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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 36

Riflemen to Fire From 700 Yds. Range District Marksmen at Gunnedah

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 8

At Adamstown to-morrow most rifle clubs will use the 700 yards mounds with practice shoots for next week's Newcastle and Maitland Union…

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Boy's Gallantry Rescued Pets Under Fire SHANGHAI, November 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 12

For his gallantry in rescuing his two dogs, a chicken, and a canary under heavy rifle fire, Valentine Holdosi, a 16-year-old Shanghai boy, has been awarded the silver…

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Small Fire at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 13

Excitement was caused in Teralba when a house occupied by Mr. Flanagan caught on fire on Friday. The chimney of a small stove caught alight and set…

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£60,000 BLAZE Big Store at Gympie 60 Employees Thrown Idle Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 9

Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed premises in Gympie yesterday, occupied by Cullinane's Ltd…

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Pulpit Messages the Fire of God

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 5

"It seems that the world is waiting for some mighty leader, some modern Moses or Elijah, to lead us out of the bondage and depression of fear and…

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First Fire for Years Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 8

The home and contents of Mr. W. West, chief officer of the Public Works Department, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday in 30 minutes…

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"Love Under Fire" Spanish War as Background

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 2

It was inevitable that the grim scenes of the Spanish civil war would be used by screen directors as a background…

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Gas Helmets Used at Sydney Fire SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 8

To., subdue a blaze which broke out in lead oxide at the Chiswick works of Lysaght Bros. and Co. Ltd., to-day, firemen had to use gas helmets…

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The Stalking Screen "Love Under Fire" at Civic Loretta Young and Don Ameche

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 3

Set against a background of warfare in Spain "Love Under Fire," the main attraction at the Civic Theatre this week, is replete with fast action…

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"Heaven's on Fire, Let Her Burn" Father Divine's "Angels" on Guard Kingston (N.y.)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 9

Father Divine's "supersure heaven" was burned to the ground while husky negro angels chanted "Heaven's on fire, let her burn. Father will build…

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Razed by Fire Father Divine's "Heaven" "Angels" Impede Firemen (Australian Associated Press.) New York, November 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 7

Father Divine's "Super Heaven" was burnt to the ground while husky negro "angels" shouted "Heaven's on fire; let her burn;…

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Suspicious Fire at Ballarat Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 7

The first suspicious fire at Ballarat for nearly three months occurred early to-day, when a 40-year-old wooden house at Redan was destroyed…

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Radio for Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 9

The Cape Town Fire Brigade is shortly to be equipped with radio vans. The present system of keeping touch between fire engines and headquarters by…

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Blaze of Hate in Palestine Leading Arab Is Latest Victim Jerusalem

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 10

A leading opponent of the Grand Mufti, the Sheikh Mahmoud Jawdat Alansari was shot to-day and seriously…

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Whale Mistaken for Boat on Fire Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 9

Residents at Bondi and Coogee to-day telephoned the police to say that a launch was on fire three miles off the coast. The South Head Signal Station was…

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Child Burned to Death Set Parents' Home on Fire Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 November 1937 · page 9

Verne McCorkell, the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCorkell, of Linton, near Ballarat, was burned to death to-day after she had…

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Fire in Hospital Laundry Damage Was Slight

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 2

The ceiling of the laundry at the Newcastle Hospital was damaged by a fire that broke out shortly after midday to-day. Sparks from the…

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Fine Homestead Destroyed Fire Disaster in New Zealand Christchurch

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 8

Fire destroyed the Longbeach homestead of the Grigg family, one of the finest in New Zealand, with antique furniture, valuable old jewellery and…

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Terrified Families Rushed from Tenements London Factory Fire London, November 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 8

Terrified families living in tenement dwellings near a factory fire in Cable-street, London, fled from their homes early this morning. Mothers who had…

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Fire-fighter Who Made Fires a Paying Business New York

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 7

Andreo Montanez, fire brigade chief of Hunacao (Porto Rica), has been charged with setting fire to houses in order to provide work for his brigade, which was paid in accordance with the number of alarms…

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