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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
760 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 38
Two disastrous fires are raging unchecked in California, and the damage already amounts to more than £600,000. Already 95 oil wells have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hull's new oil port at Hedon, where all the big oil stores are concentrated, was the scene of a terrific fire to-day, when an explosion occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weston fire brigade was described as "a darktown turn-out" by Councillor Varty, at last night's meeting of Kearsley Council. The matter will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ventura and San Diego fire areas to-night became widespread streches of steam after the heavy rains had quenched the flames which did enormous damage…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Canadian schooner, Shawnee, has arrived from Bermuda, after being shelled and hit three times by a U.S. coastguard vessel off New York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Awakened by a loud explosion at 1.30 a.m. to-day, boarders at Shandon Guest House, Canterbury- road, St. Kilda, found a room…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →house of Fullers' Theatres, Ltd., Darling- street. East Sydney, caused considerable damage to the stock on the second floor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in the rear of an unoccupied cottage on the Raymond Terrace road, yesterday afternoon, between noon and 12.30 p.m. The East and West…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →According to police theory, a homeless man, who improvised a bed on a motor lorry at a lock-up garage at 61 Bolton-street, Newcastle, on Saturday night, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The West Hartlepool S.N. Coy.'s steamer, Siltonhall, 6065 tons, bound from Immingham (Lincolnshire)to Adelaide, which left Durban on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquiry was held by the Coroner. Mr. J. T. Richards, at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday into the origin of the fire which totally, destroyed Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With two blazing trucks behind it, a goods engine raced two miles into a siding at Grass-tree, near Muswellbrook, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Fire Brigade Headquarters received a call at 11.30 o'clock last night to a building in course of construction between Ginges' and Messrs. J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It was a very hot day in the middle of July, and all was peaceful and quiet in the otherwise busy thoroughfare called Zoo Parade, save for a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seeing a red glow as he was passing a hotel in course of construction in Hunter-street last night a man gave headquarters fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol flames, leaping three feet in the air, and extending for 20 yards, menaced a line of motor vehicles in Watt-street to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire severely damaged a five-roomed weatherboard cottage at 116 Fern-street, Islington, to-day. The cottage, which was unoccupied, was owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A two-storey cottage in Fern-street, Islington, was severely damaged by a fire, which broke out at an early hour this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A new fire engine was sent from Newcastle to the Cessnock Fire Brigade to-day, it having been transported by boat from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the absence of the occupants, thieves entered a three-storey house in Boundary-street, Darlinghurst, yesterday morning in board daylight, and after…
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