Fire at Murrurundi
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Dooley Sevil, of Mayne-street, Murrurundi, was burnt to the ground on Sunday night. The house was unoccupied, the owners…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 44
More Sydney Fire Alarms Sydney
A report issued by the Secretary of the Fire Board (Mr. Webb) to-day showed that there were 5032 fire alarms in the metropolitan area during the year, or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Last Night Made 250 for the Year
A small fire on the wharf at the basin, Carrington, last night, brought the total number of fires in the Newcastle district in 1935 to 250. Newcastle Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Damage Pit-top Fire at C.h. Bay Workshops Ablaze
Damage estimated at between £10,000 and £12,000 was done by a fire which destroyed the workshops of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland News Fire Brigades East Greta's Record No Alarm for Three Years
The annual reports dealing with the activities of fire brigades in the Maitland and Kurri Kurri fire districts, for the past 12 months, were made available…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£10,000 DAMAGE Big Fire in Colliery Workings Gutted Wallarah Miners Rescued in Time
The biggest and most spectacular fire in the history of Catherine Hill Bay completely destroyed the workshops of the Wallarah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Village Hall Fire Six Killed in Iceland REYKJAVIK (Iceland), December 31
Four children and two women were killed and 20 injured in a fire in the village hall at Keflavik, caused when a Christmas tree ignited…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forced From Homes by Bush Fire Two Hundred Fight The Flames MELBOURNE
Fire swept through nearly 1000 acres of grass country on the Alexandria-road, two miles from Yea, to-day and forced several families to leave their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrigal Blaze Big House Destroyed GOSFORD
While Mr. Williams was constructing a golf links last night at Terrigal, he looked up to find that his eight-roomed house was a mass of flames. Fifteen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Grass Fire Melbourne
Nearly 1000 acres of grass country on the Alexandra-road, two miles from Yea, were burnt to-day, and several families were forced to flee before the fierce blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →'Fire & Iron' War Demanded Outcry in Italy Policy of Eye for Eye Scientific Killing London
Declaring that "Italy must strike down the bloody slave traders," Mussolini's paper in Milan, "The Popolo D Italia,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigades Called
Headquarters and Newcastle East Fire Brigades were called tot the corner of King and Brown Streets last night, where an electric sign on a building had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Use for Whey Put Out Fire in N.Z AUCKLAND
A hence fire at Tai Rua threalened the business area, but farmers provided large quantities of whey, which was poured on the flames, no water being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Room Thieves Ransack House SYDNEY
After ransacking the home of Mr. William Freeman, a journalist, at Greenwich, to-night, thieves set alight to bedding in the front room. Smoke was seen coming…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Lose Heavily" Slipper Factory Fire Evidence at Inquiry Sydney
The City Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram) to-day inquired into the circumstances of a fire in the factory of Australian Slippers Ltd., at Waterloo, on December…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wonthaggi Fires "Too Many," Say Insurance Coys. Refusing Risks Melbourne
Because of their losses in recent months a few insurance companies have cancelled their fire policies in the State coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Fire Chief Takes Over
"I'm following real fireman," said Mr. C. D. Richardton (left) newly-appointed chief officer of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, yesterday, as he said farewell to the retired chief (Mr. G. S. Grimmond). Mr. Richardson's appointment dated from January 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Policies Cancelled Wonthaggi's Record of Fires Action by Insurance Companies MELBOURNE
Following an example set several years ago, a number of insurance companies have cancelled their fire policies in the town of Wonthaggi…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rubbish on Fire
Headquarters and Hamilton Fire Brigades were called to what was reported to be a cottage alight, in Fern-street, Islington, on Saturday night. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Abermain Fire Destroys Cottage
A fire broke out shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning in a six-roomed cottage in Abermain owned and occupied by Mr. Richard Howe. The members of…
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