Heat Wave. Destructive Bush Fires. Damage in Lake Districts. Newcastle
Saturday was one of the worst days ever experienced in the Newcastle district and over a largo area of country to the south. A…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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Fire Calls
Although the annual returns of the Maitland Fire District show that there were 24 calls in west Maitland during the year, with one…
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Fires which have been raging in the Camden district for the past week have caused considerable damage A motor car suddenly burst into flames…
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At 1932 tim yesterday the Cessnock residence of Mr. Charles Orr, in Mt. Vincent-road, South Cessnock…
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Mr. S. Tuck, Station-officer at the West Maitland Fire station, has prepared the annual returns for fire district. These show the number…
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Captain James Porter, who for the past 20 years has been a member of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, East Maitland, wan entertained at, the…
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The Christmas holiday week just closed will be a sadly memorable one for many residents of this State by reason of the terrific bush fires in many…
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A message was received at the West Maitland railway station from the ganger at Mindaribba that a big bush fire was raging there A…
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The terrific heat of Saturday last was responsible for serious damage by fire to property and orchards around Warner's Bay, in the Newcastle…
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It was only by slendid work by the fire brigades on Friday night at a fire in a Clarence-street building, the ground floor of which was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Singleton Railway Bridge. Serious Damage Averted
The traffic portion of the railway bridge over the river at Singleton on Saturday was the scene of a fire that, but for timely attention, would…
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The railway bridge at Singleton had a narrow escupe from destruction by fire on Saturday. The outbreak, which was in the span nearest…
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It was stated to-day that the bush fire which occurred at Mindaribba on Tuesday destroyed about 60 acres of grass and bush before it was…
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Captain White and the Cessnock firemen were called out to a blaze in the scrub at the junction of the old Maitland and Kurri Kurri roads…
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A fire occurred last night in a bedroom at the premises at 342 High—street, West Maitland, occupied by Mr. Mick Simmous, butcher. It…
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The traffic portion of the railway bridge over the river at Singleton on Saturday.was the scene of a fire that, but for timely attention, would…
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Some excitement was caused on Sunday at Blackheath, when a bush fire which had been burning in a gully for a week Suddenly threatened…
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Bush fires have broken out in the Yethome ranges, about 20 mils from Bathurst The fire started on Gartard's property, and fauried by a Stiff…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Violent Deaths, Fires, Etc Metropolitan Figures
In the metropolitan district last year 522 persons met a, violent death, compared with 529 in the previous year. The number of fires reported to the…
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A brick building in Cessnock street, Kurri Kurri, occupied by Mr. Thomas Johnson, draper and mercer, as a shop and residence, was severely damaged…
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