Latest Newcastle Fire News Nine Houses and One Church Burnt
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Late to-night fire brigades had the greater part of the fire area under control, although outbreaks were still…
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Hundreds of Fires in State Armies Fight in Heat of Scorching Wind by Luck It Changed
No wonder the wind, which swept the city yesterday,' felt like a blast from a furnace! Big fires raged during the day in over 20 suburbs, causing the haze which hung over the city during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dread Fear of Fire at Sea Thorough Inquiry Is Urged in Britain London
THE question of safety from are of ships at sea is undergoing a thorough investigation at the hands of the Shipbuilding Employers'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widespread Bushfires. Railway Station Destroyed Train Passengers Menaced. Outbreaks in Country Districts. Sydney's Hottest Day for Two Years
Bushfires are raging in many districts as a result of heat wave conditions. At Fassifern, on the main railway line from Sydney to Newcastle, a serious outbreak destroyed the railway station and adjacent dwellings and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three States Are Swept by the Red Peril Bushfires Take Heavy Toll in N.s.w., Vic. and W.a. Crops Vanish Thousands of Settlers Fight for Lives and Homes
FIRE! Through the rich grass lands and waving crops of three States-- New South Wales, Victoria, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Havoc Blaze Raging for 20 Miles at Gosford Awful Aftermath of Newcastle Outbreaks
Twenty miles of bush fires are blazing on the tablelands above Gosford, in the Kilnura district. Thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires at Mount Victoria Woman Who Kept a Secret
At left: TRAWLER Commander Horton ashore beneath the 400 feet cliffs at Buxton, near FlamBorough, England. The beach here is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Vic. Bush Fires Are Dying Only One Town Is Now Menaced Melbourne
The bush-fire danger in Victoria has been lessened by cooler weather, and in some places light rains. The outbreak near Omeo, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Commissioners' Levy
Kogarah Council was informed last month by the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales that Kogarah's contribution for the 1933 period…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Benholm on Fire Suva
Coal in the bunkers of the steamer Benholm, from Townsville, en route to United Kingdom, caught fire last Monday, states a message from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →House Destroyed Fire at Merrylands
During the heavy wind and dust storm shortly after noon on Wednesday, a bush fire started at Merrylands, and despite the efforts of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Damage Farms Crops, Grass, Fences, and Haystacks Destroyed by Numerous Outbreaks
HUNDREDS of bush- and gras-fire outbreaks have.caused losses off standing' crops, bagged wheat, fences, grasslands, and haystacks in' many parts of the State during the week, and homesteads were endangered in numerous instances…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →2000 Acres in W.A. Swept by Fire Perth
A FIRE Started between Arrino and Yandanooka on a two-miles front to-day, and swept nearly 2000 acres of crop and pasture before it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saving Ships From Fire Strict Rules After Two Disasters Paris
As a direct consequence of the disasters to the big French liners, Georges Phillipar and L'Atlantique, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfires. Newcastle Area. Damage £100,000. Many Outbreaks Inland
Damage resulting from Wednesday's disastrous bushres between Wyong and Newcastle is estimated at £100,000. Most of the outbreaks were under…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Damage by Bushfires at Toronto, Near Lake Macquarie, in the Newcastle District
A MOTOR CAR DESTROYED IN ITS GARAGE (OWNED BY MR. F. PEARCE), AT TORONTO. THE REMAINS OF THE HOME OF MR. W. H. ADAMS AT CAREY BAY, TORONTO…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Has Front of 25 Miles Gosford Bushfire
WITH a front of 25 miles, a bushfire is raging on the tablelands near Gosford, and thousands of pounds' worth of property has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Incendiarism Is Suspected Sequel to Bushfire at Holbrook
Following a bush fire at Holbrook, a man has been arrested, on a charge of incendiarism. He was brought before the court and remanded for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home Destroyed by Bush Fire Now Young Woman Wants to Start Again
Canon Hammond is appealing for help, in the form of clothes, furniture, etc., for a young woman who has been deserted by her husband,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ice and Fire Kobe
During a blinding snowstorm in the Okhotsk Sea, the Russian steamer Saghalien, with 250 people on board, struck an iceberg. A fire afterwards…
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