Suburban Fires
A small bush fire broke out near Fullerton-street, Stockton, yesterday, and, before it was able to extend to several properties in the vicinity, the Stockton Fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Wallsend Fire
Thought to have been caused by lightning, a fire broke out in a fiveroomed weatherboard cottage on the corner of Brown and Close streets,…
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Just at dusk last evening, during a thuderstorm, the residence of Mr. J. Baker, a five—roomed weatherboard house at the intersection of Close and Brooks…
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When Novab Khan, a Hindu, was wakened early this morning by pattering on the roof, he thought it was heavy rain, and turned over to go to sleep again…
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With a portion of 100 tons of Welsh coal in the bunker holds on the port side, near her hull, on fire, the Hain steamer Trelissick arrived at Newcastle yesterday…
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After four days in the "hell-hole," where the bunkers had tern burning, the crew of the steamer Tre[?]sick berthed at The Basin to-day,…
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A big bush fire which is raging in the Yass district is alleged to have been caused by sparks from a railway engine. A fairly large area of country was swept…
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It was stated yesterday that the house of Mr. J. Baker, which was practically destroyed by fire on Monday night, was insured with the Standard Company for…
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Wallsend Fire Brigade received a call at 1.45 p.m. to-day to a bush fire on property belonging to Richard George Lowry on the Cariff-road,…
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Grass in the yard of the residence of Mr. J. Unsworth, at Speers-street, Boolaroo, caught fire about 4.30 p.m. yesterday, and spreading rapidly caused…
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Commencing curly last night, when the thermometer was registering 107 degrees, a bushfire broke out in the wooded country adjoining Mr. B…
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The heat wave which has affected a large area of New South Wales since the middle of last week culminated yesterday. At Newcastle a shade temperature of 103 degrees was…
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Determined efforts by Waratah Fire Brigade, under Fist-class Fireman Blaxland, saved the rabbit-trap factory of Henry Lane…
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A number of grass fires occurred around the Newcastle districts this afternoon. Tighe's hill brigade was called to a…
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Several thousands of pounds' damage was caused by a fire which destroyed P. Ryan's sawmill, in the Tenterfield district, early yesterday morning…
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When the funeral cortege, escorting the late Mr. E. T. Jones, reached Cooranbong Cemetery, it was discovered that the reserve…
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MILE upon mile of black[?]ed countryside around Sydney still smouldering in many cases, eloquently tell the story of yesterday's…
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At Wills Gully, the property of Mr. John Brown, a band of firefighters faced an herculean task last night, but, thanks to their pluck and perseverance, this morning the threatened houses were still standing…
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On the boundary between Cardiff and Wallsend a fierce outbreak was fought by the newly-formed Cardiff Fire Brigade last night…
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The district has been swept by the worst fires in its histroy. Thousands of acres of crass and miles of fencing have been destroyed…
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