Fire on Steamer Carbon Bi-sulphide Leaks TOWNSVILLE
A leakage of carbon bi-sulphide, which is used for destruction of sugar cane pests, caused a fire on the steamer Innisfail at Townsville jetty this morning The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 36
Fire at W.A. TOWN Business Centre Destroyed PERTH
Practically the whole of the business centre of the wheat belt town of Bruce Rock, was destroyed by fire to-day. The blaze started at Redfern's saddler's shop,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →South Cessnock Fire Alarm
The installation of a fire alarm at the intersection of Jeffries Street and Mount Vincent Road. South Cessnock, has been approved by the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatally Burned Elderly Barraba Woman Cottage on Fire: Locked in Room Tamworth
Trapped in a bedroom when her home In Queen-street, Barraba, caught fire at 12.30 this morning, Mrs. Condren, 88, wife of Mr. John Condren,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hen Sat on Eggs Through Fire
A hen sitting oh eggs in the rear of the building was discovered by firemen after a house at Kurri had been destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…
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Mrs. E. Sanderson had a narrow escape from being burned to death when her residence at the corner of Stanford and Hopetoun Streets, Kurri,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Busy Year District Fire Brigades RECEIVED 398 CALLS
Newcastle district fire brigades attended 398 fire calls during the year ended December 31, 1936, according to the annual report of the District Inspector (Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend's New Fire Engine
A new Dennis fire engine has arrived from the Board of Fire Commissioners' Workshops for the Wallsend Fire Station. The engine will be installed to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Shops Destroyed Fire Last Night at Henty Henty
Damage estimated at £2500 was done by fire, which destroyed three shops, in Ivon-street, opposite Henty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Board Election SYDNEY
Nominations for election to the Board of Fire Commissioners will close at noon on Monday, January 25, and polling will close on February 23…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Open Verdict in Fire Inquiry Destruction of House at Cessnock
An open verdict was returned by the Cessnock Coroner (Mr. W. Johnston) to-day in an inquiry into a fire that destroyed a four-roomed weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rats Cause Fire Four Premises Destroyed at Henty HENTY
Rats are believed to have started a fire which destroyed three shops and a garage in Ivor-street, Henty, this morning. The damage is estimated at £2500…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →House on Fire at Wallsend
A house on Cardiff-road. Wallsend, occupied by Mr. H. Buchanan. caught fire last night. The Wallsend Fire Brigade…
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After hearing evidence at the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday, the Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) said he was unable to say whether the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Wallsend First Turnout for New Engine
The new Dennis engine installed at Wallsend Fire Station on Tuesday had its first run to an outbreak last night. The moaning of its siren was a new…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Board Triennial Election During February District Representation
Shire and municipal councils in the district have been advised by the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners that the triennial election of the board…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Baby Saved From Fire Men Climb Up to Balcony Sydney
When a woman and a friend's baby were trapped in a smoke-filled house in City-road, Darlington, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Trapped In Airliner Blaze— —Figures In Spanish Civil War
FIVE PASSENGERS and the pilot were burnt to death when this airliner crashed at Dallas. Texas. THE KEELS of several new warships were recently laid at Walker-on-Type. Northumberland. This is a general scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Baby's Escape Nearly Suffocated Fire in Residential Sydney
A 15-months-old baby narrowly escaped suffocation to-day, when a fire broke out in a cupboard in a residential in City-road, Darlington. Robert Matheson and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nightwatchman Fires at Men Sydney
Two men were disturbed by a nightwatchman. William Ralph, at the premises of James Elliott, wool scourers, in Exell Street. Botany, early this…
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