Fatal Ferry Fire in Sydney
Fire practically destroyed the Manly ferry Bellubera yesterday. One of five men whom asbestos-clad firemen rescued" from the engine-room, died…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 44
Destroyed By Fire Los Angeles
The palatial Malibu Lake Club house, a favorite gathering place for film notabilities, was destroyed to-day by a fire which apparently originated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hammond In Action—As Bowler— Tragic Ferry Fire In Sydney
THIS REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPH was taken shortly after the outbreak of the fire on the Bellnbera. The camera has recorded the actual collapse of the bridges at each end with the she clouds od smoke, which shot up as the one on the right crashed in flames. The head of one of the trapped men (Mr. L. Maxwell). is at porthole, but barely distinguishable, below the letter "R" [?] the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bulk Store Destroyed Fire Breaks Out at Glebe Island Sydney
Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused when a bulk store was destroyed by fire at Glebe Island…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal on Fire Hundreds of Tons in Dump May Not Be Put Out
A dump containing hundreds of tons of coal for distribution to the unemployed is on fire at Catherine Hill Bay. The prospects for putting it out are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Survivor's Story of Ferry Fire Trapped by Flames Efforts to Get to Safety Sydney
Police and firemen are faced with difficulties in locating the cause of yesterday's disastrous fire on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dangar Island Ablaze Bushfires in Hawkesbury River District Sydney
Practically the whole of Dangar Island on the Hawkesbury River was ablaze with bush fires last night and to-day, and every one of the 20 houses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Whitebridge Fire Home and Contents Destroyed
Fire destroyed the weatherboard residence of Mr. W. Jones, at Whitebridge, on Monday night. A new three-roomed house, it was well alight before the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Set Fire to Steamer Mental Condition of Steward Sydney
"I was worried and sick and half crazy at the time," said Charles Henry Russel, 31, a steward, in pleading guilty at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What Set Ferry Ship on Fire? Police Hope to Solve the Mystery Sydney
Detective-sergeant Delaney, head of the C.I.B. arson squad, is again investigates the origin of the fire which on Monday caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ferry Fire Inquiries Fire Float's Wait for Instructions Sydney
The part played by the fire float Cecil Rhodes while the Manly ferry. Bellubera, was burning at her moorings, was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires on Ship Steward Pleads "Guilty" Remanded for Medical Observation Sydney
Charles Henry Russell, 31, a, ship's steward, pleaded "Guilty" at the Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having attempted to set fire to the British…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →12 Cars Destroyed in Country Fire Coonabarabran
The whole town turned out to-day when the brigade had its baptism of fire. Brain's Karaite and a mercery store in the main street were burnt out, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Families Return to Homes Fumes From Coal Dump Fire
Families at Catherine Hill Bay who had been driven from their homes by the choking fumes from the burning 10,000-ton coal dump,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Coal Dump Fire Is Still Blazing At Catherine Hill Bay
INCIDENTS TO-DAY in the efforts to cheek the fire in the 10,000 ton coal dump near Catherine Hill Bay. The burning section, which comprise about 1000 tons, has been separated from the main stack by a cutting which is about 20 feet deep in parts. It is considered that there is not much possibility of the main stack catching fire now. Residents are assisting to remove the coal which they can retain for their own purposes. Fumes from the burning stack which caused so much inconvenience last night, were not so troublesome to-day. A change of wind made conditions much more pleasant for resident…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Stack Fire Pungent Fumes Distress Residents Fortnight's Work Ahead
It is expected that the work of removing the coal which has ignited in the 10,000-ton coal dump near Catherine Hill Bay will occupy at least a fortnight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vigil on Lord Howe Island Signal Fire Kept Burning Sydney
As well as keeping a fire burning on Malabar Hill on Lord Howe Island, rotations of Mr. Dower Wilson have kept night long vigils from a tree on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hardingham on Fire at Sea Steward to Be Sentenced Sydney
It was the discovery of the cover of a magazine at the scat of a fire on the British steamer Hardingham that led to suspicion failing on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Complete Mystery" Cause of Fire on Ferry Cigarette Not Responsible Sydney
No cause for the fire which damaged the ferry steamer Bellbera has been found by officials of the Port Jackson and Manly Steamships Co. Ltd., which owned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Maitland
West Maitland Fire Brigade was called thin morning to a small fire in dry grass at the rear of J. Prior's grocery store in Hugh-street, West…
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