Fire Causes £10,000 Damage in Sydney Factory Sydney
Fire badly damaged the factory of Waddell's Ltd., sporting goods manufacturers. In Ralph Street, Alexandria, early to-day. Stacks of racquet…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 44
Fire in Shop at Mayfield
Cook's Hill brigade attended an outbreak in d shop in Maitland Road, Mayfleld. this afternoon, occupied by Mr. Fergus Eagan, a boot repairer…
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Mr. W. Stronach has completed for Mr. S. Pearce, at the Premier Bakery, Hamilton, a bakehouse to replace one recently destroyed by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →TARZAN Ordeal Of Fire
Tarzan fixed his level gaze upon the repulsive figure of the old magician and the weird setting in which he wrought his villainies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fanned by Wind Fire in Zara-street Coal Stack
Fanned by the strong westerly wind, smouldering coal in part of the coal stack at Zara-street power-house burst into flames yesterday. Power-house employees…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mystery Plane Over Berlin Ground Batteries Open Fire Western Front Still Quiet (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 15
For two hours last night the people of Berlin suffered all the alarms of an air raid without a plane being seen. At 9.30 p.m. heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bushfire Fighters Use Parachutes Washington
The National Forest Service is experimenting with dropping firemen from aeroplanes at the scene of newly discovered forest fires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Damages Cessnock Cottage
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, and its contents, were practically destroyed by fire at Catherine Street, West Cessnock, to-day. The owner…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Explosion Under Street Three Men Fight Fire in Sydney SYDNEY
Three employees of the County Council fought a fire which followed an explosion, 30 feet under Goulburn-street, to-day. Two were slightly burned, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Liners Sunk Women and Children Among Victims Submarine Fires Shells (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 16
Women and children were under fire when a German submarine shelled the French passenger liner Bretagne (10,171 tons) on Saturday…
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A weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. George Vile, in Catherine street, West Cessnock, was destroyed, with most of the contents by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Trapped in Hut Inquest on Fire Victims WOLLONGONG
An inquest was held on Benjamin Eaton, Rugby Eaton and Pamela Eaton victims of the tragedy at West Dapto when a hut occupied by them caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germans Lose Heavily Western Front Attacks Beaten Off by Big Gun Fire London
"The losses inflicted upon the Germans in their two attacks on the Western front were the heaviest they have yet suffered," the French High Command announces…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Ballina Whole Block Is Destroyed Ballina
Flames which leapt 100 feet into the air and stretched right across the road, destroyed four buildings, scorched several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ballina Blaze Four Shops Destroyed, Nine Damaged Business Block in Peril Lismore
Four shops were destroyed and nine others were slightly damaged when fire broke out in the business section on the southern side of River-street, Ballina,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rescued Children From Fire Woman Rowed Mile for Brigade SYDNEY
When her three small children were trapped in the back of their blazing home at Sutherland to-day Mrs. Rita Murray dashed in and carried them to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Shot Dead at Minmi Camp Fire Tragedy
Eric Campbell 15, of Ladysmith. West Wallsend, was accidentally shot dead in a paddock at Minmi last night. With other lads, he was out shooting,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Diggers Fire Rifles Again After Twenty Years
Ground sheets and a curtain of drizzling rain add character to this picture of members of the Newcastle Company of the 2nd Garrison Battalion, taken at Adamstown Rifle Range to-day. The Diggers are engaged in musketry practice. Many of them had not handled a rifle since the last war, and they gave a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Diggers Register Bullseyes Garrison Units Fire in Rain
Rain squalls swept across Adamstown rifle range to-day when Diggers of the Newcastle Company of the 2nd Garrison…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Causes £3000 Damage in Brisbane Brisbane
Damage estimated at £3000, including the loss of tent flys valued at £400, was caused by fire which broke out in the top floor of a four-story building in…
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