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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

914 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 46

'Bus On Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 7

Fire slightly damaged the engine and wiring of a White 'bus, owned by Robert Stephson, at Pacific-street to-day…

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Fire Brigade Waggon Unusual Melbourne Theft Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 12

An unusual theft was carried out to-day, when a special service waggon, belonging to the Melbourne Fire Brigade was stolen from outside a city building…

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£16,000 Damage Fire in Melbourne Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 12

Damage amounting to £16,000 was caused by a fire in the showrooms of the Waratah Manufacturing Co., Pty., Ltd., mantle manufacturers, of Russell-street;…

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Blaze in Sydney Crowd Impedes Firemen SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 6

Fire which broke out in premises known as Bains' Building, William-street, City, on Saturday afternoon caused considerable damage. A crowd quickly gathered,…

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West End Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 6

Newcastle Fire Brigade attended an outbreak of fire in Messrs. Stewart and Wilson's tailor shop in Hunter-street West, near Union-street, yesterday morning, but…

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Fire at Cronulla Three Cottages Destroyed SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 6

Three cottages were destroyed, and a fourth damaged, when a fire broke out in Corunna-road, Cronalla, last night. As the township is outside the area served…

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Factory Gutted Fierce Annandale Blaze Stock of Furniture Lost Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 5

A fire, which broke out this afternoon, destroyed an unoccupied factory in Albion Lane, Annandale. The premises consisted of three floors, and until recently…

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Printing Works Fire Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 8

The printing and book-binding works of Morgan Stephens, were almost wholly destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at over £1000…

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15 KILLED Shocking Riots in Egypt Police Fire More Than Two Hundred Injured LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 1

The worst rioting since 1921 broke out in Alexandria yesterday, disorganising the police reserves until eventually the police rallied and fired volleys into the mob. Fifteen were killed including eight Europeans, and 220…

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Intruder Starts Fire Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 4

A man who gave himself up to the police last night is alleged to have stated that he broke into Morgan Stephens' printing works yesterday morning looking…

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Fire Victims Building a Cottage Voluntary Labor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 6

Volunteers are being railed to build a small house for the Musgrove family at Hexham. It will be recalled that a fund was…

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Sydney Fire Inquest (Earlier evidence on page 8.)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 7

A verdict or accidental death in the case of the two women was returned, and an open verdict as to the cause of the outbreak of…

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Clothes on Fire Elderly Woman's Death Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 9

Miss F. Ivens, 71, of Coraki, was fatally burned when her clothing caught fire at her sister's home, It was Miss Ivens' custom to sit by an…

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Mother's Heroism Tragic Events at Fire Inquest Story Vain Sacrifice for Daughter SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 8

The story of the heroic efforts of a mother to throw her flame-enveloped daughter into a bath and to turn the tap on while she herself was threatened by death in the blazing building, was related to the City Coroner, Mr. May, at his investigation…

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Fatal Fire "Gravely Suspicious" Coroner's Verdict Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 10

The story of the fire which broke out in Vauxhall House, Pitt-street, City, on Juno 30, when Mary Elizabeth Miller and her daughter Rosabel were killed,…

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Steamer on Fire Passengers and Crew Saved LONDON, July 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 9

The steamer Rangitata, bound to England from New Zealand, has wirelessed that when off the Azores the German steamer Targis, was sighted. It was afire…

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Fire at Railway Station Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 7

Fawkner railway station building were completely destroyed by fire early to-day. The damage is estimated at about £7000…

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In Nick of Time Crew of Steamer Rescued Fire in Mid-atlantic London, July 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 7

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rangitate to-day effected the rescue of the passengers and crew of the North German-Lloyd vessel Targis, of…

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Toronto Fire Brigade

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 7

As noon as word is received from the Fire Commissioners as to the date of the arrival of temporary fire-lighting plant, a volunteer fire brigade will…

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Ballet Girl's Death Dress Caught Fire Shocking Injuries Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 6

Pearl Baker, 17, of East Fremantle, a member of the Ambassadors' ballet, died in Perth Hospital early this morning from burns,…

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