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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 40

Fire Controlled Mt. Morgan Open Cut BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 8

A stoppage of operations in the open cut at Mt. Morgan mine was caused by a fire which put the air compressor plant out of action…

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Fire Extinguished Mount Morgan Mine BRISBANE

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

A message from Rockhampton states that on his return from Mount Morgan to-day the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Stopford) said that the fire in the air…

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Tribute to Fire Brigade Good, Save at Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 December 1935 · page 12

Kurri Fire Brigade was congratulated on "a wonderful save" by the Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) in an inquiry into a fire at a draper's shop…

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Handicapping of Barracker Out of Frying Pan Into the Fire Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 December 1935 · page 18

Barracker has been entered for the Standish Handicap at Flemington, and whether he stays in Sydney for the Villiers Stakes or goes back to…

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Kurri Fires in Drapery Shop Two Outbreaks in Two Days Tribute to Fire Brigade

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

An open verdict was returned by the Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns), who held an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday morning into the…

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Farm House Blaze at Ash Island Firemen Pump Water From Well

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 7

Firemen from Waratah and Headquarters brigades pumped water from a well on to a fire at a farm house at Ash Island today…

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East Maitland Fire in Cottage Room and Bedclothes Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 9

One room and some bedclothes were damaged by fire and water at the residence of Mr. F. A. Clift, in Banks-street, East Maitland, late on Saturday…

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Eight Buildings Destroyed by Fire North-west Township Brisbane

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

A message from Mungindi (N.S.W.) states that eight buildings in the centre of the town were destroyed by fire this afternoon…

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Hunter-street Fire Tailor's Workroom Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1935 · page 6

Fire destroyed the contents of the work-room at Mr. J. J. Bull's tailoring establishment, 513 Hunter-street West, last night. Smart work by Headquarters and…

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Fire Board Vacancy Election Next February SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1935 · page 6

The Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey) stated to-day that, following on his appointment to the office of Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. G. J. Baker had…

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Fire District Council's Contributions £1474 for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1935 · page 9

The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales has submitted to the City Council the estimated expenditure of the board for the Newcastle fire…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire West Wyalong

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 December 1935 · page 13

The Mayfield Hotel at Tullibigeal, a very large weatherboard building, with all its contents, was destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Forest Fires at Pilliga Thousands of Acres of Scrub Burned Narrabri

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 1

The fires which have been raging in the Pilliga scrub State forests for over a week are still burning fiercely, though Thursday night's…

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Huge Fire in Sydney Brigade Men in Peril Factory Ablaze Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 3

Exciting incidents occurred at a huge fire this afternoon in Phillip-street, Waterloo, where a three-floored…

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Big Fire in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 1

Debris that littered Phillip-street Waterloo, on Saturday, when the factory of Australian Slipper, Ltd. was gulled by fire…

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Still Not Subdued Fire in Pilliga Scrub NARRABRI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 5

Fire-fighters, who are combating the blaze which has been raging in the Pilliga scrub for, a week, are trusting to the weather to assist them in subduing…

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Fire Brigades Chief Mr. G. S. Grimmond to Retire Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 5

Though no official statement was yet been made it Is understood that the Chief Officer of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades (Mr. George S. Grimmond)…

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Bushfire Menace Near Bathurst Settlers Prepare to Fight Flames Bathurst

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 5

Many Bathurst settlers will not enjoy Christmas too well, because of the menace of bush Fires. Several fires of large proportions…

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Queensland Fire Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1935 · page 5

The Cooyar Hotel, Cooyar, was destroyed by fire early this morning. An unoccupied shop, Hermann's newsagency, and the general store of Gillies and…

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Petrol Ignites Man's Clothes on Fire MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 December 1935 · page 6

Ablaze from head to foot, Arthur Davis, 21, of South Melbourne, raced along a street in South Melbourne to-day, screaming with pain. While attending a…

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