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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 40

Reichstag Fire Prisoner Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 1

Eighteen months after his acquittal on the charge of complicity in causing the Reichstag fire, and 27 months after he was imprisoned, Ernst Torgler has…

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Weston Fire in Store Evidence at Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 15

After having heard evidence concerning the fire which occurred at Fehrenbach's store at Weston on June 8, the District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) found at…

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Camp Fire Ball of Boy Scouts Governor-general Is Invited

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 7

At the request of the Boy Scouts' Association, the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Christie) intends to ask the Governor-General (Sir Isaac…

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Reichstag Fire Ernst Torgler Released BERLIN, June 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1935 · page 9

Eighteen months after his acquittal on the charge of complicity in causing the Reichstag fire, and after 27 months' imprisonment, Ernst Torgler, who was the…

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Blown Up German Munitions Works Heavy Casualties Volcano-like Fire Keeps Rescuers Back (Australian Press Association.) BERLIN, June 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1935 · page 9

One of the worst disasters in the history of Central Germany occurred to-day, when the munitions factory at Reinsdorf blew up while…

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£20,000 BLAZE Ultimo Tallow Store Destroyed Terrific Heat Several Firemen Injured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1935 · page 7

One of the biggest fires in the metropolitan area for some time destroyed the three-storied tallow and skin store of Messrs. J…

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Two Fires at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 June 1935 · page 6

Two early morning fires at Cessnock to-day kept the brigade occupied. An unoccupied cottage at 114 Rawson-streEt, Aberdare, was severely…

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Two Fires Cottage and Shed Destroyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 11

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in an unoccupied house in Rawson-street, Aberdare. The property was severely damaged. It is the property of…

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Smoke House Damaged By Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 3

A smoke house at the rear of Peter Delarportas's fish-shop in Darby-street. Cook's Hill, was damaged by fire early this morning…

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Insurance Company Men Claim Damages Losses Caused by Fire Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 5

The case was continued to-day, before Mr. Justice Davidson, in which Harry Franklin and Harry Wilkin claimed damagers from the Manufacturers' Mutual…

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"Fire Traps" Obsolete American Ships Grave Charges Made "Favouritism, Inefficiency and Graft" (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, June 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 10

A sensational charge that, despite an extensive Congressional investigation into government regulation of the shipping industry,…

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Camp-fire Ball at Stockton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1935 · page 4

The presentation of debutantes at Stockton Camp Fire Ball, at the Masonic Hall, on Tuesday night, Was spectacular and brilliant. Flags, foliage, brilliant lighting and streamers, intermingled…

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Convicts Routed Smart Ruse Ends Revolt Mine Set on Fire Smoke Pours Back on Men (Australian Press Association.) LANSING (Kansas), June 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 13

The band of 380 convicts who mutinied in the Kansas State Prison coalmine yesterday and seized some of the guards as hostages,…

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Scrub Fire at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 6

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called when a fire occurred in six acres of bushland off Colliery-street, Aberdare. to-day The outbreak was extinguished…

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Cessnock Grass Fire Near Nulkaba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 11

A grass fire which occurred near Nulkaba, in a 10-acre paddock, shortly after midday yesterday afternoon, was promptly extinguished by the Cessnock Fire…

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Narrow Escapes Victorian Paint Factory Explosion Follows Fire Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 7

There were several narrow escapes when a fire which gutted a small paint factory at Alphington yesterday caused an explosion…

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Big Area Dynamited Prevent Fire Spreading Much Damage at Peshawar Calcutta, June 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 2

Enormous damage was caused yesterday evening in the bazaar at Peshawar, North west Frontier, when a fire began in the wood market. The flames, fanned…

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Baby's Rattle Catches Fire Seriously Burned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 7

Fifteen months old John Hindmarsh, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital today, with severe burns on the face…

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Station Fire Homestead Destroyed Other Property Threatened Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 7

The station homestead at Rosedale, the property of Mr. J. Connors, eight miles from Tingha, on the Tingha-Guyra Road, was destroyed by fire during the…

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Six Tents Burnt at Cardiff Blaze in Fettlers' Camp

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 7

Fire broke out in the camp occupied by fettlers engaged in reconstruction work in the Cardiff railway tunnel…

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