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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Next Year Kitchener Fire Fighting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 5

The Board of Fire Commissioners has advised Cessnock Shire Council that the requests for a partially-paid fireman at Kitchener, and that a reel…

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Fire on the Coombar Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 8

A fire which broke out in the forecastle of the North Coast Company's steamer Coombar to-night is regarded in a suspicious light by the firemen,…

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Fire Rumors "Heating" at Killingworth Inspection To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 5

Following tho discovery of heating-up in Killingworth colliery, a joint inspection of the workings is being made to-day, by Acting District check…

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Fire on Steamer Inquiries by Police SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 5

The police are inquiring into the possibility that the fire on the North Coast steamer Coombar last night was the work or an incendiarist…

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Fire Alarms Funds Not Available

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1925 · page 11

The secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioner has advised Hamilton Council that its request for six additional fire alarms in the municipality…

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The Coombar Fire an Arrest Made Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1925 · page 5

There was a sensational development this afternoon in connection with the mysterious fire which broke out on board the coastal steamer Coombar last night…

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Result of Fire Five Hundred Workless MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1925 · page 12

The damage caused by the fire at the Lincoin Knitting and Spinning Mills is officially estimated as in excess of £500,000…

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Mayfield Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 4

Headquarters Waratah and Tighe's Hill fore brigades effected a good save on Saturday night at a fire at the residence of Mrs. M. A. Henderson…

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Fire at Mayfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 5

Damage to the value of about £100 was done by fire on Saturday night to the home of Mrs. Mary Annie Henderson, at No. 60 Kerr-street, Mayfield…

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Forest Fire in Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that a forest fire destroyed 40,000 acres of valuable timber land, and many farms and residences…

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Tram on Fire Americans to Rescue Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 4

There was considerable excitement in George-street about seven o'clock last night when a tramcar, crowded with passengers, proceeding to Circular…

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Melbourne Fire Valuable Records Saved MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 5

Valuable statistical records were imperilled by a fire which occurred early this morning at a two-storey brick building in Albert-street, East…

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Cessnock Fire Man's Prompt Save

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 5

Cessnock fire brigade received a call at one o'clock this morning, and the engine with firemen. Bullock and Mellor arrived promptly. About four…

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Coombar Fire Wharf Laborer Charged SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 5

James Edward Coleman, Wharf laborer, appeared before the Central Police Court to-day, charged with having set fire to the S.S. Coombar…

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Big Fire Oil Town in Flames

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 1

NEW ORLEANS, Sunday. Half of the Texas oil town of Liberty has been destroyed by one of the worst fires yet experienced…

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Data Destroyed Fire in Wireless Station LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 1

A fire in the experimental section of Marconi's wireless station at Chelmsford destroyed valuable technical data relating to beam…

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Cycle on Fire Blaze at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 7

Cossnock fire station received a call this morning to a motor cycle, which was in flames outside the Wentworth Hotel in Vincent-street…

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School on Fire Rylestone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

The Rylestone public school was gutted by fire this morning, owing to a stove pipe setting the celling alight. There were 200 children in the…

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Fire Destroys School Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 4

Owing, to the over-heating of a fuel stove, Rylstone Public School was destroyed by fire to-day. Fortunately the scholars remained calm, and were…

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Fire on Steamer Evidence at Inquest Coombar Outbreak Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

The fire on the north coast steamer Coombar on July 21, which occurred while the vessel was lying at a Sussex-street wharf, was inquired…

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