Lightning Causes Fire
During the height of the storm early on Saturday morning, the lightning was very bad, and the arresters at the Newcastle City Council's power-house in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 25
£60,000 SURPLUS Madame Tussaud's Fire
"This only shown the wisdom of being ready for a fire," said Mr. Justice Eve, in the Chancery Division, when asked to decide how the surplus…
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Newcastle fire brigade motor pumps were busy during the week-end, but not at fires. On Saturday afternoon a motor fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£10,000 BLAZE Station Property Destroyed PERTH
Loss of shearing and machinery sheds, valuable machinery, other plant, and a quantity of fodder representing £10,000 damages, was…
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Thousands of employees were held prisoners in office buildings when lifts stopped and 15,000 telephones were thrown out of commission, when a fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four Lives Lost when Blazing 'Plane Crashes More Chaos in China Nationalists in New Civil War Breakaway From "Reds" Powers' Forces Under Fire on Yangtse
The Nationalist forces in China have split, and another civil war has started. The moderate Nationalists, with headquarters at Nankin, have decided to exterminate Communism…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cook's Hill Fire
Last night, the Newcastle Fire Brigade were called out to an outbreak of fire in a garage at the rear of premises occupied by Mr. James Lynch, in 65…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cook's Hill Fire Motor Car Damaged
Headquarters fire brigade was called to 65 Gibson-avenue, Cook's Hill, at 8 p.m. last night for a fire in a shed at the rear of the promises of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JUMPED 8,000 FEET English 'Plane on Fire LONDON
An Air Force machine undergoing a secret test for high altitudes at Kenley, became uncontrollable at 15,000 feet. At 8000…
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A Lancia motor omnibus, owned by Messrs. J. and E. Melville, Denison-street, Hamilton, was considerably damaged by fire in Maitland-road, Tighe's Hill,…
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Headquarters fire station was called at 4.50 p.m. on Saturday for a fire in a three-roomed, wooden cottage in King-street, Cook's Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Distracted China Northern Guns Bombard Nankin Red Rift Widens British Warships Return Cantonese Fire
To carry on the campaign against the Moderate Nationalists, the Communist. Government at Hankow has commenced confiscating private fortunes, and has executed those merchants who displayed reluctance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Insufficient Funds" Waratah Fire Station
The Board of Fire Commissioners has not sufficient money to provide permanent men at Waratah fire station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Where's the Fire? Excited Bridal Party ROCKHAMPTON
Just after a bridal party had been photographed in a local studio last night, the doors burst open and the firemen rushed in with…
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[?] Hill Fire Brigade was called to a fire in Mitchell-street at 1.10 o'clock this morning. The fire occured in a wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burned Sugar £100,000 Fire Damage BRISBANE
Between 2000 and 3000 tons of reined sugar, valued at £100,000, was destroyed by a fire which broke but at Millaquin refinery, at 7 a.m…
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A disastrous fire occurred at the Millaquin refinery this morning, when over £100,000 worth of refined sugar was destroyed the total damage being estimated…
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A fire occurred at 12.37 p.m. to-day at the Mayfield public school, and the store room and contents were severely damaged by fire. The colling…
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Damage estimated at £10,000 was done by a fire which destroyed seven promises in the business centre of Blackall at an early hour yesterday morning…
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At Blackall, a disastrous fire occurred at 1 o'clock on Saturday morning. The outbreak is believed to have started in Rusell's tailor shop. The…
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