Fire on Wairuna in America Copra Cargo Damaged San Francisco
After a copra fire had been extinguished on the Union line freighter Walruna, the loss was estimated at between £2500 and £6000 in cargo and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1937
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 36
General Cable News London Fire Brigade
London, February 9.—The King, accompanied by the Queen, will open the new headquarters of the London Fire Brigade on July 21…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Copra Fire on Freighter San Francisco, February 10
"The copra fire was extinguished to-day on the anion freighter Wairuna. The loss is estimated at between 10,000 dollars (£A2500) and 20,000 dollars (£A5000),…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Russian Steamer Under Fire Supposed Attack by Rebel Bombing 'Plane Warsaw
Listing heavily and with one propeller missing, her decks scarred and scored by air bombs, her hull gapped above the waterline and her funnels…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Merry-go-round Fire
Excitement prevailed among spectators at a carnival in Waratah Pork about 9.30 o'clock last night, when a motion- leas merry-go-round burst into flames…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heroism at a Fire Daring Rescue of Woman
"There is no doubt in my mind," said the Kurri Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) to-day, "that only for the prompt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sailor King Served Under Fire in War Early Years And Training Of King George Vi. London, December 11
THE dull boom of guns at the Tower of London St. James's Park on the cold, brisk morning of December 14, 1895, told Londoners that the Duchess of York, wife of the Duke of York, later King George V. of England,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Children in Peril Bush Fire Menace West Australian Losses Perth
Widespread losses have been caused by devastating bush fires which have swept the territory between Denmark and the deep river which empties into Nornalup…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Scales
About 1 p.m. yesterday, Newcastle Headquarters Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in an electric weighing machine in front of Scott's Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Worst on Record Fire Horror at Theatre London
In the most terrible theatre disaster on record at Antung (Manchuria), probably 800 lives were lost. Already, says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →658 Perish in Fire Trapped in Wooden Theatre Disaster in Manchuria (Australian Associated Press.) TOKIO, February 14
A theatre built of wood and plaster, crowded with 1500 people, caught fire at Antung (Manchuria). Six hundred and fifty-eight people, mostly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Extensive Damage Bush Fires In Western Australia PERTH
More than 1500 people have suffered as the result of bush fires in the Denmark district, west of Albany. Many miles of settled land have been swept. Settlers'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£10,000 LOSS Furniture Warehouse Blaze in Sydney Sydney
Furniture and carpets valued at £10,000 were destroyed by fire which broke out on the second floor of Bear and Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rebel Aeroplane Bombs British Warships Vessels Open Fire (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 15
A large aircraft, believed to be a Spanish rebel Junkers, dropped six bombs yesterday at the British destroyers Havock and Gipsy when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theatre Disaster "Worst Fire On Record" Dead May Total 800 Orphaned Children Search For Parents (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 15
It is probable that 800 lives were lost in the theatre fire at Antung (Manchuria), which is the most terrible on record, states the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tar Fire At Cessnock
Tar boiling over from a drum ignited at Westcott-street, Cessnock, to-day. The flames travelled along the ground and damaged fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimmer Escapes N.Z. Boarding-house Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Walter Jarvis, the well-known swimmer, who visited Australia last year, had a narrow escape when a Dunedin boarding-house was gutted by fire early this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Speech Was Cold Stated Facts Without Fire London
In his rearming declaration, Mr. Chamberlain, in his own words, "related the facts." His speech was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →'Planes Fire Down on Rebel Trenches Fight for Madrid Loyalists Go Forward London
Apparently as a first step to general conscription, the Spanish Government has mobilised the five military classes for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Emergency Calls Fire, Accident, or Crime Special Signals in London (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 16
London is to speed up its emergency calls in eases of fire, accident, or crime. The Postal Department is arranging a for special signals on private telephone lines…
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