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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire at Abermain

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 5

A fire o[?]urred in Creek-street, Abermain, early this morning, totally destroying the house occupied by Mrs. J. Murray, The furniture and a new…

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Outbreaks of Fire. Stockton & Broadmeadow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 4

At 11.45 on Saturday night the headquarters' station of Newcastle Fire Brigades were informed that the mental hospital wharf at North Stockton was…

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Fire Fighting Stockton Boundary

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 4

The Fire Underwriters' Association Informed Stockton Council that it had been decided to extend the boundary of the town to Garden Suburb…

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Fires on Ships New Regulations Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 5

The Federal Navigation Department issued sued A statement to-day to the effect that during the last six months there had been an alarming number of serious…

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Fire Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

The board reported that this fund was still in the preparatory stages. A large amount of useful detail was being incorporated in the records, which…

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Fire Risks Newcastle's Position Few Outbreaks

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 6

Whether it is that the risks are not so great, the fact remains that there are far fewer fires proportionately, in Newcastle than…

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Great Fire in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

A telegram from Tokio states a fire broke out in the business portion of the town of Hachinohe, in the Oomori prefecture, and the flames raged for three…

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Midnight Call Stockton Fire Alarm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 6

Stockton Fire Brigade was called at midnight to the residence of Mr. Sansom, in Dunbar-street A fire started in a cupboard, but it was…

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Fire Board Visit to Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

The Board of Fire Commissioners will shortly make un Inspection of the B division, which includes the whole of the South Maltland…

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Blaze and Glitter Mussolini the Gorgeous ROME

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 1

Mussolini, at the opening of Parliament to-morrow, desires the utmost brilliance and ceremonial. He and his Ministers will wear new…

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Fire Prevention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 7

Sir,—I notice that the Board of Fire Commissioners will visit Newcastle shortly on an inspection tour. I would like to suggest to the aldermen of this city, and…

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House Burned West Wallsend Blaze

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 8

An unoccupied four-roomed [?]use was burnt to the ground at Ridge-street, West Wallsend, last night, between nine and 10 o'clock…

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Fire Prevention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 2

Sir—I would like to point out that Wickham, Hamilton, and Waratah fire stations are all supplied with motors, while Scott-street fire station, in the…

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Tourist House Burned Blaze at Dora Creek WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 6

Lake Macquarie House, a tourist boarding house on Dora Creek, was totally destroyed by fire. Only two visitors from Sydney were present…

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Morisset Fire School Of Arts Gutted Man Nearly Trapped wyong

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 6

Early the morning the Morisset School of Arts building, with the library und billiard room, was totally destroyed by fire…

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Hospital Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 4

A fire broke out in the nurses' quartets at Sydney Hospital. Floor polish in course of preparation blazed up, but the outbreak was confined to…

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Fire at Mine Blaze at Redhead Colliery Loss of Stores Series of Loud Reports

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 5

The stores and workshops at Redhead colliery were destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning…

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Redhead Fire Mine Idle To-Day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 6

As a result of the fire at Redhead colliery yesterday morning the pit is not working to-day. It Is expected that operations will…

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Fire at Redhead. Colliery Storeroom and Workshop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

The store room and workshop at Redhead colliery were destroyed, with their contents, by fire at an early hour yesterday morning…

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Charmed Life Stoker's Wonderful Escape Six Hours in Fire London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 1

Cardiff firemen, penetrating to the cellar of a burnt-out three-storey building, beard groans, and found John Coope, a stoker, In a state of…

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