New Station? Merewether Fire Brigade
The Board of Fire Commissioners' estimates for 1927 were Council Merewether Council last night, showing that Merewether's contribution was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 29
The Home Seekers Page "Pure Piffle" Permanent Officer Wanted Wallsend Fire Brigade
Wallsend Council intends to continue its agitation for the appointment of a permanent officer to the local fire station…
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Damage estimated at some thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which broke out in premises in Buckland-street, Chippendale, to-night,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Assessment Hamilton Protest
The Hamilton Council is dissatisfied with the Board of Fire Commissioners' assessment of its contribution for 1927…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners have notified the Kearsley Shire Council that the tender of Messrs. Skelton and Worth, of £364, has been accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire at Parkes PARKES
A fire broke out on Maguire's lease. It started from the roots of a tree, which had been lighted seven months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Cellar Flooded Fire Engine at Work
Percolating through a concrete wall three feet thick, flood waters rose so rapidly in the cellars of the George Hotel, Scott-street, Newcastle, this…
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Mrs. Mary Ann Preston, an elderly woman living alone at Koorawatha, was charged before the Cowra Police Court to-day with having set fire to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Fire Show Grandstand Damaged
The grandstand at Cessnock Showground and Speedway was almost destroyed by a fire which broke out about 2.15 p.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →His Last Fire Retiring Officer Killed Engine Skids London
Skidding' while speeding to a fire, the Stockport motor fire engine crashed through a parapet of the Mersey bridge, and somersaulted 25 feet into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →250 FIRES Newcastle Brigades Year's Operations 18 False Alarms
Newcastle Fire Brigade district dealt with 250 fires during the year, and the brigades received in all 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Premier's Message Year of Hardship Fires and Floods Stdney
The following New Year message was issued by the Premier (Mr. Lang) this afternoon:— "The year 1926 was a period of…
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