Spectacular Wickham Oil Tank Fire in Pictures
One of the most spectacular fires in Newcastle broke out on Saturday at an oil depot at Wickham. Pictures at the top of the page…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 44
Troops Help Fire Brigade Fodder Store Ablaze at Liverpool SYDNEY
Liverpool Fire Brigade, and 50 troops, fought a blaze in a fodder store at Liverpool to-day. The shed contained 40 tons of oats, chaff, and straw. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigade Blamed LITHGOW
A large section of Lithgow was without water yesterday for nearly six hours, with the temperature at 85 degrees, as a result of a damaged hydrant in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Oil Pumps Damaged in Fire
A crude oil pump owned by the Railway Department was damaged by a grass fire at Cooranbong-road, Broadmeadow, this morning. Newcastle and Hamilton Brigades attended the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Bushfire at Sydney's North Shore Sydney
A bushfire rusted fiercely for four hours to-day in the Bullies between the Turramurra and Warrawee railway stations…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rapid Fire Languages London, December 4
A scientist has investigated the comparative speed at which various languages are spoken—that is, the number of syllables uttered in a minute…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From Convict Bell to Fire Alarm
When the convicts came to Scone their day was ordered by a large bell hanging near their camp. Later, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Minnie Under Fire by Press Again London
Bungling over news of the arrival of Canadian troops in England has landed the Ministry for Information into hot…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blaze in Shaft of State Mine Spark from Bush Fire? LITHGOW
Lithgow Fire Brigade fought a fire in the up-cast shaft of the State mine to-day for two and a half hours. Little damage was done, because the shaft was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Minister Promises Inquiry Into Fire at Wickham Depot Sydney
An inquiry will be made into the circumstances surrounding the fire in the oil depot at Wickham, said the Miniter for Mines (Mr. Vincent to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Adamstown Grass Fire
Adamstown Fire Brigade attended a grass fire in Brunker-road, Adamstown, to-day. Only a small area was burned, and the brigade soon had the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lightning Started Fire Inverell
A flash of lightning started a fire in the stubble of Mr. G. K. Holden's wheat paddock, "Glenprairie," Delungra, on Tuesday. Harvesting had just been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Give Fire Engine the Road"
"When you hear the screech of a fire engine it means that life or property, possibly both, is in danger. Give the engine the right…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mickey Mouse In The Line Of Fire
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ACHIEVES NORTH SEA EPIC The submarine, Salmon, whose exploits in the North Sea during a fortnight's cruise, included the sinking of a U-boat and the torpedoing of two Nazi cruisers. Picture shows the Salmon alongside H.M.A.S. Australia at Alexandria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Events Before Explosion Witness Tells at Inquest on Engineer Fire Inquiry to Be Held on January 24
The inquest into the death of Maxwell Reybourne Uric Nathan, a company engineer, of Sydney, who was thrown to the ground when an oil tank exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fire Damage at Wagga Wagga
A fire which burned over a wide front and extended for about 20 miles was controlled yesterday by an army of fire-fighters. Considerable damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.S. Freighter on Fire Cristobel (Panama), December 24
The United States freighter Windrush (5586 tons), with a crew of 37 and 10 passengers, including a woman, has arrived here on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Now Dead Incinerated in Hotel Fire Guests Trapped Upstairs Brisbane
The death roll of the fire at the Grand Hotel at Goomeri now stands at eight. It is feared that two more persons were burned to death in the blaze which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kempsey Station Destroyed Fire Began in Parcels Office Signal System Affected Grafton
Kempsey railway station, on the North Coast line, was destroyed by fire about 11.30 a.m. yesterday. A man went to the parcels office to…
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