Grass Fire at Broadmeadow
Ten panels of fencing at the rear of Gonian's engineering works at broadmeadow were burned when a fire broke out on vacant ladn near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 44
Fort Guns to Fire To-morrow
Newcastle will hear the sound of big Buns again to-morrow when artillery practice will take place from Fort Scratchlcy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£5000 Damage to Wool Fire in Hold of Ship at Brisbane BRISBANE
Damage estimated at £5000 is believed to have been caused to wool by a fire which broke out in the hold of a 10,000-ton overseas ship at the Hamilton Wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Current Topics Bush Fire Weather
The following forecasts were issued at 9 o'clock last night for the ensuing 24 hours by the Commonwealth Divisional Meteorologist—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →17 Shops Razed by Fire £60,000 Damage at Mt. Morgan BRISBANE
Practically the whole of the business centre of the mining town of Mt. Morgan was wiped out by fire this morning. Seventeen shops were destroyed and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lightning Starts Big Bush Fire Moree
Lightning caused a fire which destroyed thousands of acres of grazing land in the Moree district. Every available man in the district is fighting the fire, and one man…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Anti-aircraft Fire From Fort Wallace First Time In Newcastle
Anti-aircraft artillery practice will be carried out from Fort Wallace (Stockton) to-morrow. It will be the first occasion on which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Gas Works £10,000 Pattern Store Destroyed Firemen's Narrow Escape Sydney
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a huge pattern store at the Mortlake Gas Works to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fire Near Moree Valuable Grazing Land Burnt Out MOREE
The worst bush fire for many yearn occurred on Telleraga and Booroolook Stations, when 3000 acres of valuable grazing land were swept by flames. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire on River Bank
Firemen, under Station Officer Penman, extinguished with one hydrant a grass fire which broke out on the river bank yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Destroys £15,000 Mill Adelaide
Fire to-day destroyed the mill of the Lion Timber Mills at Port Adelaide, and gutted the office. Within half an hour the large wood and iron building…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Loyalists Under Fire Mr. de Valera Wants Them Removed (Australian Associated Press.) DUBLIN, December 14
"Ireland's partition problem could be solved by transferring British loyalists from Ulster to Britain." This drastic suggestion was made to-day by Mr. de…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Raked by Machine-gun Fire German Planes Damaged in North Sea Raiders Over Scotland London, December 14
The Air Ministry announces that two coastal command planes yesterday attacked two Dornier flying boats in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warning Against Bush Fires Precautionary Rules For Holiday-makers
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee appeals to picnickers, campers, bushwalkers and motorists to exercise every precaution against the careless use of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bush Fire Threat on Mountains Protest Against Lack of Water LAWSON
With bush fires a constant menace to life and property on the Blue Mountains, residents are protesting against the lack of water supply. They say that pipe lines…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Garden Flowering Gums Now Blaze of Scarlet
Few trees, including the best of the imported ones, give such a splash of color as the Western Australian flowering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Rubbish Tip
One hydrant was used by West Maitland Fire Brigade, under Station Officer W. Penman, to extinguish an outbreak of fire in the rubbish tin off High-street;…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Electricity As Fire Cause Many Installations Inspected SYDNEY
The general manager of the Sydney County Council (Mr. Vine Hall) said to-day that inspection of 57,000 domestic electrical installations in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Oil Depot Great Anxiety At Wickham Flames Leap From Storage Tank
A serious fire broke out at the C. O. R. Oil Depot, at Wickham, this afternoon. The flames burst out of a tank with a deafening explosion, which was heard in adjoining areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cause of Oil Tank Blaze Unknown Shattered Roof Saved Position, Says Fire Chief Firemen Fought Bravely Against Big Odds
The cause of the fire which terrified Wickham residents as it blazed for four hours in a tank at the Commonwealth Oil Refinery Company's depot on Saturday was not known yesterday…
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