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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

164 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9

Fire in London. Much Damage Done. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1915 · page 6

A big fire occurred last night at Crutched Friars, on the site of the new offices for the Port of London Authority. Bucknall's cork factory and other…

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Schoolgirl Under Fire. Australian's Experience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 6

"I want to go back. I do not want to come away. I had seen so many dreadful things that all fear had been taken away from me," said a…

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Work of the Fleet. the Forts on Fire. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 5

The correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," telegraphing from before Gallipoli on Sunday said; The most prominent feature since my last message is the great…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Baptism of Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 4

The experience of the ages is that war develops nationality. By this is meant the sentiment of singleness, of responsibility, and faith. Somehow or other the…

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French Airman. Fires a Tannery. Geneva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 5

During a recent raid by a French aviator over the city of Strassburg bombs set fire to one of the largest tanneries in Germany, which was engaged in work for the…

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Fires in Sydney. Many Firms Affected. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 5

A fire which occurred shortly after one o'clock this morning, in Bray's Buildings, Angel-place, off Pitt-street, caused damage to the extent of about £10,000…

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Another Fire in Sydney. Some Narrow Escapes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 6

A fire occurred early this morning in the Australian Paper Company's building, 192 and 194 Castiereagh-street, Sydney. The building was gutted, and about…

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Pen=notes and Pencillings. That Fire-swept Zone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

Having had a general map of the Gallipoli peninsula, we may now consider it sectionally. The part given here is the one of present greatest interest, and is…

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The War. Allies' Reprisals. Liquid Fire to Be Employed. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—We have captured the Souchez refinery. The enemy retook it at night time, but re expelled him, and remain masters of…

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Fire at Weston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 6

Jewell's Hall and the billiard room adjoining were destroyed by fire yesterday morning, between 3.30 and 4 o'clock. These buildings were built of wood, at the…

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N.s.w. Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

The district fire brigades' collection in the travellers' carnival procession on Monday totalled £27 7s 2d. Miss Nellie M'Guinnes, and Miss Mollie Feenan,…

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Fire at Ealing. Valuable Vehicles Burned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 5

The works of Messrs. Brown, Hughes, and Strachan, motor body builders, at Park Royal, Ealing about nine mines west of London, which covered an area…

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The Fire Fiends. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 5

The Germans at Bzura are using liquid fire squires in hand-to-hand encounters…

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Great Fire at Hamburg. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 5

The German Vacuum Oil Company's warehouse at Hamburg has been burned. Great damage was done. The burning oil ran in streams to the canal, and…

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Fire at the Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 6

The fire alarm rang out early yesterday morning, and there was some uneasiness when it was known that the fire was at the hospital. The fire occurred in…

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Fire Brigade Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1915 · page 6

A special meeting of the Newcastle branch of New South Wales Fire Brigades' Union was held at the Trades. Hall last evening, to consider the question of…

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Fire Brigade Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 3

The old ant eaten shell of a building still does duty for a fire station but the board ha not yet made a move to put up the new station. The Fire…

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The Roon on Fire. Her Guns Silenced. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 5

Another report states that the Rurik brought up the rear and engaged the cruisers of the Roon and Bremen classes, the latter having just arrived. The…

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Fire in Germany. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 5

The Berlin newspapers report a big fire at the United Chemical Works, at Charlottenburg, on the Spree, three miles west of Beriln…

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Turf Fires. Raging in Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 5

The "Tageblatt" states that great turf fires are raging at Schwern and Osnabruck. Already 10,000 tons of turf have been…

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