Fire Menaces City Danger Zone
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 18
A fire which broke out yesterday morning in a building in Crane-place, City, which is regarded by Fire Brigade officials as one of the city danger zones, caused damage estimated to be about £ 10,000. The fire destroyed the upper portion of a block of buildings. Dense columns of black smoke poured from the burning building and spread over the city. The firemen attacked the fire from three points, and poured hundreds of tons of water into the building. The water boiled, so great was the heat…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"Rajah of Sydney" Costly City Fire Photonews
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 7
"THE RAJAH." A prominent figure in the Market Day Dress Parade, staged at Rozelle yesterday to advertise the annual public school fete. IS FASCIST training responsible? German youth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nearly 600 Die In Fire New York
The Labor Daily · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 7
A FRIGHTFUL holocaust, resulting in over 500 pupils and between 30 and 40 teachers losing their lives, occurred at Overton (Texas), where…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Fire. "Danger Area" Outbreak. Employees Dash for Safety
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 18
Damage estimated at nearly £10,000 was caused by a fire which yesterday destroyed the upper portion of a block of buildings facing Crane-place, city, and owned by G…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Trapped in Blazing Motor Car Four Men's Peril Timely Rescue From Fire
The Sun · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 3
AFTER a crash at Narrabeen last night, a car overturned and burst into flames. Four men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£30,000 Fire In City Men Dash Through Flames Choking Nitric Acid Fumes
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 5
DAMAGE, estimated at nearly £30,000, was done by a fire which destroyed the top floor of a four-storey building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys Float West Maitland, Saturday
The Sun · Sunday 21 March 1937 · page 14
When proceeding to Morpeth at the conclusion of St. Patrick's sports to-day, the Morpeth float (Ireland's link with Australia), caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Detectives' Revelations Remarkable Evidence in America
The Sun · Sunday 21 March 1937 · page 10
When buildings catch fire for no apparent reason, the fire detective is in his element. Though the fire destroys the property, it does not…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Risks in Sub-stations Precautions Taken in New Design
The Sun · Sunday 21 March 1937 · page 7
Sydney County Council has developed a new design for its underground sub-stations, in the city which, it is anticipated, will meet with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Year's Gaol for Fire Chief Set Places Alight to Share Insurance Berlin
The Sun · Sunday 21 March 1937 · page 12
The ex-Burgomaster of Langenhahn has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment for incendiarism. He was head of the fire brigade, which is said…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Tragedy in Hotel Young Man Burned to Death Auckland (N.z.)
The Sun · Sunday 21 March 1937 · page 2
In a fire which destroyed the Bealey Hotel to-day, the son of the licensee, Albert Cochrane (20), suffered terrible burns which caused his…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 3
LONDON, Sunday.--Mechanics extinguished a blaze in James Mollison's plane, caused by back-firing, during preparations for a flight to…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 2
During the New South Wales Golf Club's A.I.F. Cup dinner, which 116 golfers attended on Saturday, a fire broke out in the professionals' shop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Damages Cottage Newcastle
The Labor Daily · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 7
A front bedroom and the contents of a six-roomed weatherboard cottage in Denison Street, Hamilton, occupied by Mrs. Alma Francis…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatally Burned in Hotel Fire Wellington (N.z.)
The Labor Daily · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 6
Albert Cochrane, 20, son of the licensee of the Bealey Hotel, Auckland, was fatally burned when the hotel was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Interrupts Dinner. Damage at Golf Club. Extinguished by Members
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 11
The annual dinner of the returned soldier members of the New South Wales Golf Club was interrupted on Saturday night when a fire was discoveied in the clubhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shirt Caught on Fire Father and Son Are. Burned Maitland
The Labor Daily · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 6
A man and his son were burned at North Rothbury yesterday When a naked carbide lamp, which the son was holding, ignited the sleeves of his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Injured While Fighting Bushfire Bathurst
The Labor Daily · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 6
Fighting a bushfire at Arkell yesterday, C. Burge suffered a painful injury when the limb of a burning tree fell on him. A splinter pierced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Airwoman's Story of Escape in Crash Petrol Leaked, But Fire Averted Will Try Again When The Damage Is Repaired "Sickening Slide" Luke Field (Honolulu)
The Sun · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 1
INSTEAD of being in the air on the way to Howland Island, the crew of the Electra will, in a few hours, be taking a steamer to the mainland. As soon as Lockheed engineers have examined…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship Abandoned on Fire. London
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 1
The British steamer Marie Moller was abandoned on fire off Holyhead. There was no loss of life…
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