Many Suburbs Bush Fires in Sydney Area People Trapped in Depot Sydney
Bush fires were reported in many suburbs of Sydney during the week-end, and firemen were kept busy fighting the flames. In many eases strong winds…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 40
Underground Fire Spreads Additional Tests Made
Additional holes were sunk in the road near the Trades Hall to-day to ascertain the extent the underground fire has spread during the last few…
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MOLTEN RUBBER ran over roadways, hampering firemen, during the great wharves fire at Wapping, in which the damage was estimated at £1,000,000. This photograph shows ho[?]es stuck in the molten rubber, which flowed from burning buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hotel Fire Occupants Escape in Night Attire Man Seriously Hurt Lismore
When the Exchange Hotel, a two-storied wooden building, was destroyed by fire at Ballina this morning, the 15 occupants received little warning, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Child Dies Sparks Set Clothes on Fire Gallant Bandmaster Badly Burnt in Rescue Effort GOSFORD
Noela Bird, 5, of Watt-street, Gosford died in a private hospital at 9.45 o'clock to-night from burns received yesterday morning. It Is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Penshurst Fire Unoccupied Cottage Gutted SYDNEY
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage in George-street. Pensnurst. owned and occupied by at elderly bachelor, William Northley, was gutted by fire to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fire in Adelaide Handbag Factory Destroyed 200 Hands Now Idle Adelaide
Damage estimated at £15,000. in addition to a loss in orders up to £20,000, was done by a fire that broke out mysteriously in the storeroom at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adelaide Blaze Extensive Damage Girls' Rush to Escape Adelaide
Within 30 minutes, fire practically destroyed the premises of A. J. Swain and Company, Limited, handbag manufacturers, of North Terrace, this morning. The fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →G.b. Shaw and Music Criticisms That Struck Fire
George Bernard Shaw is world-renowned as a playwright and wit. Few know him musically, and it is here that we find a person with extensive knowledge and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Salvage of Wool From Fire Good Recovery Sydney
Wool valued at £25,000 already has been recovered from the ruins of Goldsbrough Mort's wool store, and the 140 men engaged on the salvage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Fire Danger Prompt Action Saves Car
When Mr. W. J. Bleck, of Cowlishaw-street, Redhead, returned to his motor-car, parked in High-street, West Maitland. yesterday afternoon, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Insurance Payment Goldsbrough Mort Fire SYDNEY
Following the progress payment of £100,000 on October 8 to Goldsbrough, Mort, for loss sustained in the recent disastrous fire, a second progress payment of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Paint Works Fire Five Men Badly Burned ADELAIDE
Five workmen were injured this afternoon in a fire at the works of the Australasian United Paint Company, at Port Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boiler Explodes Fire on Italian Ship British Boats to Rescue Alexandria, October 18
While the Italian steamship Ausonia was in the outer harbour at Alexandria a boiler exploded and fire spread to all parts of the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Brigade Hoaxed
Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Wollombi-road last night, but on going to the locality found that it had been the victim of a hoax. Endeavours…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Hamilton
Detachments from Newcastle and Hamilton Fire Brigades attended an outbreak of fire in the boilerroom of Hely Brothers' timber mill, Hamilton, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tyres Destroyed Fire Brigade Impotent Ignition Key Missing Melbourne
What appears to have been a most audacious act of incendiarism at Mildura to-night resulted in £3000 worth of new tyres and retreads being destroyed in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Montana 'Quake Fire Adds to Terrors Two Killed: Many Injured Helena (Montana), October 19
Fire in various parts of this city broke out to-night, adding to the terror of the 16 successive earthquakes, a the last of which was felt to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inquest To-morrow on Big Fire Wool Store Blaze Sydney
To-morrow the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) wilt begin his inquiry into the fire at Goldsbrough, Mort's wool store at Pyrmont. The inquiry may take…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fought Fires in Mines Tunnel Victim Had Great Courage Melbourne
Having led parties of men into tunnels to fight several fires that broke out in the Proprietary mine at Broken Hill, Richard Thilthorpe Slee, manager of…
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