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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

743 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 38

Veterans' Fire Pension Cut Protest Trades Hall Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 4

That the veterans of the trade union movement have lost none of their fire was evident at the meeting of…

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Maitland District West Maitland Fire Brigades Wagga Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 7

Teams from the West Maitland, East Maitland, and weston Fire Brigades will be competing at the interstate demonstration for volunteer firemen at Wagga…

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Hill End Fire Government Grant "Not a Precedent" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 7

The Government has decided to make a grant for the purpose of sealing Hill End Colliery. This announcement was made in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the…

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Soviet Worried Over Plan Five Year Scheme Hangs Fire Marketing Muddle London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 6

A drastic "shake-up" appears to be inevitable in Russian industry, the conduct of which has met with severe censure from…

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Guyra Fire Adjournment of Claim Illness of Applicant Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 7

In the Jury Court to-day application was made for the adjournment of the pending claim of Mrs. See Lun against the Royal Insurance Company Ltd., and…

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Fire Brigades Wagga Competitions Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1932 · page 8

Final practice and preparation in view of the interstate firemen's demonstration to be held at Wagga Wagga next week have been carried out during the week…

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Fire at St. Kilda Woman's Narrow Escape MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1932 · page 10

Fire broke out in a block of flats in Octavia-street, St. Kilda, early to-day and caused damage amounting to £300. Miss Ida Marsh narrowly escaped being…

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Wizard Smith Claims £20,000 for for Alleged Libel Action Against Newspaper Speed Attempts in N. Zealand Smith Alleges Article Said He Was a Coward Fire Outbreak on "Enterprise" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 October 1932 · page 1

Lively interest was taken by crowds of motorists in the hearing of the action for £20,000 damages for alleged libel by Norman Leslie ("Wizard") Smith against "Smith's Weekly" newspaper,…

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From Fire Women Dash To Safety Lawson Blaze Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 1

Dashing out of the Grand Hotel, Lawson, in their night attire, three women narrowly escaped being trapped in flames, which…

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Burns Prove Fatal Fire on Motor Launch BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 8

James Ainsworth, 6, of Booval, who, with this father and two other men, was badly burned in it mishap on a launch in Moreton Bay on Saturday night, died…

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Fire in Lift-well Damage to Sydney Flats SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 8

A fire broke out in the lift-well of the Astor Flats, Macquarie-street, early this morning, and did extensive damage. City brigades quelled the blaze in short time…

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Tar on Fire at Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 6

Clouds of the black smoke enveloped portion of Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, when a waggon containing 200 gallons of tar which was in the yard of the city…

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Fire at Lawson Women Dash to Safety Lawson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 7

The Grand Hotel, a two-storey building of 28 rooms, was destroyed by fire this morning. The Congregational Church next door was saved by the efforts of a…

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Fire Brigades Wagga Competitions Northern Teams Take Part Wagga, Wagga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 8

Volunteer firemen from throughout New South Wales participated in the fire brigade competitions, which opened to-day Teams were also present from other…

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Damages Claim Smith Cross-examined Cause of Engine Fire Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 8

Norman ("Wizard") Smith was again in the witness-box to-day when the case in which he is claiming £20,000 damages from "Smith's Weekly" for alleged libel…

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Residential on Fire Boarders' Narrow Escape Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 October 1932 · page 3

Scantily-clad men and women raced down a burning stairway to the street early to-day when a residential at Moore Park caught…

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Theatre Damaged Safebreakers Cause Fire INVERELL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 5

Late last night safebreakers broke into the Capitol Theatre at Inverell, and, blowing the door of the strong-room, stole £9, representing the night's takings. The…

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Fire in Residential Occupants' Hurried Exit SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 6

The occupants were compelled to make a hurried exit when fire broke out in a residential in Dowling-street, Moore Park, early yesterday morning. Those in the…

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Constable Fires Man Wounded in Leg Alleged Attempt to Steal Car SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 6

George Perry, 36,of Campbell-street, City, received two bullet wounds in the leg from a policeman's revolver in Darlinghurst last night…

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Nazist Demonstrators Fried On By Socialists In Vienna Fierce Fight In Streets Two Shot Dead 40 Wounded Police Make 59 Arrests Under Heavy Fire Women and Children Suffer Vienna

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 6

Swept by a fusillade from the Socialist headquarters in the simmering factory district of Vienna to-day, a procession of Nazis suffered many casualties. Police who rushed to the scene also came…

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