West Wallsend. Fire Brigade Function
There was a gathering at West Wallsend Fire Brigade station on Saturday to celebrate the installation of the new motor-driven engine…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 28
Small Fires
Several grass fires occurred yesterday afternoon. The Tighe's Hill Brigade was called at 4.30 to an outbreak at the rear of the residence of Mr. A. Houston,…
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Damage estimated at £250,000 was done when fire destroyed a quarter of the ancient city of Bourges. The historic palace of Jacques Cocur…
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The principal shopping centre of the town was threatened when a fire broke out early yesterday morning at Woonona, on the South Coast. The outbreak…
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A fire broke out in a shop owned by Mrs. Sarah Turnbull in Carring-ton-street, West Wallsend, about 3-45 a.m, to-day. West Wollsend fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Under Fire Miners' Treasurer at Adamstown Lively Meeting Store Orders Instead of Strike Pay?
The miners' treasurer (Mr. A. Teece) faced a barrage of questions at the aggregate meeting at Adamstown to-day. Mr. Teece urged the men not to adopt direct action unless they had a fighting chance…
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Several packing cases in a yard at the rear of the Great Northern Hotel caught Fire yesterday morning, and before much damage was done they were quickly…
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A fire broke out in a two-storied building in the main street. West Wallsend about 3.45 yesterday morning. The building, which was completely gutted,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Benzine Blaze Child's Death Coroner's Finding
An inquest was by Mr. W. R. Pickett, District Coroner, at Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, into the death of Nita Mitchell, aged three years,…
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Newcastle East Fire Brigade received calls yesterday afternoon to two outbreaks of fire in Telford and Scott streets. Fortunately, both outbreaks were confined to…
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During recent weeks headquarters station of the metropolitan fire brigade received many calls to various parts of the city, but on rushing to the scene found…
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Sir,âBeing an eye-witness to the fire when unfortunately the whole of Mr. N. Turnbull's property was destroyed. I feel the people of West Wallsend should be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INFERNO Hundreds Perish in Flames Theatre Fire City of Madrid in Mourning MADRID, Sunday Night
It has been definitely established that several hundred persons, including many children, perished in a fire which destroyed the Novadades theatre, in the most thickly populated quarter of the city…
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The headquarters station of Newcastle Fire Brigades received two calls yesterday, and in each case the outbreak was quickly suppressed…
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A shed owned by Mr. E. Murphy, in 37 Dora-street, Mayfield, was destroyed by fire last night. Waratah and Tighe's Hill brigades were called out an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Fires Earthquake Shocks, Too Four Dead Los Angeles
Earthquake shocks and forest fires have caused alarm and destruction in various parts of the State. Three distinct shocks were felt in…
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The majority of the victims of the fire in the Novedades Theatre were of the 'poorest class. One reason for the high death roll in a…
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About twenty minutes to nine o'clock last night, Constable Cross was on duty when he noticed a man acting suspiciously in front of a door of Wilkinson Bros'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theatre Fire in Madrid Five Hundred Killed (Australian Press Association.) MADRID
Several hundreds of people, including many children, perished in a fire which destroyed the Novedades Theatre, and spread to the most populous quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Like Beasts Theatre Fire Horror Wild Stampede "Triumph for the Strongest" MADRID
Three engineers who escaped among the last survivors in the terrible fire in the Novedas Theatre, said that men and women…
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