ATTACKED Timber Merchant Fires Cars Rushed Police Arrest Three Men SYDNEY
About 60 men attacked three cars, driven by Mr. W. H. Simpson, managing director of Bell and Fraser, timber merchants, of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
760 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 38
Maitland District Campbell's Hill Fire Strong Suspicion Coroner's Finding
The adjourned inquiry into the origin of the fire which occurred in a house occupied by Patrick Keogh, Campbell's Hill, West Maitland, on March 26, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Killed in Fierce May Day Street Battle in Berlin May Day Riots Pitched Battle in Berlin Heavy Casualties Police Open Fire on Communists BERLIN
The May Day riot, which grew more and more menacing as the day wore on, heavy rioting taking place in the heart of the city, reached a climax to-night in a fierce battle between 500 police and between 2000 and 3000 Communists…
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Three shops were destroyed by fire at Rylstone yesterday morning. The town is not equipped with a water supply, and nothing could be done to prevent the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUTTED Maitland Building Heavy Damage Early Morning Blaze
A merchant's shop was completely gulled, and premises occupied by a children's outfitter considerably damaged by a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District a Maitland Blaze Two Shops Destroyed
The West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out at 4.30 a.m. on Saturday, to a fire that had broken out in a mercery shop in High-street, West Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Launch Burnt Fire in Harbour
An outbreak of fire shortly after midnight on Saturday destroyed the motor launch, John, owned by Mr. H. L. Brough, of Sparke's-lane. Newcastle, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morpeth Fire Empty House Destroyed
A weatherboard house was totally destroyed by fire at Duokenfield, near Morpeth, last night. The cottage. which was owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mystery Fire Heavy Damage Done Sydney
Heavy damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the timber yard of Smith Bros., at Waterloo, last night. The premises have been guarded against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District Duckenfield Fire Cottage Destroyed
All eight-roomed weatherboard unoccupied cottage at Duckenfield, near Morpeth, was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. The Morpeth Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Hangchow Enormous Destruction Shanghai
The sixth most serious fire which has occurred in the regional area of Shanghai broke out at Hangehow yesterday, 80 miles from this city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Council New Fire Station
Stockton Council met last night, when there were present: Ald. H. L. Soper (Mayor), T. Griffiths, E. Felton, W. Opie, J. Urquhart, F. Hudson, G…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Fires
An unocoupled cottage in Ahergiassiya-road Rutherford, owned by Mr. E. Banham, Rutherford, was destroyed by fire at 2 a.m. yesterday, Mr. Bauham, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stadium Bill Boxing, Wrestling, Vaudeville for Fire Queen
An entertainment in support of Mrs. Wiley's candidature in the Fire Queen contest will be presented at Newcastle Stadium next Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thieves Cause Fire
Safe breakers who entered the Coogee Laundry at Randwick yesterday placed so much explosive in the look of the safe that it caused a fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Quirindi Courthouse Burned Quirindi
The Court-house at Quirindi was totally destroyed by fire at 12.30 to-day. The C.P.S. Office, also housed in the building, was completely destroyed, with all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Fire! Steamer's Cargo King's Wharf Rich Copra Cargo Ablaze
A big cargo of copra bound for Honolulu, caught alight in No. 3 hatch on the American steamer Golden…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Copra Blaze at King's Wharf Smoke-filled Hold
Firemen, wharf-labourers, and seamen battled for hours yesterday afternoon in suppressing a dangerous outbreak of fire, which occurred among…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Golden Eagle Fire
Damage to the Golden Easle, on which the copra cargo caught fire yesterday afternoon, when the vessel was at King's Wharf, was found this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →11 Perish in Fire
Eleven inmates of the Toyam Mental Hospital (Japan) were burned to death when the building was destroyed by fire recently…
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