Bushfire Menace
A paper on fire protection was read at the annual conference of the Forestry Field Officers' Association in Sydney yesterday by Mr. R. H. Luke, of Taree. He…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 44
Hindered by Smoke Firemen Use Acetylene Lights Printing Office Blaze Sydney
Firemen to-day had to use acetylene lights while they fought a fire at Consolidated Press, Castlereagh-street, because of the dense smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Polish Riots Crowds Infuriated When Police Shoot Heavy Casualties Shops Set on Fire: Trams Overturned (Australian Associated Press.) WARSAW, April 16
Serious rioting followed the funeral at Lwow (Lemberg) to-day of two unemployed persons who were killed during the rioting on…
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Boolaroo Fire Brigade put out a fire on a telegraph pole at Speers Point, and Adamstown Brigade extinguished a rubbish blaze in Brunker-road. Adamstown, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Fires In Victorian Factory Kerosene and Candles Melbourne
Small fires in many parts of the building were found by firemen who were called to the Cinal Knit Hosiery. Mills, Carlton, yesterday. When they arrived…
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Firemen at Toronto, Ontario, found themselves barred from a fire in some Turkish baths on a ladies' night when 200 undraped women refused to open the…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey) stated yesterday that to fill the vacancy on the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales caused by the death of…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners, accompanied by the Chief Officer (Mr. C. D. Richardson) will arrive in Newcastle to-night for a three days' tour…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Woy Woy Hotel Gosford
Quick work by the Woy Woy Volunteer Fire Brigade early today saved the Woy Woy Hotel, a wooden destroyed of about 30 rooms, from being destroyed. The…
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A bedroom in the Albion Hotel, Hannell-street. Wickham, was damaged by fire yesterday morning. It was stated subsequently that several children were playing…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales began a tour of the Newcastle district yesterday, which will be continued to-day, to-morrow, and on…
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At right "A cup of tea and I'm enjoying it," he said. A…
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"The days of hose and brawn and water are gone; these are the days of science in fighting fires," said the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Board Visit Busy Day in the Suburbs Stations Inspected
The Board of Fire Commissioners, which arrived in Newcastle last night, faced an extensive itinerary of inspections in the suburbs and in the…
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Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners and administrative offices on tour in the Newcastle district. The top picture shows the visitors being greeted by the Mayor of New Lambton, Ald. E. Dunkley, at the local fire station yesterday morning. In the lower left picture the President of the Board, Mr. T. J. Smith, is shown congratulating Fireman W. E. Todd on his record of 15 years of voluntary service at Tighe’s Hill. The centre photograph is of Mr. and Mrs. D. Williams, of Howe-street, Lambton, who to-day will celebrate their golden…
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met a deputation from Wickham Council at Wickham Fire Station to-day, where it was announced that the fire station is to be closed. In the picture from left are: Mr. L.C. Wail, the President (Mr. T. J. Smith), Mr. J. F. Beswick, the Deputy-Mayor of Wickham (Ald. J. H. Kirk), Ald. E. Rees, the Chief Officer (Mr. C. D. Richardson), the District Officer (Mr. L. C. Hurley), Mr. E. N. Heythorps,…
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Members of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, who are paying one of their periodical visits of inspection to the Newcastle fire district,…
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A fire in the I.X.L. Restaurant last night did much damage to the contents and threatened an entire block in the business portion of the town…
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Changes in fire brigade administration in the Newcastle district were announced to-day by the President of the Board of…
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"You may sleep peacefully at night with the knowledge that you are well protected." The President of the Board of Fire…
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