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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
914 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 46
For having carried a revolver, without a license on January 22, at Fyrmont, John Prohm, 43, wharf laborer, was fined 150, In…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A four-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by Mrs. Fitzgerald and her four children at the corner of Burwood-street and Glebe-street, Kahibah, was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Inquiries into three recent fires in the Kurri Kurri district were conducted by the Deputy-Coroner (Mr. J. R. Scott), at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An inquiry was held into the cause of the fire which totally destroyed the building on the Heddon railway station at Heddon Greta on December 22. Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The stables and motor garages of George and Roy Waller, cartage contractors, of Ballarat, covering a quarter of an acre, were gutted by fire to-day. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Frank Herbert Cowling and his wife received a rude awakening last night, when they found their bed had caught fire. The room was full of smoke, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Forest fires that commenced during the week-end have reached the lonely part of Gippsland, particularly north of Orbost. Sleeper-cutters, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In connection with a recent outbreak of fire at a picture show in the country the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey), has expressed his intention of taking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two fire brigades, Newcastle and Hamilton, answered a fire alarm about 11 o'clock last night, from South Hamilton. Then Newcastle Brigade left it to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damage to the extent of £3000 was done by a fire which broke out at the Pier Motor Garage at Glenelg early to-day, and nine motor cars and commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →With the temperature at 104 degree, a fire broke out at Half Moon Gully on Sawplt-road, near Gippsland, yesterday afternoon, and in a few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The members of the committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club inspected the scene of the fire at the racecourse this morning, and decided to postpone the race meeting, which was, to have been held on Saturday, until the following Saturday. This date has become…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Damage estimated at £5000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Fox's joinery works at Bankstown this morning. The outbreak was first noticed by two youths…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A disagreement, it was stated in evidence at the inquest at Cessnock this afternoon occurred between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire destroyed Leger stand at the Newcastle racecourse, Broadmeadow, late last night. The outbreak was seen shortly before 10 o'clock; within three-quarters of an hour the western half of the 300ft…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce bush fires are reported from the Traralgon district where green timber was consumed like matchwood, and many kangaroos and wallabies perished. Half…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →John Henry Stone, 21, of 43 Meckie-avenue, New Lambton, employed as a 'bus-driver by Mrs. Hickey, suffered a probable fracture of the right forearm…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. J. R. Scott, Deputy-Coroner, conducted an inquiry at the Cessnock Court-house yesterday morning concerning the fire which destroyed the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire at a cottage owned by James McCabe, in Church-street, Cessnock, occupied by Ernest McGarry and his family, and which was damaged, on the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club held a special meeting yesterday to consider whether next Saturday's race meeting should be held, in view of the…
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