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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
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A fire in Molesworth-street, Lismore, which started late last night, caused £9000 damages, It was under control by the early hours of thin morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Like a defunct slot machine, which accepts the nimble penny of the youngster, but refuses to deliver up the expected all-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unable to enter the building owing to the terrific heat, six brigades slooo off and pumped water into Ceretti, Spilstead, and Coy's, timber factory,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fire, which broke out at the woodworking factory of Cerutti, Spilstead and Company, in Compbell-street, St. Peters at an early hour this morning, destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Given just enough time to rescue his three children, Mr. Colin Frazer, of Evescourt-road, New Lambton,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Walter Lyell, a registered pilot, of Closer Creek, near Bourke, and Mr. Hugh Peach, Secretary of the Mirool Export Company, of Griffith, were involved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Norwegian motorship, Tricolor, well-known to the Australian trade, came to grief off Bentota on Monday afternoon, and sank within five minutes of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Awakened by the crackling of flames, Mr. C. J. Fraser, of 26 Evescourt-road, New Lambtion, and his family escaped from their burning home in the nick of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A house in Howe-street, Lambton, was destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out to a fire at Homeville at 1.55 a.m. yesterday. A heap of about 20 tons of firewood, in Mr. T. H. Bates' yard, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →During a thunderstorm, about 3 o'clock this afternoon, a fire occurred in the roof of the Masonic Hall, Grafton. It is supposed to have been due to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →About 1.15 o'clock, this morning fire destroyed Frank Hall's tailor shop, a wooden building at the corner of Coldstream and River-street. Ulmarra, nine…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another disastrous fire, making the fourth within 15 months, destroyed six shops and a motor garage in the main street of Bangalow early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At 2.20 a.m. yesterday, the Lambton Fire Brigade received a call to No. 9 Howe-street, where a five-roomed cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. W. Power,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fed by stocks of benzine, methylated spirits and inflammable oils a fire broke out early this morning and completely destroyed a large ink and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Chief Secretary ( Mr. Gosling) has issued an appeal, asking that every effort should be made by everyone to minimise the risk of bush fires occurring. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shed and an outhouse at Sulphide Wharf, on the eastern side of the Basin, Carrington, were badly damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. The Wickham and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush fires were reported at many centres to-day. Although no serious damage was done to property, a camp occupied by a party of 12 Boy Scouts, at Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Belmont police are investigating the discovery of a car at Bay-road, Belmont, early yesterday morning, which had been burned to a heap of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There was mounting in hot haste, glistening engines, sirens blaring, and a race to the blaze last night— at the Taxation Department!…
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