£8000 DAMAGE Fire at Coonabarabran COONABARABRAN
Damage estimated at £8000 was caused today, when fire gutted Brain Brothers' garage and G. Martin's mercury shop. Twelve cars were destroyed; one was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1936
878 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 44
Coal Stack Fire Final Precaution Against Spread
Although there was no indication of immediate danger, a further precaution was taken yesterday to prevent the fire in the Catherine Hill Bay coal dump spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires on Ship Steward Remanded for Sentence Awaiting Medical Report Sydney
The accused had been reprimanded extravagance and carelessness in the handling of ship's stores, said Captain C. H. Walker, master of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Fire Good Save by Brigades SYDNEY
Six brigades of firemen effected a good save early to-day, when a fire broke out in the premises of Irwin and Sheehan, canister manufacturers, Waterloo. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Assembly Questions The Fatal Bellubera Fire SYDNEY
Mr. E. L. Sanders (U.A.P., Willoughby) asked the Premier, in the Legislative Assembly today, if he had knowledge of the fire on the ferry steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Ferry Fire Death Bellubera Victims Are Now Two Sydney
Staney Tight (44), a greaser, of Barton-avenue. Haberfield, one of the five men rescued from the Bellubera ferry fire last Monday, died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires Recur From Gosford to Peat's Ferry Gosford
Mount Mouat, one of the hills between which the town of Gosford nestles, was ablaze today. A blue haze hanging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Grass Fires
Stockton firemen were busy yesterday. In the morning the fire bell rang rung for a mall fire which started in grass in the yard of a house in Mitchell-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Grass Fire Behind Shop
Shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday morning the West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out to a grass fire behind Mr. J Pryor's grocery shop in High-street, West…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Second Victim Dies Sydney Ferry Fire SYDNEY
Sidney Tight, 44, a greaser, of Haber-field, one of the five men rescued from the blazing Manly ferry Bellubera on Monday, died to-day in hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Shoe Factory Fire in Sydney Police Inquiring Sydney
Damage amounting to more man £200,000 is estimated to have been caused by fires in Sydney since June. Detective-sergeant Delaney, chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cause of Fire on Ferry Experiment with Water Bottle Sydney
In order to determine the cause of last Monday's tragic ferry fire, in which two men lost their lives, an interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire Village Near Tamworth Post-office Store Burnt Tamworth
Fire last night destroyed the post-office, postmaster's residence, and store at Somerton Village, 15 miles from Tamworth. The premises wore all under one roof,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Redfern Fire Boot Factory Destroyed OVER £50,000 DAMAGE Fireman Hurt When Floor Collapses SYDNEY
One of the biggest fires in the metropolitan area in recent months occurred in Redfern to-night, when most of the factory of John…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Waratah Grass Fires
Waratah Fire Brigade attended three grass fires at the week-end. Two of the outbreaks occurred at Turton-road, and the other at Georgetown-road. No…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MAITLAND--KURRI--CESSNOCK West Maitland Shed on Fire
Little damage was done on Saturday night when a fire occurred in an old weatherboard building in Robin-street, West Maitland, used by Mr. W. D…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Town Hall and Store Tasmanian Fire Damage HOBART
The Town Hall and library, and a store at Geeveston, 37 miles from Hobart, were almost completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Herald Stop Press Serious Fire in France. Angers (France), November 21
Fire destroyed 30 ancient houses, and 600 people are homeless. The outbreak began in a large store, and wind carried the burning debris to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Distillery Fire £200,000 Damage at Bundaberg Rivers of Blazing Rum Bundaberg
The Millaquin Sugar Company's huge rum distillery was destroyed by fire last night. The loss in buildings, plant, rum, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Carrington Fire
The motor-lorry which, was destroyed by fire in an early morning blaze in Darvall-street, Carrington, yesterday, was owned by Edward Burton, of…
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