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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
914 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 46
Intense heat yesterday was accompanied by bushfires in several country centres, the most serious being at Northam, where one man lost his life. Much stock was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With the sudden coming of very hot weather, following on a dry spell, the Weather Bureau is sending out warnings that conditions are conducive to bush…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Records dating back more than 30 years were lost, with copies, and a large number of important plans and personal effects of several workmen,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three shops were destroyed, and others threatened, by a fire which broke out in the main street at Crookwell this morning. The places destroyed were Vernon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Considerable damage has been don during the last 45 hours by a big bush fire at Cudgewa, on the Upper Murray, but 150 volunteer fire-fighters have now gained…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The electricity supply at railway stations from Newcastle to Singleton was interrupted about 7 o'clock last night, when a pole carrying the electric light…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A bugle alarm roused sleeping troop in the historic Tower of London early this morning when a fire broke out in the cookhouse at the barracks. Twelve fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Firemen made two good saves when outbreaks of fire occurred in Auto House. 145 Castlereagh-street, City, and Liverpool House, Liverpool-street, City, to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A disastrous fire swept a two-star [?] brick building of the Manhattan F[?] Company, New York, recently. Eleven persons are reported to have died as a result of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire inquiries will be held into the destruction of the B siding signal-box, on the South Maitland railway line, near the Weston Soldiers' Settlement, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry Stephen Keene received a shock when, early this morning, he wee awakened by the crackling of wood, and dense smoke, at his home in Gloucester-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A young family had a narrow escape from death this morning when a lire occurred in a grocer's shop in Alfred-street, Mascot…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →When a film burst into flames at the cinema hall at Brandon near Durham, the operator, with great coolness, closed the shutter and attempted to quell the flames,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Evidence of a sensational nature was given before Mr, J. R. Seolt (Deputy Coroner), at Ces[?] nock Court House to-day, during…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oblivious to the fact that a furniture factory adjoining his home at Forest Lodge was blazing fiercely, and that the flames had already set fire to portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two rooms wore burned out, and 100 costumes, 30 bathing caps, 30 towels, and a largo stock of sweets, drinks, and cokes destroyed by fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After hearing evidence regarding a fire which totally destroyed a dwelling at Greta Main, the property of the estate of the late Jonathon Robinson…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An inquiry into a fire on December 22, at Greta-Main was held ate Cessnock Courthouse yesterday before the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. R. Scott. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wylie's baths at Coogee, one of the best known swimming enclosures in the metropolitan area, and which have done service for many years, were burned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A verdict that the fires had been deliberately caused, was returned by the Deputy Coroner (Mr. Scott), at the inquest at Kurri to day Into three fires. THE fires occurred in the B siding…
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