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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1920

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Fire Brigades 155 OUTBREAKS Fire Alarms and Vandalism

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 2

A review of the Newcastle Fire Brigades, Including Wallsend, West Wallsend and Boolaroo, gives cause for congratulation that the city and…

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Newcastle Fire Brigades. Year's Successful Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 3

During the closing hours of the year, Mr. W. Hillter, district officer in charge of the Newcastle headquarters fire brigade, was engaged compiling his report…

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Maitland District Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 6

The annual report covering the work of the fire brigades in B district of B' division, New South Wales Fire Brigades, shows that during last year there were…

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Fire in the Argentine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

A message from Buenos Ayres sates that a fire is raging over thirty miles of territory, from Buenos Ayres province to the P[?] territory. The flames…

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Fire and Flood Family's Sore Peril YOUNG

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

It was the grim task of Mr. Charles Master, of Sawtit Gully, to rescue his family first from fire and then from a flood on Saturday last. While their…

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One Fire Engine Wickham's Early Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 2

Aid. R. Shepherd, municipal representative on the Fire Brigrade Board, wrote, in reply to representations from WIckham Council, that provision had…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 7

The fire brigades effected a good save late this afternoon, when a fire occurred in a four-storeyed building in York-street, next-door to Messrs. Alex…

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Suspicious Fires Maitland Outbreaks

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

A couple of outbreaks of fire were discovered in the building known as the Marist Brothers' Monastery, Charles-street, West Maitland, on…

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Wallsend Fire One Shop Gutted Three Others Damaged

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

A serious fire occurred at Wallsend shortly before six o'clock this morning, as the result of which property owned by Mrs. M. M. Hardy was…

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Mysterious Tragedy Fire And Its Sequel LAUNCESTON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 5

Early on Monday morning a house at Blackwood Hill, 13 miles from Beaconsfield, was destroyed by fire. It was occupied by an elderly man named…

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Merewether Fire Shop and House Gutted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 1

At 4.30 this morning the Newcastle headquarters and Merewether fire in a small general store and residence in…

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Fire at Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

Shortly after four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a six-roomed house and shop at the intersection of Mary and Selwyn streets, Globe, and…

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Drink and Fire Alleged Arson

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 3

Because the license would not serve them with whisky on Saturday night, October 26, two men set fire to the Imperial hotel at Bingara, it was…

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Bingara Fire Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 3

John Thomas Brumpton and George Laws, two young shearers, were charged with having maliciously set fire to a dwelling house, with intent to injure, at…

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Tighe's Pictures "The Fire-Fighters"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 6

Fire! The alarm came over the wire, and Jack Manley knew that this was his chance of being of service to the girl he loved. Could he get there in…

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Home Destroyed Disastrous Fire £2000 Damages Uncovered

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Glen Innes on Saturday night, when the pretty cottage home of Mr. W st. Legb, situated in Mende-street, was…

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Adamstown Fire Brigade

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 6

The acting-secretary for the Board of fire Commissioners has notified Adamstown Council in respect to their request for a motor fire engine, that…

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£15,000 Fire Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 3

The factory and contents of C. R. Maguire and Co., wicker furnishers, Waterloo, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is…

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Four-oar Race Negotiations Hang Fire Deadlock May Result

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

The final arrangements for the Four Our Championship to be rowed on the Clarence on May 8 still hang fire…

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City Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

The fire which broke out in the building at the rear of the Newcastle Council Chambers last night, was extinguished before much damage had…

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