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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 28
That the Fire Board intended, in the interests of economy and efficiency, to eliminate a number of buildings and to centralise fire brigades, was explained by the president of the Board (Mr. T. J. Smith) during a Newcastle district inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out aboard the wooden vessel Bethungra, anchored off Spectacle Island. Parramatta River, yesterday after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When her night dress caught fire as she was standing in front of a fire this morning. Anna May Humphries, 5, of Thitendalc-street, Spcer's Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A new fire station is to be erected at Stockton, announced the president of the Fire Board (Mr. T. J. Smith. M.L.C.), this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales and other officers visited Newcastle yesterday, and inspected stations in some of the suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The contents of a shed at the back of the Engineers' and Colliery supplies, at 409 Hunter-street, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Board of Fire Commissioners visited Stockton yesterday, and met a deputation from the council in connection with the proposed erection of a new fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Early yesterday morning a building in a laneway at the rear of the Engineer and Colliery Supply Company's premises in Hunter-street West, occupied by Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Albert Warren and his wife were forced to beat a hasty retreat from their home in Sydney-road, Seaforth, early yesterday morning, when the place was found to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After condemning a house in Perey-street, and making an order for its demolition, Lambton Council was forestalled by a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An unoccupied two-roomed house in Percy-street, North Lambton, was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. A passer-by saw smoke coming from under…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor spirit vapour coming in contact with a naked light was responsible for an outbreak of fire at Messrs. Young and Green's motor garage, King-street West,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The wooden steamer Birriwa, formerly owned by the Commonwealth Government line of steamers, which is lying near Spectacle Island, Sydney Harbour, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is not expected that any deputations will meet Hie Board of Fire Commissioners on Us visit to Mattland to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire broke out on the Common-:Wealth and Dominion liner Port Nicholson, and has been extinguished. The cargo In No. 5 hold was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damage running into thousands of pounds, was caused by a spectacular fire which broke out in premises in Sussex-street Sydney occupied by Norco;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Said to have interfered, with the firemen's hoses and ladders at the fire at Norco, Limited's, promises in Sydney on Monday night. Henry Josph O'Brien was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, on their visit to West Maitland, last night, expressed complete satisfaction with the station and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A block of wooden buildings in the centre of Belgrave Township, facing the railway station, were destroyed by fire this morning. In the absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The members of the New South Wales hoard of Fire Commissioners, comprising Messrs. T. J. Smith, M.L.C. (chairman), E. E. Collins, and J. M'Nambra, paid…
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