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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 13

Siege of Adrianople. in a Circle of Fire. Bulgars Creeping In. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 5

Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," has inspected the investment of Adrianople…

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Fire in Sydney. Fireman Seriously Injured. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 5

A fire which occurred at 17 Bridge-street, Sydney, yesterday severely damaged the contents of the ground floor and the first and second floors. The names of the…

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Fire in Melbourne. Picture Films Destroyed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 4

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade did good work yesterday at the fire which threatened to extend to an alarming magnitude, but which was checked after nearly half an…

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Fire in Glasgow. Great Damage Done. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 5

A great fire has occurred in Glasgow. Messrs. Campbell and Company's warehouses were destroyed, and the…

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Fire at Pyrmont. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1912 · page 5

A fire occurred just before midnight at Messrs. E. C. Miller and Son's box and timber factory at the corner of Bridge-road and Jones-street, Pyrmont…

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The Glasgow Fire. Great Damage Done. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1912 · page 5

The damage done by the fire at Glasgow, which destroyed the warehouses of Messrs. W. and J. Campbell and Company, and threatened the City…

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Fire in New York. Several Fatalities. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1912 · page 5

A crowded apartment house has been destroyed by fire. Two persons were killed and five were fatally injured. There are five…

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With Banked Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 4

The mill in Macquarie has shut down. The works-foreman cleared out before the toilers dispersed, and thus escaped chaff and other more substantial…

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Horrors of a Siege. State of Adrianople. Fire and Pestilence. Sofia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 5

Dr. Kalebjian, an Armenian doctor, who has escaped from Adrianople, states that the Bulgarian shells started a fire at night in the wooden…

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Big Fire in Sydney, Harrington's Premises Gutted Damage Estimated at £25,000. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1912 · page 5

A fire broke out about five o'clock yesterday morning, in the premises occupied by Harrington's Limited, photographic merchants, 356 George-street, a short…

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Fire in Paris. Electric Power Station. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 5

A fire occurred at the power station at St. Denis, and the lubricating oil quickly spread the flames. Traffic was interrupted on the…

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Melbourne Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 3

The two fires which have recently taken place in the city occurred on sites of some historic interest. Beechamp's timber yard was previously occupied by the residence…

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A Surgeon Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 3

Dr. Martin Loake, who was one of the first to volunteer for Red Cross Service in the Balkans, won the Victoria Cross in South Africa on February 8, 1902, by a…

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Fire in a Factory. Operatives Rescued. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 5

A fire broke out in factory in in which 160 girls were employed, subjecting them to great danger. A panic occurred after the alarm…

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Fire in Pittsburg. Policeman's Bravery. Pittsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 5

Two hundred lives were imperilled in a fire which occurred in a large residential building on the north side of the business district…

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Fire in a Garage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 5

Shortly before nine o'clock last night a call was received at the City Fire Station to the B and R. Motor Company's garage, Scott-street, Newcastle…

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An Alarm of Fire. Scott's Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 5

There was considerable excitement in Newcastle a few minutes after seven o'clock last evening, when the ringing of the firebells was quickly followed by the…

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Fire in Sydney. a Good Save. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 5

A fire broke out to-night in the basement of the Australian Drug Company's premises, 19 and 21 O'Connell-street. The call was received at nine o'clock, and a…

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Fire in a Factory. Great Damage Done. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 5

"A fire occurred in an apron factory in Nottingham. Damage was done to the extent of £70,000, and hundreds of operatives…

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Motor Fire Engines. Two Fatal Accidents. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 5

A motor fire engine overturned at Willsden, killing a turncock and injuring several firemen. Another motor dashed down a steep…

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