Strenuous Fight Bushfire at New Lambton Four Houses Threatened
Hamilton and Lambton Fire Brigades had a strenuous fight with a bushfire burning over a large area off Addison-road, New Lambton, yesterday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 44
New Lambton Bush Fires Widening Scott-street Some Air Mail Pictures
An impressive picture of the ravages of the fires in the scrub land adjacent to Carrington Parade, New Lambton, which kept firemen in constant attention yesterday afternoon…
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An open finding was recorded by the Coroner (Mr. W. P. Britz, P.M.), after inquiring into the mysterious fire which destroyed the £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many Fires Suburban Brigades Busy New Lambton Outbreaks
A house on fire in Queen's-road. New Lambton, fencing alight in Parry-street, Hamilton, and small bush and grass fires in many parts of the district, kept…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Severely Damaged Two-storied Dwelling on Fire Elderly Couple's Loss
An elderly couple had to be practically forced to leave their burning home in Mt. Pleasant-street, West Maitland, yesterday morning, while a band of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Four Dead Fire on Italian Liner Two Stewards Suffocated Palermo, October 20
It is revealed that the fire on board the Italian luxury liner Valcania involved the loss of four lives. Two stewards were suffocated while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bird As "Fire Bug" Outbreak In Roof Of St. Mary's Basilica Presbytery SYDNEY
Fire engines dashed into the grounds of St. Mary's Basilica to-day, providing a most unusual sight, and the officers found that birds had set alight to their nests. THE outbreak had occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cook's Hill Fire
Portion of a bathroom in a house occupied by Mrs. E. Paradise, in Queen-street, Cook's Hill, was damaged by fire yesterday morning. Cook's Hill Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Destroys Cottage Grafton
A cottage at Ramornie station Copmanhurst, occupied by Mr. Tom Cooey and his family, was destroyed, with its contents, by fire. The fire was casued…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Grass Fire on Racecourse Brisbane
Excitement was caused at Ipswich races this afternoon when a grass fire started suddenly in a paddock at the back of the racecourse. Funned by a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Deliberately Caused" Station Homestead Fire GOULBURN
Michael Lehane, Manager of Woolowolar Station, Tarago, told the District Coroner to-day that the fire which destroyed the homestead on September 27 had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huts Burnt Two Brothers for Trial Heatonsville Fire Evidence Given at Inquiry
After lengthy evidence had been given at an inquiry held at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the destruction by fire on September 28 of three buts, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Claim Settled Carr-baker Case at Cessnock Sydney
Litigaiton arising from a fire and explosion in a Cessnock furniture emporium in December, 1934, has been settled it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Hold of Montoro No Serious Damage Brisbane
The timely discovery of a fire in a lower bold of the steamer Montoro saved the vessel from serious damage to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Liner Montoro in Brisbane Little Damage Done Brisbane
The early discovery of a fire in the lower held of No. 3 batch in the liner Montoro prevented serious damage to-day. The steamer was berthing at Dalgety's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Claim Settled Widow of Cessnock Fire Victim £1000 DAMAGES, £350 Costs Sydney
A settlement for £1000, with £350 costs, was announced to-day in the case in which Mrs. Ivy Pearl Carr claimed £3000 damages from Bernard Ormond Baker, of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor-cycle on Fire
A motor-cycle owned by George Robow of Mayfield, caught fire at Toronto yesterday afternoon, and the upper part of the machine was badly damaged. Toronto…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at New Lambton
Two acres of scrub and grass were destroyed by fire on vacant land at Carrington-parade, New Lambton, this morning. New Lambton Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Kitchen at Mayfield East
Caused by a spark from a kitchen grate, fire damaged portion of the skirting boards in a house occupied by Mr. W. Pagett, of Margaret-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Launch Destroyed Fire After Explosion Four Men Rescued Sydney
When the 35ft. launch Ophir became enveloped in flames between the Heads and The Gap yesterday, afternoon, four men escaped by leaping overboard. They…
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