Destruction of Felt Works Big Sydney Fire Sydney
"While employees at Felt and Textiles of Australia Ltd., Alexandria, were doing their best to fight the fire which subsequently gutted the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 44
Ran Into Cow Fire Engine Overturns Four Men Injured Sydney
When a fire engine crashed into a cow on the road between Windsor and Parramatta this afternoon, it plunged over an embankment and overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shop Fire Law Suit Another Phase in Cessnock Case Sydney
The death of John Carr in in explosion at Cessnock in December, 1934, had an echo in the High Court to-day, when application was made for leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Sydney Fire This Morning Damage Estimated at £80,000 Alexandria Factory Destroyed Sydney, Monday morning
Damage estimated at £86,000 was done by a fire which practically destroyed the factory of Felt and Textiles of Australia Ltd., at Alexandria, early…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Woy Woy Townships Threatened Cottages Destroyed Gosford
Ocean Beach district had its worst blaze to-day since "Black Sunday," in October, 1928. A scrub fire, fanned by a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires at Kurri
Kurri Fire Brigade was called out to two fires late yesterday afternoon. One started in a wash-house at the residence of Mr. J. Casey, Alexandra…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigade Social
Members of the Newcastle East Fire Brigade met at the Scott-street station last night to farewell Messrs. J. Brunty, G. Scott and J. Brunty, junior. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →30 Insulators Broken Marksman Fire at Telephone Lines
A grave view is token by the Railway Department of the activities of a band of youthful marksmen who did considerable damage to telephone line…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Fire Leave to Appeal Refused Widow Gets New Trial Sydney
The High Court to-day refused Bernard Ormond Baker's application for special leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court in New South Wales in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Danger Past Woy Woy Bush Fires Many Exciting Incidents Gosford
The serious bush fire at Ocean Beach and Ettalong was well under control to-day. The tops of trees and isolated patches of scrub are still alight, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"No Delay" Calling of Fire Brigade Alexandria Factory Sydney
A denial that there had been any undue delay in raising the Mascot telephone exchange, for the purpose of calling the fire brigade to attend the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales Moderate Mild Weather Soon Chain of Bushfires Storm Conditions Extend to Perth SYDNEY
The severe southern disturbance which yesterday covered the State has now moved eastward. According to the State…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Insurance Does Not Cause Fire
THAT arrangements are to be made between the Federal and State Governments for the manufacture and distribution (when necessary) of gas masks will possibly be used by opponents of preparedness as evidence that Australia is on the verge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Adamstown
Newcastle and Adamstown Fire Brigades were called out last night to quell an outbreak of fire in a storeroom in the yard of W. Bull's smallgoods shop in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pillar Box Fires Three in Sydney This Week Sydney
For the third time this week fire broke out in a city pillar box and many letters were so badly burnt that it was only with difficulty that postal officials were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Threatened Homestead Serious Damage in Northern Areas Grafton
Mr. W. Carroll, of Ramornie, with a part of men, had a stirring battle with flames at night when a bush fire swept over part of his farm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Outbreak of Fire at Hotel Man Sent for Trial Wauchope
At the Police Court, Albert Gallagher was committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to burn down the Travellers' Rest Hotel at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fight with Flames Men Save Homestead Bushfire Near Grafton Grafton
A battle with flames was fought by W. Carroll, of Ramornie, and a party of men when a bushfire swept over land occupied by Carroll. After three hours the men…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blaze in Letter-box
Seeing smoke coming from a letter-box on the Wynyard-street ramp off George-street, Sydney, yesterday, a porter poured buckets of water into the box until he…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Camp Fire Ball
The annual camp fire ball of the Boy Scoots' Association will be held in Newcastle Town Hall on Thursday, September 10. The Deputy Lord Mayor and…
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