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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

381 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 20

Blaze at Barber's Fire at Cook's Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 7

A fire broke out in Mr. C. Dayis barber's shop in Spruce's buildings. 104 Durby-street, Cook's Hill about 9.30 p.m. last night. The shop is in…

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Playing with Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 6

In presenting Miss Audrey Bradshaw, director of The Merry Troubadours, with a three-feet high basket of arum illies and asparagus fern at…

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Fire in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 4

Headquarters and Newcastle East firemen were called out at 8.23 o'clock last night to an outbreak of fire at 104 Darby-street, in premises occupied by Mr…

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Garrison Captured Irish Irregulars' Success Barracks on Fire National Troops Retreat LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 1

Using an improvised armored car as cover, for the purpose of laying mines to blow up the barracks, a strong column of Irregulars attacked Clifdon…

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Fire Damp Explosion Disaster at Sea Seamen Injured French Steamer Suffers LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 1

While the French steamer Madeli was buffering her way through a terrific storm in the Bay of Biscay, a fire-damp explosion below nurled the…

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Railway on Fire Lime Works Blaze

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 6

About £15 damage was done to an elevated railway at the Waratah Lime Company's works, Georgetown, by fire last night…

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Coal on Fire Waratah "Volcano" Burning Underground

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 2

A few thousand tons of coal lying many feet underground in the hills beyond waratah is gradually going up in smoke…

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Chimney on Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 November 1922 · page 7

The clanging of the firebell brought Wallsend people to their doors with a rush on Saturday night, and as the brigade dashed away in the direction…

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'Lulu's" Debut Baptism of Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 November 1922 · page 6

Under the trees of the exercise ground, near to Saarbruck, is a stone with a somewhat brusque inscription, which, being translated, reads: "Lulu's Debut,…

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A New Fire Fighter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 5

The number of materials and devices for extinguishing fire is legion, but there is quite an original touch about a new invention recently demonstrated…

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Fatal Fit Woman Falls Into Fire Body Roasted Lithgow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 November 1922 · page 5

A fatal burning accident is reported from Paimers, Oakey. Mrs. Thomas Scott, during an attack of epilopsy, fell into an open fire,…

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A Star on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 12

Worlds, with probably millions of human beings like ourselves, have been destroyed and turned into glowing gas by a stupendous conflagration in the…

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Hall Burnt Fire at Karuah

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 6

The public hall at Tea Gardens was burnt to the ground on Tuesday night. How the are originated is a mystery…

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£100,000 FIRE Spectacular Outbreak in Sydney Dymock's Building Gutted Footbauers' Club in Danger Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 6

Not for years has Sydney see in such a spectacular fire as that which destroyed Dymock's Building, 68 Elizabeth-street, early this morning. The damage is estimated at nearly £100,000. Over 60 firmen and to engines fought the flames from a few minutes…

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Bush Fires Dense Harbor Haze Steamer Delayed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1922 · page 6

Fires have been burning in the bus around Balmoral and Middle Hoad since yesterday, and the smoke is so thick over the harbor and city that…

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Fire in Naples Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1922 · page 5

Naphtha caught fire at Naples, and spread over the harbour. It enveloped many warships. The cruiser Marsaila, the destroyer…

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Burning Scrub Fire Near Racecourse

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1922 · page 6

Burning ti-tree scrub, eight feet high, fanned by a brisk easterly breeze, endangered a cottage near the racecourse at Broadmeadow this…

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Fire at Pictures Audience in Panic Woman Drops Her Baby GRENFELL

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1922 · page 6

Following the cry of from the operator at the Star picture show in the Oddfellows' Hull on Saturday night there was a stampede among…

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The Naples Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 5

Messages from Naples show that the damage from the fire in the harbour, which was reported to have enveloped many warships, a cruiser, destroyer, and…

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Burning Scrub Thick Smoke Clouds Fires at Many Points

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 5

The Intense heat which prevailed yesterday had the effect of making scrub and fallen leaves highly inflammable, with the result that bush fires…

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