Fear of More Bushfires Springwood People Are "Jumpy" Sydney
A rising thermometer is causing grave concern at Springwood where, although the bush fires have practically died down, people fear more…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 44
Bush Fires
Sir,—Very many of the public will appreciate the letter of a correspondent relative to careless use of fire which has assumed such proportions already. I…
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These photographs, taken yesterday afternoon, show sections of the countryside adjacent to New Lambton and Cardiff Heights and the Cross Roads, which last week were ravaged by the bush fires. They give graphic evidence of the manner in which trees and undergrowth were destroyed. In the top right hand pictures is seen a dwelling place with escaped flames that swept rapidly over the adjacent land. The left hand lower picture shows the rear portion of the garage at the Cross Roads which three times was in dire peril of destruction. The lower right hand picture shows the burnt trunk of a tree which, according to the attached hydrant notice, was only 23ft. from the road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Bush Fire Peril Menaces Blue Mountains Towns Springwood District in Grave Danger Fires Fanned by 50 Miles an Hour Gale Police Party Rushed From Sydney Sydney
Police headquarters win officially informed this afternoon that the bushfires which broke out afresh on the mountains this. morning were completely out of control, and. fanned by a 50-miles-an-hour gale. were rushing on the township of…
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Two calls were received by the Kurri Fire Brigade within five minutes this morning. Small scrub behind the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Calls to Suburban Grass Fires
Waratah and Stockton brigades were called out early this afternoon to small grass fires on vacant allotments or ground. In each case the outbreaks…
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At 4.30 a.m. yesterday, Wallsend fire brigade was called to give attention to a blazing electricity pole, at the intersection of Metcalfe and Thomas Streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Damage Near Bathurst Bathurst
Much damage has boon done by bush fires in the district. On two estates at Tarana, the property of R. W. Webb, several miles of rabbit-proof fencing and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires Again: Flames Fanned by Wind
The strong wind which sprang up yesterday afternoon fanned into renewed fury the fires which swept through the bush last week. These pictures show the flames raging furiously in the trees close to the road on New Lambton Heights about 4 o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires Easier at Newcastle Blaze at Cardiff
Bush fires in the Newcastle district were much easier to-day, but the brigades kept a close watch for renewed outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Towns Menaced Bush Fires Recur in Blue Mountains Families Saved Desperate Fight to Save Homes SYDNEY
Bush fires again menaced Springwood and Glenbrook to-day. Several homes were destroyed. Families in peril from the flames were…
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The bush fire which swept through Glendarra station, near Peterson, yesterday afternoon, was still burning this morning, but was being kept under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Still Burning Position on Blue Mountains Sydney
Although big fires are still burning in the scrub in the Blue Mountains, townships will not be menaced if winds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When The Order Came To "Cease Fire"
"The Armistice was signed at 5 a.m. on November 11, and hostilities ceased 11 a.m. on that day." That was the brief official intimation which told a waiting world in 1910 that the Great War had ended. Here an attempt is made to describe what that message meant to the men and women—friend and for alike—who had survived 52 months of unbroken conflict…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racecourse Stand Destroyed Fire at Richmond Sydney
The grand-stand, tea-room and bar on Londonderry Racecourse, Richmond. were destroyed by fire last night. The races were held on the course…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man with Hobby for Fires Caught by the Police Paterson (N.j.)
Hayward Adams (aged 23), a night club waiter who declared that he feels like setting fires after drinking, admitted to-day that he started…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Firemen Hurt in Big Timber Blaze. Tar Road on Fire Yard Destroyed at Leichhardt Sydney
Two firemen were injured and about £10,000 worth of damage was done this morning when fire practically…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mountain Fires Towns Again Menaced SYDNEY
There were further outbreaks of bush fires on the Blue Mountains to-day, and for a time Linden and Warrimoo were menaced. A charge in the wind swept…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →London Fire of 1834
Sir,—Referring to the article by "Graduate" regarding the calamitous London fire of 1834, when the venerable Parliamentary buildings were destroyed. I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Started Nine Fires Paterson (New Jersey), November 10
Hayward Adams, 23, a night club waiter, who declared that he feels like setting fires after drinking, has admitted that he was the incendiarist who started…
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