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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

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The East Greta Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 5

It is considered unlikely that the No. 1 pit, where the recent fire occurred, will be reopened for months. The conditions are not favourable to a complete…

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Fire at Ivanhoe Mine. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 5

A disastrous fire broke out in the driving gear of the ore cracker at the Ivaphoe mine about two o'clock this morning, which did considerable damage…

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Fire in Wyong. Seven Buildings Burned. Wyong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 5

A serious fire occurred at Wyong this morning. Shortly after one o'clock this morning it was toned that the promises of Mr…

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The Sun and the Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 15

The idea that the run puts out a fire is a very popular one, but practically a fallacy. Lake most popular fallacies, however, it contains a gorm of truth. A fire…

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Fire at Baku. Petroleum Works Destroyed. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 5

A fire broke out among petroleum works at Baku, on the Caspian Sea. Three reservoirs were destroyed, the damage being estimated at a million…

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Colliery Line on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 5

A fire broke out yesterday in the pit refuse out of which the embankment of the railway running to the Co-operative Colliery. Plattsburg, is built…

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Colliery Line Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

The fire which broke out on Thursday in the pit refuse from which the embankment of the railway line to the Co-operative Colliery at Plattsburg is…

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Fire at Redfern Some Thrilling Rescues. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

A fire was discovered in the two-storeyed shop occupied by Mr. Massond Maree, at 89 Elizabeth-street Redfern between four and five o'clock this morning. Mrs…

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Maitland District. Fire Brigade Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 6

Mr. Flowers, Vice-president of the Leglsiative Council, and chairman of the New South Wales Fire Brigade Board, had arranged to visit Maitland and the…

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The Colliery Line Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 5

The fire which was destroyed on Thursday in the embankment of the railway line loading to the Co-operative Colliery at Plattsburg was extinguished…

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District Fire Services. Deputations to President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. F. Flowers, the Acting State Chief Secretary, and president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. H. M. Webb, acting secretary of the board,…

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Maitland District. Fire in High-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 6

A fire was discovered yesterday afternoon, shortly before four o'clock, in premises near the Angel Inn, High-street, occupied by Mr. George Swiney, fruiterer…

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Fires in Sydney. Thrilling Escapes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 5

A fire, which was marked by sensational incidents, occurred at Mrs. F. Ries fruit shop at the Junction of Woolcott-street and Bayswater-road, at two o'clock…

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Fire in St. Louis. Many People Killed. St. Louis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 5

A great fire has occurred in St. Louis. Twenty out of 135 persons in the Athletic Club have been accounted for…

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Wrecked Aviator. Tragedy of Fire and Air

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 9

The aviator Dacourt, who was wreeked in Asia Miner, on his way to Cairo, gave a graphic description of his experiences to "L'Opinion." On December…

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St. Louis Fire. Thirty-five Deaths. St. Louis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 5

The number of deaths occasioned by the fire in the Athletic Club block of buildings has been definitely ascertained to be 35…

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Nearly a Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 6

The promptness of Constable Sullivan on Wednesday morning resulted in another other fire being narrowly averted. The constable was on duty near the post-office…

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The Fire Board. Municipal Representative. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. Fotheringham, returning officer, announced to-day that the ballot held for the election of a representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners…

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A Mysterious Fire. Labourer Committed for Trial Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 5

Some remarkable allegations were made to-day at the inquiry held by Mr. Fletcher, at the City Coroner's Court, into the circumstances connected with the…

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St. Louis Fire. Eleven More Victims. St. Louis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 5

Searchlights have revealed eleven bodies in the ruins of the Athletic Club, and the death roll has been increased to 31…

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