Brigades Fight Rubber Fire
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Firemen fought for almost an hour, in heavy smoke and fumes from burning rubber, to control a fire in the ebonite…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 30
Ammunition Fire Endangered Poison Gas Dumps
NUREMBERG, May 6. A.A.P.—The fire in the ammunition dump that exploded at Feucht, on Saturday night, rocking Nuremberg, 10…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to Editor Cessnock Colliery Fire
Sir,—Although the management and staff have done and are doing, a good job in dealing with the fire in the workings of Cessnock No. 2 colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liberator on Fire During Flight
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Fours hours before an R.A.A.F. Liberator was due at Darwin from Balikpapan, one of its four motors burst into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →False Fire Alarm
An engine and crew from the Newcastle Fire Brigade were called out by a false alarm to Foggitt Jones's premises in Hunter-street West, early…
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GOSFORD, Sunday.—Suffering from burns to both arms as the result of a fire on his truck, a Newcastle returned soldier arrived…
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Charlestown Fire Brigade this morning extinguished a small outbreak in a dwelling in Smith Street, Charlestown, today. Part of the floor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Ship's Boiler-room
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the boiler room of the Panamanian, lyinig…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Set Fire to Boy's Knee Bandages
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The story of how a 9-year-old boy, set fire to the bandages on a younger lad's knee because he did not like him,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →False Fire Alarm to Nesca House
A false alarm summoned an engine and crew from the Cook's Hill Fire Barigade at Nesca House last night. Firemen discovered a fault in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sprinklers Stop Factory Fire
Automatic sprinklers averted serious damage when fire broke out in shavings at Healey Brothers' woodworking factory in Hudson-street,…
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TOKIO, May 17. A.A.P.—Mr. Youhida has virtually completed his new Cabinet, which includes three of the nest powerful of his former…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wangi Bush Fire Brigade
The residents of Wangi Wangi apparently ore not very interested in bush fires or bush fire-fighting. Very few of them attended a recent meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Damage in Darlinghurst Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire which started in the men's dressing room caused extensive damage to a building occupied by Chas. E. Blanks Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£25,000 Furniture Fire
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Damage stimated at about £25,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the furniture factory and showroom of Olsen and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Damages Deep Sea Launch
A 27ft. fishing launch, owned by Mr. E. H. Stafford, of Mosman, which was tied up near Stockton Ferry Wharf, was severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Finding in Army Stores Fire Inquiry
PERTH, Wednesday.—The Coroner (Mr. K. H. Parker) said it was impossible for him to find how the £250,000 army stores fire at Nungarin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Laundry Fire at Wickham
Cook's Hill and Tighe's Hill brigades attended a small fire in a laundry at the rear of premises occupied by Mr. B. White,…
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SYDNEY, Friday morning.—Automatic sprinklers checked an outbreak of fire which caused damage to merchandise in David Jones store,…
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TAMWORTH, Thursday.—In the District Court at Narrabri, before Mr. Justice Street and a jury of four. Ronald Bros. of Trinkey…
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