Camp Fire Toc H at Glenrock Lagoon Beauty Newcastle District's Outing
"We'll light once more our great camp fire, and laugh and talk with mates; the bonds of Too H call us forth, beyond the, city gates."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1935
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 40
Fire, Heat, Rain Queensland Conditions Island Threatened Intense Heat in Innisfail District BRISBANE
The magnificent hoop pine forests of Hooke Island, off the North Queensland coast, are in danger of being totally destroyed by a fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Exciting Scenes Fire in Infirmary 200 Patients Rescued London, January 21
Exciting scenes were witnessed when a fire broke out in the City of London Institution, in Bow-road. There were 650 beds in the infirmary, where 200 aged and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Men Injured Picture Film Catches Fire Melbourne Factory Melbourne
Henry Howe, 21, Fred Jones, 60, and Leslie Baker, 41, were seriously burned to-day, when a drum of film burst into flames at the factory of Howe and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Fire
About 10 o'clock lost night a fire occurred in the engine room of the Dark-Moore Ice Co. Ltd., in Elgin- street, West Maitland, but no damage…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Iceworks
An outbreak of fire occurred in the engine-room of the Dark-Moore Ice Co. Ltd., in Elgin-street, West Maitland, at about 10 o'clock last night. Nothing was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Big Fire Near Mt. Gambier Adelaide
Several valuable properties, including that of Sir Sidney Kidman. were badly damaged by a fire which swept the Mount Gambler district yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peat Fires Leave Trail of Destruction Flames Increased by Wind Auckland
Only heavy rain can prevent great destruction of valuable property in the North Island, and an appalling situation is threatened by the Peat fires which are raging unchecked. STRONG winds are now fanning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One Victim Dies Victorian Film Fire MELBOURNE
Henry Howe, 21, of Brighton, who was badly burned yesterday when a drum containing celluloid films burst into flames at the leather works of Howe and Corn-…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Under Control on British Tanker London
A message received to-day by the Glasgow owners of the British tanker Valverda, which is on fire in the Atlantic ocean, stated that the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Intruders Disturbed Constable Fires Shot at Fleeing Suspect Young Man Before Court Singleton
Constable Yardy was patrolling John-street, Singleton, shortly before midnight when he heard a noise inside James Moore and Company's branch store. He is stated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oil Tanker Fire in Mid-Atlantic Engine-room Gutted French Ship Standing By (British Official Wireless and A.p.a.) London, January 22
A fire broke out on the British oil tanker Valrerda, of 8807 tons, in mid- Atlantic yesterday. The fire was mastered, bud the engine-room was gutted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Beyond Control New Zealand Peat Fires Heavy Losses of Stock Wellington (N.z.)
The peat fires in the Waikato district are now beyond control. Fanned by strong winds, they are sweeping forward, causing extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Engineer Dies Fire on British Oil Tanker LONDON, January 22
A message received to-day by the Glasgow owners of the British oil tanker Velverda, which is on fire in the Atlantic, stated that the fire was now confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Town Lights Smoke Fires to Check Mosquito Hordes Even Cattle Tormented Boggabilla in Grip of Flood Pest Fires in Shops, Yards, and Even Paddocks Pall of Smoke Over the Town Sydney
The mosquito plague at Boggabilla is growing worse. Even inside the shops smoke fires are burning. Station owners, too, are lighting fires in their paddocks to protect tormented cattle from the vicious…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Camp Destroyed by Flames Frantic Rush to Save Goods Peat Fire Peril Auckland
Women worked frantically with their husbands to save the furniture from their hornet as the Peat fires swept in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fires to Repel Mosquitoes Boggabilla
The township is still afflicted by swarms of mosquitoes that are breeding in the waters left by the recent floods. Fires have been lighted all over the town, even…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rescued Horse From Fire Hobart
Bravery was shown by T. Jones, 76, who rescued a horse from a burning stable to-day. Although burning pieces of wood were falling around him, Jones rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New Zealand Fires Relief Workers Homeless Camp Destroyed Wellington (N.z.)
Peat fires continue to devastate the Waikato district. Thousands more acres of country were swept to-day by flames which sped towards a relief workers'…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Marmong Point Fire
Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald," January 21, I notice a report of a fire at Marmong Point, and that a good save was effected by the Teralba…
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