Died in Fire Man at Aberdeen Boarder Goes to Rescue
Athol Smith, about 50, a returned soldier, who had come from Scone three weeks ago, was asphyxiated early, last night when a fire occurred in his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 44
Fire Hoax Led to Crash London, September 6
Two detachments of Glasgrow's fire-fighters crashed into each other—both on their way to the same bogus fire. A false alarm had brought out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hair Singed Woman and Baby Flee From House Wallsend Fire Faithful Dog Perishes
A Wallsend relief worker, Keith Robertsons and his wife and 17-months-old baby, had to rush from their blazing home on Saturday afternoon. Flames caught Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →11 Dead in N.Z. MINE Gas After Fire Party Investigating Defect Wellington (N.z.)
Eleven married men lost their lives in Glen Afton coalmine, in the Huntly district, to-day when noxious gases developed after a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warsaw City of Ruins Fires and Heavy Casualties "People's Morale Is Unbroken" (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, September 25
"Not a single building in Warsaw is intact," states an official communique issued by the Warsaw commander to-day. "Most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News Lack to Be Probed Information Ministry Under Fire "Tell People The Truth" LONDON
It is understood that a Cabinet sub-committee has been appointed to investigate the Ministry of Information, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Fire Inquiry "Evidence of Incendiarism"
There was definite evidence of a deliberate attempt at incendiarism, said the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnson) at the conclusion of an inquiry held at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tyre Works on Fire Houses Threatened in Adelaide ADELAIDE
Part of Adelaide was shrouded in dense smoke to-day when fire, fanned by a strong wind, broke out in the tyre retreading works of S. C. Davidson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Pensioners Incinerated Fire Razes Bendigo Home MELBOURNE
Two old-age pensioners living in a weatherboard house in Charleston-road, Bendigo, were incinerated late this afternoon when their house was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Snakes in Street Crowd Scatters at Store Fire Kept to Catch Rats Sydney
When firemen were fighting a fire in a bag store at Granville to-day, a number of carpet snakes emerged from the building…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire-lighter at Swansea Probably Harmless; But Police Watching
Although precautions are being taken against a recurrence, the police consider that several attempts mode recently to damage buildings at Swansea by fire were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Perished When Shack Caught Fire Husband, Wife and Infant Die Tragedy Near Wollongong
A man and his wife and their eight-months-old infant were burned to death early to-day when their tiny shack near the top…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Fassifern
Toronto Fire Brigade attended a fire in a four-room cottage owned by Mr. W. J. H. Thomas, in Gordon-avenue, Fassifern, last night. The rear portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Six Fires Put Out in Sydney Store Sydney
Police are investigating an attempt to set fire to Farmer's in Market-street on Friday. Six fires, two on each of three floors, were discovered. The sprinkler…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Keeping Class Fires Burning More Money For Schools SYDNEY
An additional sum of £1461 is to be spent on fuel in schools in New South Wales during 1939-40. according to the estimates of the Education Department. The estimates do not show what…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in London London
London's black-out was unavailing to-night when a large fire at a Knights-bridge (West End) furniture storehouse lit up the city for miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Wrecks Wedding New York, October 8
Ten persons were injured when a fire occurred on Mr. Anthony Fokker's yacht Q.E.D., in the Hudson River, off Yonkers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Family Perishes in Fire South Kembla Tragedy WOLLONGONG
A whole family was wiped out yesterday when a bag but was destroyed by fire at South Kembla, near Unanderra. The victims were Benjamin Eaton, 30,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire At New Lambton
New Lambton Fire Brigade attended a grass fire in Lake Road, New Lambton, to-day. The fire was confined to about half an acre of land and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cases on Fire Factory Endangered at Cook's Hill
Frede. Ash Pty. Ltd.'s glass factory in Corlette-street, Cook's Hill, was endangered shortly before 7 o'clock last night when fire broke out in packing cases near…
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