Small Fire in Car
Newcastle East Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a motor-car in Watt-street, Newcastle, yesterday morning. A number of people had been attracted, and helped…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 36
Boy Badly Burned Gunpowder Thrown on Fire Many Accidents Yesterday
There were more accidents than usual in Newcastle and district yesterday. A boy was severely burned all over his body when he threw gunpowder on a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Thrill at Orange Three Injured in Hotel Blaze Orange
Three firemen were injured and a waitress was rescued at the point of asphyxiation in a fire last night which severely…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Station Hall Wickham Council Approves
Messrs. J. W. Oldham and Lees, architects, prepared and submitted to Wickham Council plans and specifications of the fire station hall. These were…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Perilous Trek with Cattle Herd to Cape York Jardines Fought Way Through Blacks Fire, Scrubs and Swamps on 2800-Mile Ride
THE great prong of land to which the name of Cape York Peninsula has been given, is a remarkable feature in the shape of the Australian continent. Spanish and Dutch explorers, coming from the west…
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Newcastle Fire Brigade received a call to the Colonial Mutual Building in Hunter-street. Newcastle East, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waitress Saved Asleep in Blazing Room Orange Hotel Fire Orange
A narrow escape from asphyxiation was experienced by a waitress when a fire severely damaged the Central Hotel, Summer-street, Orange, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damaged by Fire Mrs. Putnam's 'Plane World Flight Plans Tucson (Arizona), May 22
A fire slightly damaged one motor of Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam's rebuilt 'plane, a moment after she had landed, following a test flight. Quick repairs are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bells Will Toll Schools Reopen To-day Holidays Ended in Blaze of Fireworks
School gates, closed for more than a week, will reopen this morning, bells will tell a dirge that spurs the dragging feet of children to faster efforts, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Fires Empire Night Was Busy Three Children Rescued Sydney
Empire Day fireworks and bonfires kept firemen busy in the metropolitan area to-night, More than 40 calls were received by brigades and in many places…
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Three fire engines from headquarters at Cook's Hill and one from Newcastle East were called to the "Newcastle Morning Herald" building about 7 o'clock last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Destroys Balloon Brussels, May 25
An accident to-day forced Dr. Plecard to abandon his attempt to reach the stratosphere by balloon. Hot air burners had almost fully inflated his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cas Fires
The Newcastle Gas and Coke Co., of 323 Hunter Street West, says that gas [?]res cost 2d a day. The new 1937 pas [?]res are cheery and warm. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Shed
Firemen from Wickham and Cook's Hill used a garden hose to put out a blaze in a shed in Lewis-street, Maryville, yesterday afternoon. The shed, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Riflemen to Fire From 600 Yards At Adamstown
J. Allen did not produce his usual form in yesterday's shoot off at Adamstown for second place in the A grade championship of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sawmill Destroyed by Fire 30 Men Affected in Mt. George District Wingham
The sawmill of A. M. Hawkins and Sons, near Mount George, was totally destroyed by fire early this moraine. When the fire was discovered nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Tar Pot Near Belmont
Belmont Fire Brigade was called out at 4.45 a.m. to-day to extinguish s fire in a tar pot, owned by the Main Roads Department, near Belmont. The blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In Fire Ruins Woman's Body Found ADELAIDE
The charred remains of Martha Herriman, 60, were found in the ruins of a single roomed house which was destroyed by fire at Klemzlg early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Destroys Big Airliner Ill-luck of Imperial Airways Karachi
The Imperial Airways airliner Hengist caught fire while in its hangar to-day and was destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When the Earth Fires Wake
THOUGH fortunately there appears to have been no loss of life so far, the sudden release of Plutonic forces in the neighborhood of Simpsonhaven, the harbor of Rabaul, has done an immense amount of damage to the small capital of New Guinea…
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