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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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For Private View Cessnock Artist's Pictures Prosecution Fails Found After the Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

Zlf Dunstan pleaded not guilty of the Cessnock Police Court this morning. before Mr. Fletcher. P.M., When charged with having indecent…

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Chaplin Capers Fire Brigade Does Movie Stunts Fun for the Crowd Firemen Held Up in the Street While Buildings Burn

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 6

The ludicrous anlics of the Newccastle East fire brigade are becoming to frequent that there it more than a suspicion that Newcastle might yet feature as the Hollywood—and not the Pillsburg—of Australia. Not content with arriving at a fire on the first day of the year in an…

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House on Fire Chinaman's Home Burnt

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 5

A house in Clyde-street, Newtown, occupied by a Chinese market gardener, R. Will sing, was burned to the ground by fire this morning…

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Fire at Newtown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

A cottage of three rooms in the centre of a Chinese garden off Clyde-street, Newtown Hamilton was gutted yesterday shortly before noon, in the absence…

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Fire in Tokio Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

St. Luke's International Hospital was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. There were no casualties, but the records and stores were burnt. The…

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Fire Board Votes for Aid. Cornish

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

Alderman Toll said, at Wickham Council last night, that they ought to get some one in this district to represent them on the Fire Brigades Board…

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Chimney on Fire Carrington Scare

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

Headquarters and Carrington Fire Brigades received a call to 24 Cowper-street, Carrington, at 9.22 this morning. On arrival at the house…

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Gale and Fire Motor Ship's Plight LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

The crew of the Swedish motor ship Tankard had a desperate fight with fire in the North Sea during the height of a gale…

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Fire Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Nominations will close on January 27 for positions on the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners. Between that date and February 27 the municipal…

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A Fire Brigade Presentation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

There was an enthusiastic social gathering at Hamilton fire brigade station on Saturday to say farewell to Sub-station Officer J. Goodwin and his wife and…

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Fire Board Election Too Many Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

Several of the Hamilton aldermen believe that if the number of local candidates seeking election on the Fire Board were reduced to one…

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Maitland Blaze Shop Gutted Serious Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 6

A fire broke out about two o'clock this morning in the temporarily unoccupied shop and dwelling of Mrs. Emily Allen, situated at 100…

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Fire at Uralla

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 5

Henry's sawmills at Uralla, containing the town's lighting plant, were completely gulled by fire. The property was insured for [200 with the…

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"Set on Fire" Redfern Picture Palace Coroner's Verdict Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 5

"There was kerosene in the band instruments, the stage was saturated with it, and the organ was covered with kerosone."…

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Store on Fire Blaze at Cooranbong WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

The general store of R. Jurd, of Cooranbong, together with its contents was totally destroyed by fire at 11.30 last night. The premises, which…

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Last Horse Fire Engine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 3

Alderman G. T. Baker, a member of the Fire Brigades Board, in addressing the North Sydney Council last evening, said that the New South…

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Short of Water Serious Plight in Tokio Thousand Fires Tokio

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 1

Unless the drought which has prevailed for some time breaks within the next fortnight. Tokio will be facing a serious situation…

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New Fire Board City Votes for Cornish

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 3

The Newcastle City Council has decided in favor of the candidature of Alderman H. P. Cornish for a seat on the Board of fire Commissioners…

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Islington Fire Early Morning Blaze Shop and Dwelling

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

A shop and dwelling containing nine rooms in Maitland-road, Islington, was severely damaged by fire early this morning…

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Fire at Islington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

Shortly before seven o'clock last night the Hamilton Fire Brigade received a call through the exchange to a fire in Maitland-road, Islington. A motor…

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