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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
760 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 38
The timber mills of R. Breckenridge, Ltd., in King-street, Newcastle, were gutted by fire early this morning. The fire spread rapidly and threatened to sweep the whole block, but firemen from city and district stations made a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →According to an estimate to-day by Mr. Frank Tait, of J. C. Williamson's, Ltd., the damage done by a fire to His Majesty's Theatre early this morning amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →But for the promp intervention of the fire brigade a terrific explosion and wide-spread damage would have occurred at Forbes last light. The bulk stores of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London, October 26.—The second film studio fire within a week occurred at Teddington, where a wing valued at £10,000, which had been prepared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Very wisely, the Melbourne Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade. which was founded by Mr. Gullet. M.H.R., is getting its organisation into shape for the summer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Nicholson, which took 46 days to come from London to Melbourne, where she arrived on Saturday, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three lives were lost in fires which occurred at Riverton and Blackball the morning. Mrs. Trembath and her infant child…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire occurred last night in Hoskins-street, where three business premises were almost totally gutted, and all the contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire at Barcaldine early this morning Meacham and Leyland's furniture store, the New Exchange Hotel, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Suspicious circumstances surround a fire at a garage at Northbridge at midnight to-night. Mr. Gore, owner of the place, just managed to get his car out in time…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Damage running into many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which thrcatened to destroy Angliss's big fellmongering works at Footseray, at 11.30 o'clock last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →While the owner was burning off thresh from a field where a cane crop had been harvested on H. Castle's property, at Palmers' Channel, a whirlwind passed over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Converted into a human torch when the blazing kerosene from an exploding lamp was sprayed [?] her clothes and hair, Mildred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Blue Funnel Line steamer Telemachus arrived at Fremantle from Europe to-day with her coal cargo afire. For the last 12 days the crew has fought the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Throughout Friday night a bucket brigade worked strenuously to prevent a fire which had broken out in a residence at Trundle from spreading to adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortly before mid-day yesterday, the Wallsend Fire Brigade received a call to the residence of Mr. John Hall, in Tyrrell-street, but its services were not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Firemen prevented what would have been a big fire in one of Grace Bros.' storerooms, in St. Barnabas'-Lane, near George-street West, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hungrily devouring everything in its path a fire swept through a block of buildings in the main street of Murwillumbah early this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Roman Catholic convent at Beaudesert— a large wooden two-storeyed building containing over 20 rooms—was completely destroyed by fire last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire which damaged the grocery store of Thomas Strickland late last night is thought to have been caused by rats. The premises, which were heavily stocked, were…
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