Died From Burns in House Fire Auckland
Awakened by the explosion of a cas meter, W. H. Jackson and his wife, prominent residents of Masterton, found the house ablaze…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 36
Big Factory Fire in Glebe, Sydney Pabco Works Burned Out Damage About £150,000 SYDNEY
With deafening explosions as huge drums of fuel caught, the factory of Pabco Products, Ltd., manufacturers, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Sydney
At the scene of the disastrous fire at the works of Pabco Products Ltd., at Glebe, Sydney, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Box Factory Damaged Early Morning Blaze at Annandale SYDNEY, Saturday Morning
Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire which partly destroyed the Annandale Box Factory at Annandale, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Furs and Dresses Destroyed Fierce Fire in Sydney Storerooms Sydney
In a fierce blaze that lasted less than half an hour, thousands of rounds worth of furs were destroyed to-day by a fire in the storerooms of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fierce Fire Sydney Paint Factory Destroyed Explosions Six Firemen Burned SYDNEY
A paint factory was destroyed, and six firemen were injured, at Glebe to-day in Sydney's fiercest and most spectacular fire for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in Brick Kiln
Waratah fire brigade received a call on Saturday morning to Newbold's silica brick works at Waratah, where the No. 7 kiln was alight. The firemen put out the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Costly Blaze Furs Damaged in Sydney Firemen's Difficult Task Sydney
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which destroyed storerooms in a fur and dress shop in Elizabeth-street, Sydney, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broadmeadow Fire Two Rooms of House Burnt
Two front rooms and their contents were destroyed by a fire which broke out in a six-roomed weatherboard cottage in Heddon-road, Broadmeadow, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shoe Store Fire Stock Lost at Redfern SYDNEY
The premises of the Lawson Shoe Company at Redfern were destroyed by fire yesterday. Damage amounted to about £1750. A large quantity of leather end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Died After Fire at Home Sydney
Overcome by shock when a fire broke out at his home at Darlinghurst to-day. William Bernard Kelly, 72, collapsed and died. Little damages was caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquiry Into Fire Eastwood Town Hall Detective's Allegations Sydney
Evidence that there appeared to have been two distinct fires and that Gordon Cameron Little had allegedly stated that he had embezzled money and had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigades' Report More Alarms In The Country
Calls received by fire brigades in the country districts in 1036 were 1888. an increase of 369. There were 34 fires classified as suspicious in origin…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Rabaul RABAUL
The main store and offices of Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd. were gutted by fire at midnight. There was no wind and fire fighters prevented the blaze from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Arson Charge Blayney Theatre Blaze Petrol Tins in Debris Detective's Evidence at Trial BATHURST
Eight petrol tins were found in the debris, said Detective-sergeant Delaney, in evidence at the Circuit Court to-day when Vincent James O'Neill, 36, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Japanese Poacher Dutch Destroyer Fires Repetition of Incident Singapore, October 14
Two of the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel, the Taishin Maru were injured when it was fired on by the Dutch destroyer Flores. The fishing vessel is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Town Hall Fire Inquiry Threatening Letter SYDNEY
Three months before the fire that destroyed the Eastwood Town Hall the Council had received a threatening letter signed, "The Blood Bandit." said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not Guilty Blayney Fire Charge O'neill Acquitted Bathurst
Vincent James O'Neill, who stood his trial on a charge of having set fire to the Theatre Blayney, at Blayney, on September 11, was found "Not guilty"…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Outside Town Bounds Men Attack Fire in Absence of Brigade GRAFTON
When four night workers returning home at 4 a.m. saw flames leaping through the windows at the rear of on unoccupied house near South Grafton two ran to a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Blood Bandit" Sent Letter Before Fire Evidence at Inquiry Sydney
Evidence that three months before the fire which destroyed the Eastwood Town Hall, the council received a letter signed "The Blood Bandit," was given by the…
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