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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 40

Rattle on Fire Baby Severely Burned at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 6

John Hindmarsh, 13 months, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, was playing with a celluloid rattle in from of the fire at his home yesterday when it ignited and…

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Fire Brigade Workshops Wickham Station May Be Closed Belmont Service

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 7

It is understood that the Board of Fire Commissioners contemplates converting the Wickham Fire Station into a workshop to service the…

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Sydney Fire Open Verdict Returned Accused Youth Acquitted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 8

After he had inquired into the cause of a fire in the promises of Winters Ltd. modellers, on June 8, the Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram) to-day returned an…

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Fire Protection Lake Macquarie Areas Deputation to Board Special Survey to be Made

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 6

Applications for the creation of two new fire districts to protect Swansea, White-bridge, Charlestown. Dudley, and Kabibah were made to the Board of Fire…

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Hill End Fire Has Again Broken Through Surface Fume-laden Smoke

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 10

After over two years of apparent inactivity, underground fires at the abandoned Hill End Colliery, at Cessnock. broke through the…

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Chimney on Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 2

Excitement was caused in New-comen-street, Newcastle, about 9 a.m. to-day, when two brigades, with screaming sirens, dashed through the…

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New Fire Gear

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 7

KNOWN AS A WATER TOWER, this device was recently introduced in London to fight fire. If can be run up to a great height…

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Interference with Fire Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 12

Boolaroo firemen complain that some persons are continually interfering with the fire appliances in the fire hose box at Speers Point. On a number of…

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Too Cold in Bed Ministers Sought Camp Fire New England Park Tour Bellingen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1935 · page 11

Surrounded by fall gum trees and many miles from the nearest town, the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) and the Minister for Mines and Forests…

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Driver Rescued Lorry Destroyed by Fire HOBART

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 7

When a motor-lorry overturned on the Hoonville-Franklin road on Friday night, William Cuppitt, 28, was knocked unconscious. A man attempted to get him out…

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Alleged Confession Set Fire to Building MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 9

Alleged by the police to have confessed to having set the building on fire to cover up a discrepancy in his duties as storeman, Clarence Milton Ebbles, 27, appeared…

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Big Fire in Melbourne Furniture Factory and Houses £15,000 Damage Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 7

Fanned by a 30 miles an hour northerly wind, a fire that broke out in the north end of F. K. Cox and Co.'s furniture factory and timber yards in…

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Fierce Blaze Factory and Homes Destroyed Two Firemen Burned Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 10

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused, and four families were rendered homeless, by a fire which broke out in F. K. Cox and Company's furniture…

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RECONSTRUCTION Mr. Lloyd George Tells Conference Crusade for Peace Speech Reveals Old Fire and Brilliance (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, July 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 9

With two dissentients, the peace and national reconstruction conference at Westminster to-day adopted Mr. Lloyd George's…

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Young Wallsend Fire Brigade Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 9

A public meeting was held at Young Wallsend on Wednesday night to consider the proposal to include Young Wallsend in the West Wallsend fire district, Mr. L…

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Fire at Kilaben Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 10

An old-age pensioners, John Allwood, had his but at Kilaben Bay completely destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon. In order to save expenses he had walked…

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Indian Fire Business Area Destroyed LAHORE, July 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 12

A fire swept over a bazaar at Abbottabad, an important military station in the North-west Frontier Province. Despite the efforts of the fire brigade, police…

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Saved Children From Fire Bravery of Former Jockey Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 2

Rushing through a blazing room, which at any minute might have collapsed Mr. Vic Sleigh dragged to safety his two children. Wilma,…

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Storehouse Fire Man Committed for Trial Trouble Over Stocks Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 11

Clarence Ebbels, 27, was committed for trial to-day on charge of having set fire to the storchouse of the Melbourne Butter Supply Company Ltd., on June 16. A…

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Rubbish on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 8

Newcastle Headquarters and Newcastle East fire brigades attended an outbreak of fire in some rubbish at the rear of Tom Jack's fruiterer's premises in…

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