Cottage Damaged by Fire
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, in Harris-street, Cessnock, owned and occupied by J. M. McGarvie, was with its contents, severely damaged by fire early…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 40
Fire Brigades' Demonstration New Record in Engine Event Katoomba
A new record was set to-day in the motor-engine event at the Volunteer Fire Brigades' demonstration. Sixty teams, from all parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Laboratory Fire Two Trapped in Room Explosion During Tests Melbourne
Damage was caused and two persons were badly burned when a fire, Preceded by an explosion, broke out in the laboratory of O. A. Mendelsohn and Associates…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Erina Settlers Alarmed Blaze on 10-Mile Front Gosford
The whole of the shire of Erina, embracing over 600 square miles, is under a pale of dense smoke from bush fires that are causing anxiety in some centres to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Smedmore
Wickham. Tighe's Hill and Newcastle fire brigades attended a fire in the roof of a cottage in Downie-street, Smedmore, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Melts Electric Wires Melbourne
When a fire destroyed two houses and a shop to-day at Cranbourne. 28 miles from Melbourne, the heat was so great that electric wires melted and fell to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extensive Bush Fire In Western Queensland BRISBANE
Rain is badly wanted in parts of the West, particularly around Augathella, where cattle are dying. A big bush fire, with a 30-mile front,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bush Fire in Mountains Villages Menaced by Flames 300 Firemen Engaged Katoomba
More than 300 firemen, including the personnel of dozens of brigades who are here for the annual demonstration, are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Practical Test for Fire-fighters Destructive Bush Blaze in Blue Mountains Katoomba
After a hard fight, in which they were assisted by 80 volunteers. 70 firemen who were called from the mass demonstration at Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Inquire Blaze at Coolongolook TAREE
Detective-sergeant B. Avery, of Newcastle. with Constable Brogan, of Nabiac, has been inquiring into the origin of a fire which totally destroyed a large…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in House Roof
A small fire broke out in the roof of a house in Downie-street, Wickham, yesterday afternoon, and an alarm was sent to Wickham and Newcastle Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Tuncurry Taree
Tuncurry was alarmed by the sounding of sirens and whistles when some logs at Porter's sawmill caught fire. A strong wind stopped the flames from reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Township Saved Woodford Menaced by Bush Fires House Destroyed Visiting Volunteer Firemen Assist SYDNEY
A desperate fight was waged to-day in an effort to save the township of Woodford, on the Blue Mountains, from bush fires. A…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Weston Extensive Scrub Fire
The Weston Fire Brigade was called out early last night to a scrub fire near the Sawyer's Gully road, Weston. The fire was an extensive one, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Grass Fire at Belmont
About an acre of grass on a vacant allotment in Macquarie-street. Belmont, was burnt early last night. The flames were put out with one hydrant by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires in Shop at Kurri Two Outbreaks in Succession
At 6.50 p.m. yesterday fire broke out at Kurri in the mercery window or Messrs. P. G. Weston's drapery store in Barton-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Firemen Hurt Blaze Near Brisbane BRISBANE
Three firemen were injured at a fire on Saturday. A drying shed at the works of the Australian Plywood Company, at Tennyson, became alight and, fanned by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →OVER 100 ACCIDENTS Fire Tests at Katoomba KATOOMBA
While William Drew, 47, of Molong, was competing in the volunteer fire brigade competitions on Saturday, in the hose, cart, and ladder event, he was run…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burns and Shock Victim of Explosion Fire in Fruit-ripening Room Sydney
Hurled against a brick wall by the force of an explosion in a city building on Saturday. Joseph Sandrin, 30, of Surry Hills, had a narrow escape from death. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destructive Fire at Telarah Valuable Glory Box in Flames
A six-roomed weatherboard cottage with a store attached, in Capp-street. Telarah, owned by Mr. J. McLennan, of Regent-street, West Maitland, and…
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