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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Help for Hospitals Fire Brigade Movement

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 9

The large attendance at tho meet- Ing last night in Lambton Council Chambers, to assist the movement Inaugurated by the fire brigades to raise [?]…

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Fire at Studio The Beautiful Cloak Model

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 8

A report that tho big Goldwyn studio, on Washington boulevard, was burning, brought residents of Culver City. Calif., and surrounding territory…

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Fire Brigades' Hospital Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 8

The effort of the district fire brigades on behalf of Newcastle Hospital, in connection with New South Wales Fire Brigades Hospital carnival, will be…

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Fire Brigades' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 8

The carnival which the fire brigades ore undertaking in aid of Newcastle Hospital will be launched this evening, when an illuminated procession will leave…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 6

A meeting of representatives of the Fire Brigades, Maitland Hospital, Maitland Ambulance, and other citizens was held at the West Maitland Fire…

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For the Hospital Fire Brigades' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 7

Despite inclement weather conditions, Newcastle district firemen and their helpers were busy throughout the morning yesterday making preparations for the…

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Fire at Brisbane Seven Buildings Gutted BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 November 1925 · page 5

The worst fire in the history of Stone's Corner, Brisbane, occurred [?] this morning when seven onefloor business premises were gutted…

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Swansea Fire Volunteers Good Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 2

On Monday night a portion of the summer residences of Mr. J. A. Wood, at Swansea, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Wood spent the week-end at…

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Clothes Caught Fire Woman and Son Burned Auckland (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 3

A shocking affair occurred at Penrose, when Mrs. Dorothy William, wife of a stoneworker, used motor spirit to coax a fire in the kitchen…

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Fire at Greta

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 10

A serious fire at Mrs. M. A. Boyle's residence in Nelson-strcet, Greta, on Friday, was averted through the prompt action of neighbors in…

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"Should Not Dictate" Wallsend and Fire Board

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 3

Wallsend Council and the Flire Brigades Board have for a long time differed in regard to the street fire alarms. The Board wishes certain…

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Fireman Burned Oil Vat Blaze SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 8

When assisting to extinguish a fire caused by a vat of oil catching alight at the Premier Saw Works at Annandale this morning, Fireman Greyhurst…

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Fire Brigades' Beach Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 8

A fancy fair will be opened on Newcastle Beach next Friday night, near the Ocean Baths, in furtherance of the fire brigades' effort on behalf of Newcastle…

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Disastrous Fires Baths and Joinery Works MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 6

Following upon the spectacular fire which destroyed St. Kilda men's baths last night, the large joinery factory of H. G. Watson and several adjacent…

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Steamer on Fire London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 5

A message from Cape May, New Jersey, states that the steamer Lenape, playing between New York and Jacksonville, Florida, is heading at full speed…

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Fire at Maitland John Brown's Hay

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 9

A fire commenced among about 20 tons of lucerne hay stored in a barn owned by Mr. John Brown, off the Louth Park road, West Maitland at…

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Storm and Fire Crowded Liner Burns in Howling Gale Thrilling Rescues Seamanship Triumphs Over Storm-tossed Ocean

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 1

Though the sea was stung to fury by a terrific gale, 350 passengers and the crew were removed without the loss of a single life when the liner Lenape burned to the water's edge off the American coast…

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Stock Cremated Queensland Bush Fire BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 5

Advice has been received of a bush are at Strathstuart Station, in the Hughenden district, in which 300 head of cattle and 50 horses were…

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Fire in Newcastle. Dental Surgery Blaze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 7

At ten minutes to one o'clock this morning the fire brigades were called to the three-storied building at the corner of Hunter and Newcomen…

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Small Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 5

Headquarters fire brigade received a call to Westminster Hotel, Newcastle, early this afternoon. A small fire was found in a bedroom on the sixth…

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