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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

189 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 10

Sydney's Big Blaze Anzacs Fight Again Publican Lost Over £20,000 "But I Saved My Parrot" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 7

There were many interesting scenes at last night's big fire. Over 50 Anzacs and naval men, including several members of the crew of an…

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Panic-stricken Mother Rushes Into the Sea the Child Who Persisted Stockton Fire Thrills

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 5

At Stockton a workingman's family has been rendered homeless by fire, and the public is being asked to assist it…

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Fire Fiend Three Cottages Burnt Blaze at Toronto

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 December 1918 · page 5

On Friday, three cottages on the Henderson Estate at Toronto were burnt to the ground by bush fires. They were situated at Ardencaple…

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Fire at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 December 1918 · page 5

Yesterday morning the Hamilton Fire Brigade, under Officer Taylor, quelled a fire covering an acre of grass and scrub near Gordon-avenue…

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Wolfe-street Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 5

A fire occurred in an attic room in premises off Wolfe-street this afternoon, and was put out by headquarters and Newcastle East fire brigades…

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Maitland District. Outbreak of Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 December 1918 · page 6

The fire brigade wins called last night to the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Pomfrett, in Regent-street, West Maitland. Fireman Eadie and eight men turned out…

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Bunker Fire on Canberra. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 December 1918 · page 4

The steamer Canberra has arrived at Port Said with a fire in her bunkers, but the outbreak is under control. The Czechs inhabit, and have inhabited…

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Stop-press Three Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 December 1918 · page 1

Headquarters received three calls to fires to-day—at Stockton, Lambton-road, and Carrington-street, Wallsend. Those at…

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Here and There Record Number of Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 December 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—During the year the fire brigade in the city and suburbs received a record number of calls to fires of 1770. The previous…

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