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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1920

211 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 11

Outrage in Cork. Fires in the City. Four Hundred and Fifty Houses Burned. Rifle and Revolver Fire in Streets. People Dragged From Trams and Beaten. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 5

The people of Cork spent the whole of Saturday night in terror through fires and explosions. St. Patrick-street, the city's main…

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WARATAH'S £695 BILL Fire Insurance Costs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 December 1920 · page 7

Waratah Council will have to pay £183 3s 2d more to the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. than it did last year. This year's contribution…

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Fires in Cork Official Inquiry Sinn Fein Conspiracy LONDON, December 13

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 December 1920 · page 5

Continuing his speech in the House at Commons to-night. Sir Hammer Greenwood said that General Strickland had started an inquiry into the…

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Hamilton Fire Station

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 5

Hamilton Council was last night informed by the Board of Fire Commissioners that provision for the purchase or land for a new fire station at…

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Fires in Cork Crown Forces Charged "Incontrover tible Evidence" Railway Strike Off London. Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 1

The Labor Commission of Inquiry, which is at present at Cork, declares that the Crown forces caused Sunday's fires. It offers to produce evidence. If the safety of witnesses is guaranteed.(Published In "The Times.")…

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Colliery Fire Lymington to Be Opened Inspection Next Month

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 1

The Lymington Colliery at Cardiff, which has been dosed down on account of a fire in the workings, will be opened next month and examined…

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Army Hostel Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 5

A fire broke out in the church Army Hostel, Marylebone, yesterday morning. The flames, which spread rapidly, cut off thirty-three war cripples who were…

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Death of Mr. Shepherd Fire Board Representative SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 5

Mr. Richard Shepherd, Mayor of Berry and country councils representative on the Board of fire Commissioners, died yesterday at his…

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Pitched Battle Fighting in the Dark Troops Fire on Police Military Activities in Dublin LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 1

The military authorities have occupied Dublin City Hall and the municipal buildings. Additional particulars of the Mullin shone battle show that it was in the…

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Oil Fire Risks on Board Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 5

The increased risk of fire on board ship arising from the use of oil fuel instead of coal induced the British Board of Trade to form a special committee to…

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Steamer on Fire Blaze in Bunkers Westralian Boat Doomed PERTH

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 5

The State steamer Kwinana, Tring alongside Carnarvon jetty, is afire with the flames beyond control. THe fire broke cut in the coal…

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Factory Fire Store Room Outbreak a Suspicious Bucket SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 December 1920 · page 5

A fire broke out about three o'clock this morning in the clothing factory of S. Weingot and Sons, 174 Sussex street Sprinklers in the building…

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