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Central Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

11 stories in Central Coast's papers

Fire-proofing Children's Clothes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 14

There is an easy and efficient method of fire-proofing the clothing of children, which everyone should know. Many tragedies can be averted by…

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Fire at Dora Creek

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 15

A sad calamity recently overtook a resident of Dora Creek, Mrs. Gray, of Mount fork, whose husband is absent in England on munition…

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Suspicious Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 7

About 3.30 a.m. on Monday, 11th instant, a fire was discovered on the outside of the southern wall of a weatherboard building at Woy Woy…

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Fire at Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, Mr. R. [?] Baker, District Coroner, held an inquiry at Woy Woy regarding the fire which occurred at A[?]…

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Fire at Penang

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 8

About mid day on Saturday last a man was seen to enter Mr. Alex Hunter's orchard property on the Penang, and shortly afterwards a fire…

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Science Notes & News Fire-escape for Houses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 14

A large packing concern in California has installed an automatic means for opening the doors of its horse stable, which allows the horses…

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Tuggerah. Mr. King's Residence Destroyed by Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 15

A four-roomed residence and kitchen, owned and occupied by Mr. Frederick King, was burned down at Tuggerah about 2 o'clock on Easter Monday…

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Fire at Narara

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 13

A weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by Mrs. Madeline Davey, of Narara, was totally destroyed by fire [?]uesday last. Mrs. Davey, whose…

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Fire at Cessnock

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 8

Early on Tuesday morning a[?]firle occurred in Vincent Street, Cessnock, and destroyed three business places owned by Mr. Donald Robertson, of…

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Fire at Yarramalong

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 16

On Friday last, about 7.30 p.m., a fire occurred at the resident of Mr. James E. Waters at Yarramalong. That evening Mr. Waters…

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Disastrous Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1918 · page 4

On Tuesday morning a disastrous fire occurred at Springfield, near Gosford, when the residence of Mrs. Nita McNeill was totally destroyed…

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