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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

189 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10

Heavy German Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 5

Rear-admiral Keyes was present throughout the operations at Ostend, on board a small craft, which was the last vessel to return to Dover…

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Berlin Burnings Big Fires Mystify London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 1

The outbreak of mysterious destructive fires in Germany continues. The latest instances of destruction are the Berlin municipal granary, containing 1,000 tons of…

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Hamilton. an Early Morning Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 5

At three o'clock yesterday morning the fire brigades were called to an outbreak in a wooden house of two storeys in Tudor-street, Hamilton, owned and…

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Raymond Terrace Fire Two Places Gutted Brigade's Prompt Work Estimated Damage £2,500

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

A large shed, owned by Messrs. Cameron and M'Fadden, of Sussex-street, Sydney, was destroyed by fire at Raymond Terrace this morning. The shed contained over…

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Disastrous Fire at Raymond Terrace. Bakery and Hay Shed Demolished

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 6

Mr. E. L. Markey's bakery and Messrs. Cameron and M'Fadden's large hayshed, in Hunter-street, Raymond Terrace, were completely demolished by fire yesterday, and but…

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Zeebrugge Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 5

Amsterdam states that reports from the frontier show that the repeated aerial raids on Zeebrugge are inflicting heavy losses on the Germans…

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Another Blaze

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

At 9.35 a.m. a fire broke out at H. T. Lucerne's motor garage, 112 Darby-street, city. On arriving at the place, the headquarters fire detachment found that a 22-40 Benz…

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Photos Under Fire Airmen "Spotters"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

In the distance, some five miles across the lines, was a group of villages—landmarks indicating the area they were to photograph (says the correspondent of the "Daily Mail.")…

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Early Morning Fire Stockton Premises Demolished

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

Property said to have been valued at between £600 and £1000 was destroyed by a fire at Stockton early this morning. District Fire Officer Hillier is of opinion that…

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Fire at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 6

A two-storied building, 50ft by 20ft, of wood, and iron roof, off Clyde-street, Stockton, owned and used by Mr. William Hinds, carting contractor, of…

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Bulk Storage of Coal. Precautions Against Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

Large quantities of coal are being stored in the Newcastle district, and at various points of the southern coalfield, on behalf of the New South Wales Railway…

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Violent Artillery Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

A French communique states:— There was somewhat violent artillery fire at night time in the region of Helles, [?]reat Wood, and Rouvray…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 6

A fire, which did damage to the extent of £4000 or £5000, broke out at an early hour this morning in a two-storied building in Cecil-street, Paddington, occupied…

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War in Oils Painting Under Fire LONDON. Monday night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 1

Speaking at the exhibition of war pictures at the Gratten Galleries, General Hobbs said that artists chared all the risks of soldiers in order faithfully to portray the war…

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Scone Fire Scone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 6

One of M. Campbell and Company's bulk stores was burnt out early this morning. The damage is estimated at over £1500. The loss is partly covered by insurance…

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Small Fires At Wickham and Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 6

The residence of Mr. Holbron, jeweller and communication agent, at 53 Chariton-street, Wickham, was the scene of a fire between five and six o'clock last evening. The blaze…

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The Abernethy Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 6

Mr. G. Brown, district coroner, held an inquest at the Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday concerning the destruction by fire on May 11 of a building used as a store at…

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Stedman's Fires An Unlucky Firm SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

So far as could be pothered this morning, the loss through last night's fire at Stedman and Henderson's confectionery factory at Pyrmont represents about…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

A fire, causing damage to the extent of over £10,000, broke out in the Pyrmont branch of Stedman and Henderson's Sweets, Limited, shortly before…

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Smouldering Fires Austria Restless London Friday night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 1

Apparently serious things are happening in Austria, of which very little is allowed to be known, but significant facts are negianing to leak out, Indicating the existence of…

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