Fire at Paris Exhibition Foul Play Is Suspected PARIS
Five persons were injured by a fire believed to have been started by an incendiary in the peace pavilion of the Paris exhibition which 3,000,000 people…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 36
Paris Exhibition Fire Work of Incendiarist? PARIS, July 6
Five persons were injured in a fire in the peace pavilion at the Paris Exhibition to-day. The fire destroyed that part of the de…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Children Rescued From Fire Courageous Action of Passing Man Henty
When a fire broke out in a house in Sladen-street, last night, Mr. J. Noble, rescued two children while their mother, Mrs. A. G. Wright, went for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Macdhui Reaches Sydney Vessel Damaged by Fire Sydney
With a cigarette in his hand, Captain A. Campbell quietly gave orders during the fire in the Macdhul off the New Guinea Coast. He saved the…
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Sir,—A permanent fireman informed the Newcastle City Council last Monday night that firemen's hours of duty were 84 a week. On inquiry, I find that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Abattoirs
A shed, 20ft. by 15ft., was destroyed by fire at the Newcastle Abattoir Board's property at Sandgate about dusk yesterday. Three 10 horse-power electric motors,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Dump on Fire Again
The Government real dump at Middle Camp, Catherine Hill Bay, from which coal in supplied to the unemployed of the Newcastle district, is on fire again,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Apparatus Fused New Zealand Office Fire LONDON, July 10
Apparatus used in the exhibition of vacuum-packed butter in a window at the New Zealand Office fused to-day, causing a slight fire. A policeman speedily gave…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Fire Chief at Cessnock Mr. Joseph Danvers Is Appointed
The Board of Fire Commissioners has appointed Mr. Joseph Danvers officer in charge of the Cessnock Fire brigade in place of Mr. W. Edwards,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rescued Child From Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Courageously dashing into a burning cottage at Purua, near Whakatane, to-day, Mrs. C. Pile rescued her baby, aged four months, but was seriously burned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned in Well Aged Man Was Fighting Fire SYDNEY
While drawing water from a well to fight a fire which, had broken out in his bedroom John Jordan, 75, of Berowra, over balanced and was drowned to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Staged" a Fire Police Experiment in S.A. ADELAIDE
An experiment unprecedented in the history of police investigation was carried out to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Murder Company Official Charged Police Investigate Fires New York, July 15
Albert Knight, 55, a petroleum company official, who was formerly wealthy, has been arrested at Lansdowne (Pennsylvania) on a charge that he attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire in Tasmanian Country Town Six Buildings Destroyed Hobart
The biggest fire in the Huon broke out at Port Cygnet early to-day. It spread from C. W. Flood's store to conjoined buildings, demolishing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Checked Outbreak at Metters' Works Molten Metal Splash Sydney
Serious damage by fire was averted at the works of Metters Ltd., Alexandria, to-night by the prompt action of the fire brigades. The outbreak occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tasmanian Fire Business Places Burnt HOBART
The worst fire in the history of Huon, Tasmania's principal fruit-growing district, occurred during Friday night, when five buildings at Port Cygnet were gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Destroyed Professor Piccard's Balloons Rochester (Minnesota)
Fire destroyed the unique "multiple balloon" with which Professor Jules Piccard, the Belgian meteorologist and "strato-sphere explorer" took off on an experimental flight to-day. PROFESSOR PICCARD is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell Into Fire Nonagenarian Dies Wife Unable to Help Sydney
Walter James Crampton, 95, of Botany, fell into a fire in the kitchen at his home this afternoon and was burned to death. His…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Balloon on Fire Professor Piccard Escapes Experimental Flight
Fire destroyed the unique "multiple balloon" wit which Professor Auguste Piccard, the Belgian meteorologist and "stratosphere explorer," took off on an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Bug at Work Houses Burnt at Ballarat Melbourne
An incendiary burned down an unoccupied home in Steinfield - street, Ballarat, East, early to-day, causing…
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