Park-streets, Newcastle, on January 6 had a sequel at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in London Charming Cross Station Disaster Averted Many Crushed in Excited Crowds (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, May 12
A fire at Charing Cross railway station, before midnight, complicated the homeward passage of what a most reliable expert declares to have been the biggest…
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A fire broke out in the wilderness of dried vegetation in a corner of the old cemetery, off Newcastle-road. Wallsend, yesterday. Before Wallsend Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wharf on Fire
Fire destroyed practically the whole length of the Public Works Department's gantry wharf at Stockton early this morning. The wharf, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on Vacant Land
Approximately two acres of grassland at the corner of Bridge-street and Lambton-road were burnt by fire to-day. New Lambton brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One Killed, Three Hurt In Fire
A Fire Brigade officer was killed and three firemen injured, when this wall of hot bricks collapsed onto them during a fire in a furniture factory factory, Melbourne, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Prince in Ireland Guarded by Armed Policemen Fire in Cathedral London
A car carrying nine policemen with loaded rifles across their knees, followed the Duke of Gloucester during his drive…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Tragedy at Tamworth Pensioner Burned to Death in Hut Tamworth
When the fire brigade had extinguished flames which destroyed a hut in Peel Lane last night, they found the charred body of a man lying on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Old Wharf on Fire
Portion of the old gantry wharf at Stockton was destroyed by fire at six o'clock yesterday morning. The Stockton Fire Brigade answered the alarm. A long…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charred Body Gruesome Find After Fire TAMWORTH
A charred body was found on the remains of a bunk after a hot in Peel-lane, Tamworth, had been gutted by fire last night. It was believed to be that of James…
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