Auburn Fire Valuable Plant Destroyed Blacking Factory Sydney
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the mill building of James Cumming and Sons, iron-founders and blacking manufacturers, in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 44
MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Fire in Bedroom
Some bedding and a bedstead were damaged by fire at the residence of Mr. T. L. Dwyer, in Victoria-street, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Narrow Escapes Early Morning Fires at Brisbane BRISBANE
"Several persons narrowly escaped when fires broke out in suburban homes early this morning. The owner of one of the houses, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Destroyed by Fire Three Men Sentenced to Imprisonment Narrandera
Convicted at the Quarter Sessions of having s et fire to a dwelling with intent to defraud. Ernest Augustus Green was sentenced to two years,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Wickham
Fire at the rear of the Wickham Oval pavilion destroyed an area of grass and some rubbish before it was extinguished by Wickham Brigade with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Board Newcastle Member Urged City Council's Move
Newcastle City Council decided at last night's meeting to ascertain the feeling of district councils towards a proposal that the district should organise with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narrandera Fire Three Men Sent to Gaol Destruction of House Narrandera
Three men were convicted at the Quarter Sessions-to-day on charges associated with the destruction of a house occupied by Henry Lucca, an Italian, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Letter Box
Vandals early last night lighted a fire in a letter box at the corner of Parry and Dawson streets. Cook's Hill. Twelve letters were partly burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire in Cemetery
Several panels of fencing were damaged yesterday afternoon when a fire broke out in some long grass in the Church of England cemetery at Homeville. The West…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire at Heddon Greta
Kurri Fire Brigade received a call to the Heddon Greta Hotel at about 8.45 lost night. A fire had started In a bathroom on the second floor but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Launch on Fire Sydney
To escape from a burning motor-launch on Darings Harbor to-day, the driver, John O'Donoghue, of Darlinghurst, plunged overboard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Backyard Blaze
Waratah and Tighe's Hill fire brigades responded to a call from the corner of Braye and Railway Streets, Woratah, at 12.30 o'clock this morning. Wood stacked…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Blaze at Geelong Fire Destroys Store Melbourne
With names leaping 150 feet in the air illuminating the heart of the city and lighting up the waters of the bay, fire gutted the hardware store of W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Difficult Task Elect Local Candidate State Fire Board
Inquiries suggest that under the system of determining the voting strength of the various councils and shires in the State it will be particularly difficult for a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on Launch Man Dives Overboard and is Saved SYDNEY
John O'Donogha, of Darlinghurst, was burned and put about the face and hands to-day when a fire broke out on a 40ft. motor launch in Darling Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Couple's Escape Car Blaze at Swansea
Mr. and Mrs. Fry had fortunate escapes when their car caught fire at Swansea Mrs. Fry suffered shock and Mr. Fry received extensive burns to the right leg…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Fire in Solicitor's Office
Cessnock fire brigade made a good save on Saturday night when a fire broken out in the rear of premises occupied by Mr. A. E. Westcott, solicitor, of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in S.c.g. Stand
Firemen attacking the blaze in the Sheridan Stand at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the big Rugby League game on Saturday. The fire-fighting caused more interest than the football…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grandstand Fire Sydney Cricket Ground Police Avert Panic Sydney
Prompt action by the police prevented a possible panic at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, when fire broke out in one end of the Sheriden broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FIRE—EXPLOSION Launch in Botany Bay Four Dive Overboard Sydney
When the engine room of a 28ft, motor-launch, which was carrying eight women and four men, burst into flames near Kurnell, Botany Bay, to-day, the clothes of…
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