Knitting Mills on Fire Destructive Blaze in Sydney SYDNEY
Ninety girls fled from an adjoining building to-day when a large part of Henry Stirling's. Ltd. knitting and spinning mills at Flemington was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1937
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 36
False Fire Alarm
For the first time in many weeks Newcastle fire brigade was called out to-day. It was a false alarm. The call came…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Factory Almost Destroyed By Fire MELBOURNE
Extensive damage was caused by a fire which practically destroyed the Cyclone Fence and Gate Company's factory at Abbotsford to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Blayney Fire (Continued From Page One.) Evidence of Manager Water Pressure Difficulty Blayney
Edward William Rees, manager of the Theatre Blayney, said that it had been a success from the opening. After the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inquest Into Theatre Fire Anonymous Letters Sent to Lessee "Red Steer Will Be Let Loose," Said One Blayney
Anonymous letters, one of which warned him that "the red steer would be let loose" if he opened his theatre at Blayney, were mentioned by Patrick Joseph Donnelly at the Coroner's inquiry here to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Babies Walked Into Fire Playing Blind Man Buff
A game, in which a four-yenr-old boy and his baby sister were walking about the yard of their home at Point Clare, with a blanket over their heads,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →School Saved From Fire the Cane Is Burnt Sydney
School records were destroyed by fire at the Dumbleton Public School about 3.30 a.m. to-day, when a staffroom was burnt out…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Detective's Evidence at Fire Inquest Theatre's Destruction at Blayney Blayney
Evidence that he had discovered wool fibre on the barbed wire fence surrounding the Blayney reservoir and on a wheat sack which he had found in the shop, of Vincent James O'Neill, was given by Detective Sergeant Delaney, chief of the C.I.B…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Knitting Mills Destroyed by Fire Damage Exceeds £15,000 SYDNEY
Fifty firemen from 11 stations fought a fire at the knitting and spinning mills of Henry Stirling Ltd., at Flemington, to-day, but the flames spread so rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Don'ts" for Fire Prevention Brigade Chief Gives Valuable Advice Sydney
"Dont's" for fire prevention and advice in the event of fire, were given to women Quota Club members by the Deputy Fire-Chief (Mr. W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend's Efficient Fire Brigade
When a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners was read at the Wallsend Council meeting last night, Ald. J. Dennis, who is a member of the local fire…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →School Fire Records Destroyed Child Blamed for Outbreak Sydney
Police are making inquiries into what is believed to have been an attempt by a child to burn Dumbleton Public School early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Walked Into Fire Two Children Burned at Point Clare GOSFORD
Two children were severely burned at their parents' home this afternoon. Ronald Bruce Thomas and Thelma Thomas, 2, children of Mr. and Mrs. L. K…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →False 'Phone Calls Police, Ambulance and Fire Brigade Film on Spain Displeased Sydney
An attempt was made last night to interrupt the screening of a film "With France in Spain," which was being shown by Rev. Father W. Ni[?]ol, of the Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sent for Trial Dramatic End to Inquiry Blayney Fire Detective Tells of His Discoveries Blayney
Vincent James O'Neill was committed for trial by the Coroner to-day on a charge of having maliciously set fire to the Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dutch Destroyer Fires On Japanese LONDON
A sensational incident, involving Holland and Japan, is reported from the Netherlands East Indies, Firing on a Japanese fishing vessel, which was escaping from arrest, a destroyer (says a message published at The Hague), killed two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Offers Reward Blayney Fire Information SYDNEY
A reward of £150 has been offered by the Government for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boys Blamed Fire in Bowling Club-house Three Separate Blazes
A nightwatchman saw smoke coming from the Lowlands Bowling Club pavilion in Centennial Park, Cook's Hill, early on Sunday morning. He investigated, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Pipe-line in Palestine Punctured and Set on Fire Amman (Palestine)
Three times last night the 1200-mile oil pipe-line from Mosul to Haifa was punctured and the escaping oil set on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wax Matches Restricted Sale Urged Bush-fires Conference Sydney
Measures to reduce the outbreak of bushfires were discussed by delegates representing many organisations at the bushfires conference to-day…
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