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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

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The American Fires. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 5

Messages from Duluth (Minnesota) regarding the forest fires state that 12,000 refugees have arrived in Duluth, as well as more than 100 bodies…

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Here and There Scrub Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 5

Merewether Fire Brigade had a couple of hours' hard work in extinguishing a scrub and grass fire at Victoria Gulley, near Glebe Pit, last…

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Sugar Store Fire Pyrmont Blaze Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 5

The Colonial Sugar Refining Company's refinery store at Pyrmont was totally destroyed early this morning by a fire which was remarkable for…

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Big Fire in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 7

A fire, which broke out shortly before one o'clock yesterday morning, destroyed the refined sugar store belonging to the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., in…

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Fatal Storm Missing Boating Parties Big Bush Fires Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 5

A windstorm which attained a velocity of 52 miles an hour, laden with hot winds, swept over the city and suburbs, and the outskirts of the…

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Tighe's Hill Fire a Good Save

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 6

At 3.30 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a shop and residence owned by Benjamin Hartley, situated at the corner of Elizabeth-street and…

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Fires on Aisne and Serre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1918 · page 5

French aviation observes report numerous fires on the Alsne, also in the valley of the Serre. A fleet of 20 machines copiously bombed…

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Fires of Revolt Bolsheviks Incite Murder LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Stockholm states that a message from Petrograd says that the Bolshevik leader Zinovieff in a fiery speech, urged the…

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Last Night's Fire Not Extinguished Yet

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 5

The fire which broke out at 8.30 last night in R. Hall and Son's produce store at Zara-street, has not yet been entirely extinguished. District Officer…

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Fire in Newcastle. R. Hall and Son's Produce Store

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 5

Shortly after half-past eight o'clock last night a fire was discovered in Messrs. R. Hall and Sons' produce store, Zara-street Newcastle, and considerable damage was…

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Fire Brigade Display

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 6

The most brilliant feature of last night's procession was the display provided by the Newcastle and district fire brigades, under the direction…

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Fire at Goods-shed. Smart Brigade Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 6

The goods yard of the Newcastle railway statics was last evening the scene of a fire, which burned fiercely for some time, and caused a deal of excitement. The…

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An Alarm of Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 5

A few minutes after ten o'clock last night, great excitement was caused among the dense crowds in Hunter-street, when it became known that an outbreak of fire…

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Australians Cease Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1918 · page 5

Peace came to the Australian and other armies in this form : "At eleven O'clock to-day, November 11, the troops will stand feet on the positions reached at the hour…

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Two Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 5

Two fires were put out this afternoon. The first broke out in some stables owned by Richard M'Auliffe, in Watkin-street, Merewether, and…

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Maitland District. the Abermain Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 6

The adjourned inquiry concerning the fire that occurred in a building in Charles-street Abermain, occupied by Nichoius Habib Hessnie, and destroyed by fire on…

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Fire in Debris Nuisance at Wickham

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 3

A considerable volume of smoke and sparks from the resumed land lately occupied by Armstrong and Royse's saw mills caused residents of…

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Smoke Without Fire Troelstra's Revolt Loyalty to the Queen LONDON. Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 November 1918 · page 5

Telegraphing from Rotterdam on November 17, Reuter's correspondent states:—To-day, which was fixed for the…

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Fire at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 November 1918 · page 5

Mr. A. Marstella, fireman at Adamstown, writes regarding the report of the fire at Mr. G. Henderson's residence in Brunker-road on Friday afternoon, that he with…

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Headquarters Fire Engine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 4

The district fire headquarters motor engine was returned to Newcastle from Sydney this morning, after having undergone repairs…

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