Saved Five Lives Men Trapped by Fire in Mine HINTON (Alberta), March 31
Displaying, heroism, William Aitken, a fire chief, saved five lives when an explosion and fire in a collier trapped 10 miners…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1938
828 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 42
Fire Tragedy Mayfield Woman Praised by Coroner Children Trapped "Saved Parents from Same Fate"
"I wish to commend this witness for her promptitude and the way in which she kept her head and did her best. It was wonderful, because only for her I…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grass Fire at Lamp Works
Newcastle and Hamilton fire brigades received a call to a grass fire in the grounds at the works of Electric Lamp Manufacturers (Australia) Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Checked Smart Work by Bucket Brigade
But for the promptness of Sergeant P. S. Jeffrey in forming a bucket brigade a serious fire might have occurred at the Cash and Carry Store in High-street…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Airport Fire 14 'Planes Destroyed MIAMI (Florida), April 2
The main hangar at the Miami Municipal Airport and 14 aeroplanes were destroyed by fire following an explosion, the cause of which is not known. The loss…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →120ft. Fire Escape
Melbourne has ordered a 120ft. Leyland turntable fire escape—the highest in Australia. The tallest machine so far exported by the Leyland concern, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Direct Action Fire Fighters' Decision Shorter Week Claim Minister Refuses Interview SYDNEY
Members of the Fire Brigades Association, at a meeting in the Trades Hall to-day, decided to instruct their officials to organise for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For Scouts the Camp Fire
Fire building causes the novice more concern than any other one thing, and there is no need for it. The wood stove and fireplace are generations behind him…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Watchman Fires Five Shots at Escaping Man Sydney
Nightwatchman Walter Bush early to-day arrested two men in Duke-street, Kensington. He took them to a police call-box…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disappointed Thieves Set Fire to Gardens' Kiosk SYDNEY
Thieves who broke into the refreshment kiosk at the Sydney Botanic Gardens early this morning set fire to the fittings when they found there was no money in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire in Sydney Sydney
About 20 girls and 30 men to-day fled from the second and first floors of Westcott, Hazel's building, Castlereagh-street, when fire broke out in an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Ship on Fire London, April 6
The Swedish motor-ship Tisnaren, bound from Sydney for Hull and Oslo, is on fire at the Charlton Buoys, in the Thames. Three tugs are in attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Swedish Ship Was on Fire Copra and Wheat Damaged London
The Swedish motorship Tisnaren, from Sydney to Hull and Oslo, caught fire in the Thames to-day. No. 1 forehold blazed fiercely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kurri Cottage Damaged by Fire
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage and the contents, owned and occupied by Mr. James Campbell, in Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, were severely…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire Damages Ship's Cargo London, April 6
The Swedish motor-ship Tisnaren, from Sydney to Hull and Oslo, caught fire in the Thames to-day. No. 1 forehold blazed fiercely. The fire was put out to-night,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Greta Flying Won by Cisteria Maitland Races Blue Fire Wins Juvenile
Cisteria registered a win in the Greta Flying Handicap at Rutherford this afternoon. It was at the second day of Maitland Race…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese Rescued Japanese Set Fire to Junk HONGKONG, April 8
The British steamer Chuenchow picked up four Chinese men and two Chinese women, who had been thrown into the sea, when the crew of a Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Strike Possibility Fire Fighters' Hours Decision To-morrow Sydney
Fears are held in Sydney that firemen, at their meeting at the Trades Hall on Tuesday, will decide to strike as a protest against the 78-hour week awarded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cathedral Fire Clergy and Choristers Fight Outbreak Valuable Organ Damaged (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 10
During the singing of the first psalm at Evensong in Norwich Cathedral last night a fire broke out in the organ loft. The choir continued the second psalm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Board's Plea to Court Fears Of A Strike Full Bench Declines to Take Action Sydney
Declaring that a strike by firemen would imperil lives and property Mr. A. G. Pitt, K.C., to-day appealed to the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to warn firemen of the consequences if they…
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