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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 40

Herald Stop Press Gosford Bushfire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 8

There did not appear to be any danger from the bushfire near Gosford early this morning. The fire seemed to be higher up the mountain and to…

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Underground Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 September 1935 · page 8

Accompanied by the Acting City Engineer (Mr. R. Sladen), District Fire Officer J. Barnaby. of Sydney, inspected the scene of the underground…

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Fire Sets Nice Problem Whose Responsibility?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 13

A problem Involving several departments has been set by the underground Ore near the Trades Hall. While the fire brigade, the City Council and…

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Charred Body of Woman Supposed to Have Planned Her Death Poison and Fire Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 11

Blen who found the burning body of Mary Cullen, 56, a nurse, of Collins-street, Essendon North, in a culvert on the Napier Park Estate at Essendon…

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Four Song Hits Coming "Ball of Fire"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 3

There will be four songs beard in the new Fox picture. "Ball of Fire," which features Alice Faye, Ray Walker, Bebe Daniels, Mitchell and…

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Watchman Fires After Fugitives Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 2

Four shots were fired early this morning by a nightwatchman at Pyrmont. but a through search by wireless patrol officers failed to reveal the…

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LOST £2000 Kalgoorlie Hotel Fire Miner's Report to Police Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 7

An Italian miner Anibale Ponelni reported to the police at Ora Handa yesterday that he had lost £2000 in valuables in the fire which destroyed the Home from…

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Camp Fire Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 5

The Camp Fire Ball, which is to be held in the Newcastle Town Hall on Thursday, September 19, promises to be an outstanding success. The Ladies'…

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Roof Collapsed Parcels Office on Fire LONDON, September 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 8

Flames 10ft. high coming through the roof of Easton Station were visible early this morning from roofs in Fleet-street. The fire occurred in the parcels office,…

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Firemen Injured Big Rockhampton Blaze Two Shops Destroyed Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 9

Seven firemen were injured, one of them seriously, in fighting a fire which destroyed premises occupied by the Rockhampton Cash and…

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Oil Warehouse on Fire' Blaze at North Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 7

Faced with an outbreak of fire this afternoon at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries warehouse at Berry's Bay, 40 firemen from both sides of the…

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Cane Fires Outbreak Near Innisfail Farmers Incensed Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 7

A message from innisfall states that several fires broke out in the cane-fields to-day, but were prevented from spreading before much damage…

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Bush Fire at New Lambton Home Threatened

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 7

Panned by the strong westerly breeze a bush-fire swept dangerously close to the home of Mr. R. M. Croudace at Croudace-street, New Lambton, this…

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Oil Fire Quelled Caused by Hot Metal SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 7

An outbreak of fire at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries warehouse at Berry's Bay was fought by over 40 firemen form sides of the Harbour this afternoon,…

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Fires in Lamb Valley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 6

Extensive bush fires are raging in the hills and in some reserve grazing paddocks of the Lamb Valley district, near Maitland. The strong westerly wind…

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Fire Danger Motorists Warned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. has issued a warning to motorists to exercise cure in the use of fire when picnicking or camping in the bush It is not…

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Fire Gets Out of Control

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 4

Fanned by a strong westerly wind, fires that were lit in bush paddocks in the hills extending from beyond Tocal across to Rosebrook and Lambs'…

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House in Danger New Lambton Bushfire Five Acres Burned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1935 · page 6

A fire that burned through about five acres of bush on the New Lambton Heights late yesterday afternoon threatened the residence of Mr. P. Croudace. It was put…

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Petrol Pump Blaze Excitement at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1935 · page 6

An outbreak of fire in a petrol pump about 7.20 o'clock last night caused excitement at Wallsend. In the column of one of the four petrol…

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Camp Fire Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1935 · page 11

The Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. A. McElhone), accompanied by the Town Clerk (Mr. Roy Hendy), will attend the Camp Fire Ball of the Boy…

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