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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

415 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 21

Fire on Lake £250 Launch Destroyed Morning Blaze

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 5

The well-known motor cabin launch, Raynorm, owned by Mr. Fry, of Toronto, was totally destroyed by fire at her moorings in Toronto early…

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Fire at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 6

The Cessnock fire brigade was called out at 4.2 a m. yesterday to a Ore in two weatherboard shops in Vincent-street, occupied by J. S. Hewitt a…

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Cessnock Fire Two Shops Damaged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 5

Cessnock Fire Brigade station received a call at four o'clock yesterday morning, and proceeded to a [?]ra in a weatherboard building in…

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Fire on Lake Macquarie Motor Launch Burned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

The motor launch Raynorn, one of the finest of its type of craft on Lake Macquarie, and owned by Mr. H. C. Fry, of Toronto, was totally destroyed by fire…

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Clothing Caught Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 6

Denis McCarthy, aged 72. who lives in a cave on the Parramatta River, near the Burnaide Homes, was severely burnt about the body owing to his…

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Fighting Fire Engines for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 3

The countly representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners (Mr. J. Cullen) has informed Adamstown council that the matter of the…

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Honey on Fire Blaze At Ireland's Boiler Overheated

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 8

Soon after 4 a.m. this morning the police telephoned the Newcastle headquarters [?] brigade, stating that a [?] had occurred at J. Ireland's…

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Maitland Fire Station

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 9

The up-to-date fire brigade station in High-street, West Maitland…

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Fire at Wonthaggi Two Men Missing Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 5

A fire has broken out in the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, which apparently was caused by an electric cable at the air shaft at the M'Bride tunnel being…

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Two Peculiar Fires John Faulkner Committed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 6

The two outbreaks of fire on July 18 and 21 respectively at the residence occupied by John Leslie Faulkner at Victoria-street, Kurri Kurri, was the…

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Fires in Mines Questions in the Assembly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr. Murray, M.P., asked the Minister for Mines if, in view of the fact that two men had lost their lives…

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Egyptians Killed British Troops Fire on Railway Battalion Cadets with Arms Shooting Arouses Strong Feeling in the Soudan LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 1

Egyptian feeling against the continuance of British control of the Soudan may have been the cause of an anti-British demonstration at Khartoum, as a result of which troops were compelled to fire, killing a number of Egyptians…

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Hayshed Burnt Raymond Terrace Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 6

A large hay- shed, owned by Mr. Stan Clark, of Miller's Forest, was completely destroyed by fire last night A quantity of hay. millet, and…

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Roof in Danger Wonthaggi Mine Fire MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 6

There is a great possibility that the pillars of coal left standing to support the roof above the workings on portion of the seam known as…

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Fatal Fire Heroic Effort Fails Botany Tragedy Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 6

A whole family narrowly escaped death when their home in Botany-road, Botany, was destroyed by fire last night. As it was, Arthur Lyons perished…

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Stuck in the Mud Fire Engine Delayed Hamilton Alarm

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 2

Damage amounting to about £10 was caused by a fire which broke out early this morning in a back room of a cottage in Pulver-street, Hamilton,…

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Fatal Fire in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 6

Tragedy attended a fire which broke out early yesterday morning and destroyed a weatherboard cottage in Botany-road, Botany, Arthur Henry…

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Ravages of Fire Bellbird Devastation No New Advance

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 5

While shiftmen are clearing away the debris, Proto men are erecting concrete stoppings in the last section of the Bellbird colliery to be…

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Bank Robbed Suspects Fire on Police SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 3

Safe-blowers, who have been very active in Sydney lately, visited a branch office of the Government Savings Bank in Alfred-street. North…

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Fire Alarms

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 4

When the Fire Commissioners were in the Newcastle district Waratah Council asked that, ponding tho station of a fire station at Mayflold, more…

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