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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 40

Forest Fires in Pilliga Scrub Narrabri

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 November 1935 · page 7

Officials of the Forestry Commission in Narrabri are anxiously watching the progress of several forest fires that are raging on waste Crown lands near…

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Telarah Fire Shop and Dwelling Narrow Escape of Family

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1935 · page 6

A shop and dwelling, occupied by Mr. W. J. Critchley, in Capp-street. Telarah, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The alarm was received at West…

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Melbourne Factory Fires Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 November 1935 · page 10

Damage estimated at £3500 was caused by two fires in factories early to-day at the premises of W. H. Brewer Pty Ltd., insulation works…

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Melbourne Fires Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 5

Two fires occurred in Melbourne early this morning, causing damaged estimated at £3500. A cork store and contents at the W. H. Brewer Pty. insulation works,…

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Exciting Hour Boolaroo and Teralba Fires and No Lights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 10

Residents of Boolaroo and Teralba shared an exciting hour last night. An electric light pole was alight in Teralba, an unoccupied house was blazing fiercely…

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Fatal Shot Nightwatchman Fires Man Unidentified Sydney, Friday Morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 11

A man was shot dead near a bookstall at Taronga Zoo wharf early this morning. Surprised by a nightwatchman, while attempting…

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Admitted Setting Fire to House Youth: Remanded for Sentence Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 5

Francis James Withers, 18, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day to having set fire to a dwelling in Miller-street, Gligandra, on the…

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Fire Troopship

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 1

The Dilwara, the first specially designed troopship built in Great Britain, being launched at Clasgow. The order, was placed by the India Steam…

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Station Fire Homestead Destroyed Employees' Vain Fight Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 7

The two-storeyed homestead on Wanganella estate, which is one of the best-known stations in the Riverina, was burned to the ground this afternoon…

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Sequel to Mort's Big Fire Insurance Payments Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 6

Following previous progress payments to Goldsbrough Mort and Co, Ltd. of £300,000 on account of wool lost in the Pyrmont fire, it is…

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Destroyed by Fire Famous Home in Riverina Contents Saved Deniliquin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 1

Though the homestead was completely destroyed, 200 Volunteers rescued practically the whole of the contents during the height of yesterday's…

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Station Home Destroyed By Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

The homestead on the Wanganclla Ella te, in the Riverina district which was destroyed by fire on Sunday…

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Fire Wrecks Film Studio.... Swans and Their Cygnet

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 10

Above: WRECKAGE caused by fire a at the Twickenham (London) Film Studios. Right: SMART ensemble of…

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Italian Warship Opens Fire Greek Fishermen Killed Athens

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 1

An Italian destroyer, patrolling in the neighborhood of Leros Island, fired on a Greek fishing boat, killing two and…

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Italian Warship Fires on Greek Fishing Boat ATHENS, December 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 14

An Italian destroyer, patrolling in the neighbourhod of Leros Island, in the Aegean Sea, for a reason which is not known, fired on a Greek fishing boat…

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Fire Near Oil Works

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 6

A fire in tar and rubbish on a tip in the vicinity of the Vacuum Oil Company's works at Maryville, was attended by Newcastle and Wickham fire…

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Kurri Fire Drapery Store Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 10

A fire damaged Mrs. S. Fren's drapery store, Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, at 1 a.m. yesterday. The blaze was discovered by a young…

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Pictures by Air Mail on Fire in Dock War Episodes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 9

A remarkable photograph, taken at night, showing the Spanish cargo steamer, Zabalbide, with a cargo of grass burning fiercely in Liverpool Docks, England, where it caught fire on October 30…

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Kurri Recurrence of Fire

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

A fire was reported to the Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade on Saturday morning in the premises of Mrs. S. Fren, Lang-street, in which a fire had occurred on Friday…

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Homestead Fire at Wanganella Jerilderie

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 8

The total damage caused by the fire which destroyed Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Falkiner's homestead on "Wanganella" estate is estimated at £10,000…

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