Children Saved From Fire Grafton
Mrs. Edward Troth, of Dorrigo, was startled on Monday night, when, sitting in a room in her home, she heard a crackling noise at the back of the house…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 40
Two Small Fires
When the Waratah Fire Brigade was attending a small grass fire in Lorna and Bridge Streets, Waratah yesterday, it received another call to a fire at the back…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire Of Mussolini
A STRIKING STUDY of the Italian statesman. Encircled by Fascist Governors, he addressed a huge assembly of peasants in Rome on agricultural problems…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine Killed Police Fire on Moslems Dispute in India Calcutta, January 10
Nine Moslems, including two women, were killed, and over 20 injured, at Ajra, a small town in Ichalkaranji, a pretty feudatory State, under the rule…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£900 ADDITIONS Wallsend Fire Station
As announced by the Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners (Mr. T. J. Smith. M.L.C.) on the occasion of the Commissioners' visit to Wallsend some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →House Destroyed at Young Wallsend Outside Fire District
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage and contents, owned and occupied by Mr. Matthew Stephens, in Main-road, Young Wallsend, was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trapped in Fire 300 Stud Sheep Perish Woolshed Ablaze Nyngan
Three hundred stud ram lambs valued at £900 were burned to death last night in a fire which completely destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£60,000 Fire in Melbourne Early Morning Blaze Melbourne
The short circuiting of wires in an electric baking oven in the premises of Brooklands Accessories Ltd., Lonsdale-street, City, early to-day, led to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool-shed Blaze Many Rams Perish Valuable Plant Destroyed Nyngen
Damage estimated at more than £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a large wool-shed at Buckinguy Station the property of Australian Estates Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Addition to Fire Station £900 Building at Wallsend
After five years' agitation by Walls-end Council to get a permanent fireman stationed at Wnllsend Fire Station, the Board of Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Fire Officer Mr. Currer to Go to Sydney
Mr. R. Currer, who is acting District Officer at Newcastle Fire Brigade Head- quarters, has been notified of his appoint" ment as a district officer. He will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Blaze Valuable Stock Destroyed £50,000 Damage Caused Melbourne
Early this morning a fire broke out in the premises of Brooklands Accessories Ltd., in Lonsdale-street. City. Before it had been extinguished damage amounting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Fire Tragedy Move to Honor Rescuers Inquest Delayed
The Board of Fire Commissioners has informed Cessnock Council that it is unable at present to supply the names of persons who did heroic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Struck by Lightning Fire Destroys Homestead BRISBANE
The Windemere homestead, near St. George was destroyed by fire this morning. The house we unoccupied at the time. It is believed to have been struck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Injured Auckland Shop Fire Fireman Unconscious Wellington (N.z.)
Firemen at Auckland fought a two-hour battle to-day with an outbreak of fire at the premises of Woolworth's Ltd., where the stock is thought to have been totally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peat Fires in N.Z. Destroy Pastures and Stock Homes Abandoned Auckland
Peat fires, caused by the long spell of dry weather, have gained such a hold at Newstead, near Hamilton,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Countryside Ablaze Amazing Peat Fires in New Zealand Auckland
Two rich Waikato farming areas are in the grip of peat fires, which, advancing underground, are ruining farms…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Dead in Fire Suffocated by Smoke Woman's Head Injured Melbourne
A small outbreak of fire in a house in Hanna-street, South Melbourne, this morning, resulted in the deaths of Ernest Dawson, 45, and Mand Dillon, 40…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Homes Menaced Peat Deposits on Fire Losses in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Much damage has been done by outbreaks of fire among the peat at Newcastle in the Hamilton district. Already several settlers have been forced to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Marmong Point Fire Brigade's Good Save
The Teralba Fire Brigade made a good save yesterday. The house of Mr. Errol Gore, of Marmong Point, caught fire, and word was telephoned to the fire…
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