Factory Fire at Maitland
When fire broke out in the shaving shed at Pender Bros, factory and timber yards, West Maitland, this morning, the quickness of the employees…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 44
5 Fires in an Hour Twelve Brigades Fight Flames
In little more than an hour this afternoon Fire Headquarters at Cook's Hill received reports of five…
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At New Lambton traffic to-day had to pass through dense smoke from bush fires which reged firecely right up to the road side. Firemen are shown fighting the flames while a car passes through the smoke screen…
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After a day spent in fighting bushfires. New Lambton and Lambton brigades were again called out this afternoon to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Homes Threatened at New Lambton Critical Position Other Outbreaks in Lake Areas
Fanned by the strong north-westerly wind which blew throughout the greater part of the day, bush fires threatened a row of homes along Carrington-parade,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Dr. Page's Property Grafton
Although the fire on the Booneringa Station, the property of the Minister of Commerce (Dr. Earle Page) was still burning this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fought Flames Homesteads in Danger Serious Fires in Grafton District Grafton
Serious bush fires burnt out hundreds of acres of grass and scrub at Seelands, 11 miles south of Grafton, to-day. The fires menaced homesteads, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Fire at Mill Employees' Prompt Action
The promptitude of the employees of Pender Bros,' mill in Elgin-street, West Maitland, possibly prevented a serious fire yesterday morning. A spark from a boiler…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Son's Diabolical Crime MURDER Mother Was Victim Fire Screen Spilsbury Proves Theory
No criminal deserved his fate more than Sidney Harry Fox, who murdered his mother in order to secure her life insurance. He was hanged, but might have escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fires Around Newcastle New Collier in Port
Bush fires raging on the highlands round Newcastle yesterday kept numbers of firemen at work for many hours. This photograph was taken on New Lambton heights…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce Fires All Brigades Called Out Serious Damage Averted Redhead Railway Station Threatened
Bush fires raged over wide areas in the Newcastle and Coalfields districts again yesterday. They threatened houses and other buildings, and destroyed hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Menace Is Unabated Many New Outbreaks Heavy Work for Brigades
After a temporary respite due to cooler conditions this morning, Newcastle district fire brigades resumed their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Home Destroyed Fires in Clarence River District Extensive Damage Family Flee in Sulky to Safety GRAFTON
Bush fires swept many parts of the Clarence River district to-day. Despite the efforts of hundreds of men and women to put them eat, the fires…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →70-Mile Front Bush Fires on Clarence Sawmill Destroyed Children Save Threatened School GRAFTON
Twenty or 30 different bush. fires were raging in the Clarence district to-night. The outbreaks extend from the coast, near…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Hunter-street Cafe
Clouds of smoke issuing from premises in Hunter-street, occupied by the Cosmopolitan Cafe, which was severely damaged by fire this afternoon. The photograph was taken from the [?]ear of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extensive Damage Fire at Meatworks ROCKHAMPTON
A fire occurred shortly after 6 o'clock tonight in the Central Queensland Meat Exporting Company's works at Lake's Creek. After fighting the fire for about…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Serious Fires in the North From Grafton to Coff's Harbor Grafton
Station Officer Weber, chief of the Grafton Fire Brigade, said to-day that thirty separate bush fires, all more or less serious, are blazing in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further Fires Northern Extended Seam Threatened Shaft Fence Alight General Situation Easier
Although in most districts, the bush fires were loss serious yesterday than on the two previous days, Teralba and Boolaroo brigades encountered the most…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →City Cafe on Fire Brigades Prevent Spread of Flames
Lunchers in the Cosmopolitan Cafe, in Hunter-street, Newcastle, beat a hurried retreat to-day when flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Officer Gives Warning On Static Spark Danger MELBOURNE
How simply friction sparks might cause fire with combustive elements in the air, was explained by the Chief Fire Officer (Mr. J. T. Wilkins) commenting on suggestions that the friction of a broom on rubber matting had resulted in a fire…
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