Camp Fire To- night's Ball Scout Songs
A miniature campfire surmounted with an illuminated fleur de lys (the Boy Scout emblem) will be a feature of the official…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fires & bushfires, 1936
2,399 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 120
Wyong Theatre "Deliberately Set on Fire." WYONG
An inquiry into the destruction by fire of the Coronet Theatre, Wyong, on July 18 was conducted to-day by the district coroner, Mr. W. E. Kirkness…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Science-- and You-- No. 2 Secrets Of Earth's Crust Enormous Diamonds? Miles Down Tapping "Hell's Fire"
What does the earth hide in its interior, ten, twenty, or forty miles down? Huge diamonds, maybe, and gold in abundance; certainly terrific heat and power…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Things That Happened Here a Hundred Years Ago Extracts from the "Sydney Herald" of 15th and 18th August, 1836 Fire!
A VERY serious accident by fire occurred at the "Union Inn," Liverpool, between one and two o'clock in the morning of Tuesday last. Mrs. Forbes was awakened by the alarm of her female servant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush on Fire. Damage at Dobroyd Point. Glare Seen for Miles
A crimson glare in the sky over Manly startled residents in many Sydney suburbs last night. It could be seen from as far away as Stanmore…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigade Dance
A succcessful dance and euchre party was conducted by Cabramatta Fire Brigade in the local Town Hall on Saturday night. Lee's orchestra were the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manchester Unity Fire Co
Manchester Unity Fire Insurance Co. shows a net profit of £6180 for the year to June 30, compared with £5067 in 1935. Dividend is 10%, which will absorb £3175…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Window Held Helped Fire-Fighters
The fact that the glass of James Daniel's fruit shop in Grand View-street, Pymble, did not break when when the shop caught fire early this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Scouts' Songs At Camp Fire Ball
AN artificial camp fire in the centre of the ballroom, surrounded by scouts, singing their own favorite songs, provided unusual…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Garage. Attendant Severely Burnt
Edward Fletcher, of Roslyn Gardens, Darlinghurst, was severely burnt about the hands, legs, neck, and face last night. Petrol caught alight when a motor car tank was being filled…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kept The Camp Fire Cheerily Burning
KEEPING the camp fire burning was a very simple matter at the annual Camp Fire Ball organised by the Boy Scouts' Club, which was held at Hordern Brothers' Florentine Ballroom last night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Camp Fires and Floral Golf Sticks. Decorations at Last Night's Dances
There is still plenty of enthusiasm for dances which continue till the early hours of the morning, despite the warmth of the weather. Last night all the dancing floors in the city were packed, and many of the dances were held for charity…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →By Windows People Escape Fire COOLAMON
Early today a four-roomed timber cottage, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McLelland, was burned. Friends of the family, Mrs. Stephen…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Spectacular Harbor Bushfire Endangers Homes
A PANORAMA of the bushfire which swept Grotto and Dobroyd Points last night, destroying a large area or scrub. The lights of Manly may be seen in the distance. LOCAL RESIDENTS beating out flames to prevent them from approaching their homes. (See Story, Page 7)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Fruit Shop
Considerable, damage was done by fire to a fruit shop occupied by James Daniel, in Grandview Street, Pymble, yesterday. Firemen from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Much Damage Fire Lit To Shift Snake
DORRIGO, Friday.--A fire, lit in a stump to dislodge a snake, caused considerable damage to fences and grasslands…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Under Fire. Europe's Playground. Beautiful San Sebastian
San Sebastian and Irun, where the most determined fighting in the Spanish civil war is taking place, are within a few miles of each other in the corner where the coastline…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Three Injured in Fire. Cottage Destroyed. COOLAMON
Two women and a boy were injured when a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. D. B. McLelland, about a mile out of Coolamon, was destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →German Ships to Fire If Spanish War Vessels Again Halt Steamers Anger Over Search By "Red Pirates" BERLIN
GERMAN warships in Spanish waters have been ordered to clear for action and to resort to armed force outside the three-mile limit in the event of further interference with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Watchman Fires Shot. Lead Thief Disturbed
A man who had been stripping lead from the roof of a house in Ashfield early yesterday morning was disturbed by a nlghtwatchman, who fired a shot at the man as he lay…
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