Chickens Incinerated Fire Outbreak at Argenton
Two hundred chickens, about seven days old, were destroyed by an outbreak of fire in a storeroom adjoining a shop and dwelling in Main-road, Argeaton,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 40
Big Blaze at Dunedoo Eight Buildings Destroyed Storm, Too Late, Added to Ruin Dunedoo
Fanned by a strong wind, a fire broke out at 2 a.m. to-day and destroyed the Royal Hotel, five shops, and two houses. The damage is estimated at £15,000. While volunteer bucket brigades toiled heroically to stem…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£4000 FIRE Big Melbourne Garage Gale Fans Flames Melbourne
Fanned by a 40 miles an hour gale and fed by drums of petrol and oil, which burst everywhere, an extensive fire early to-day caused damage estimated at £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Blaze in Ship's Hold Desperate Fight by Crew Melbourne
A fire which menaced the Danish motorship Australian for two and a half days at sea, and a broken crankshaft in the port engine were the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire at Merewether
Newcastle and Merewether fire brigades used bags and bushes to beat out a fire which burnt about an here of grass and scrub on the hill on the south side of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire Eight Buildings Gutted £15,000 Damage at Dunedoo Sydney
Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by the most disastrous fire in the history of Dunedoo early on Saturday. The Royal Hotel, five shops, and two houses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Are Besieged Troops Fire on the Mob Trouble at Lahore Lahore
A Moslem crowd, which congregated throughout the night and had increased in numbers by the morning, became violent, and commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pie Stall on Fire
Informed that there was at a fire at Herbert's Picture Theatre at Broadmeadow, Newcastle Fire Brigade rushed engines from its station and also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Sea Danish Ship Month Late MELBOURNE
The Danish motor-ship Australian put into Melbourne to-day, a month overdue. While at sea fire broke out, and for over two days defied the efforts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Shot Dead Disturbances in Ulster Buildings Set on Fire Belfast, July 21
Edward Scarlett was shot dead to-day during a renewal of the fighting in the Newtonards-road area. Apparently, he was the victim of a sniper concealed in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Bombs Next War Fear Shower Cities Rain of Death Washington, June 22
The fire bomb—presumably already perfected—will be one of the terrors of the next war. Aeroplanes will shower them by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Watchman Fires Seven Shots But Man Got Away Sydney
Seven shots were fired early to-day after a man who had broken from the custody of a night watchman at the wool scouring works of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£15,000 Fire Razes Eight Buildings
PORTION OF THE DAMAGE of Dunedoo, after a fire had destroyed a hotel, two house and five shops. The damage was eslimated at £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Historic Mill Catches Fire
The historic mill in the grounds of the Sans Souci Palace, Potsdam, has been struck by lightning, but the fire was extinguished before any serious damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Man Injured While Quelling Fire SYDNEY
Trying to smother flames when a fire broke out to-day In a laundry at the rear of a house In Bourke-street Surry Hills, occupied by Morris…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wallsend Backyard Blaze
Wallsend Fire Brigade was called early last night when Mr. William Garside was burning off refuse in the backyard of his residence at the intersection of Brooks…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Vessels Watch Report of Fire at Sea ADELAIDE
Following a report from Port Broughton that an object, which appeared to be a ship on fire, had been seen about 20 miles north-west of Port Broughton, on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Munitions Fire in Turkey Istanbul
A fire attended by explosions threatens munition dumbs in the military zone at the Ismid Naval Base. Troops and firemen are fighting the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Risked Her Life to Save Dog in Melbourne Fire Melbourne
Fleming her way through blinding smoke at 120 tun. to-day. Miss E. Mansfield. 27. risked her life to save a two-months-old Alsatian pup, Peter,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£38,000 DAMAGE Ballarat Textile Mill Early Morning Fire Ballarat
The Schempp Textile Mill, in Trench-street, Ballarat, was completely ruined by fire at 5 a.m. to-day. Damage, estimated at £38,000, was done…
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