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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

880 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 44

Aberdare Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 15

The District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry at the Courthouse yesterday into a fire which destroyed a cottage in Greta-street, Aberdare, on…

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Fire Inquiry "Maliciously Set Alight"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 15

Following an inquiry into a fire which damaged a house and contents occupied by Reignor Pinthen, at the corner of Darwin and Hall Streets, Cessnock, on…

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Open Verdict Fire at Armidale ARMIDALE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 13

The Armidale Coroner (Mr. W. L. Elliott) to-day returned an open verdict with regard to a fire which destroyed the garage and premises occupied by Adolf…

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Destructive Fire at Mascot Six Brigades Operate Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 2

Six brigades rushed to a blaze which caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage in the wool scouring works of Wright and Bruce,…

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£4000 DAMAGE Fire at Griffith Firemen's Good Work Griffith

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 13

Damage estimated at approximately £4000 was caused by a fire which broke out to-night in Green's Bargain Stores, the largest in Griffith…

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Granville Fires Detectives Investigating Incendiarist Suspected Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 7

Police believe that an incendiarist is at large in the Granville district. Following a fire in a six-roomed weatherboard building owned and occupied by Mr…

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Trapped by Fire In Millionaire's Home Tragic House Party Duke and Peer's Brother Dead (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, December 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 7

Tragedy overtook a week-end house party the night before a projected hunt, when the premier French duke (Le Duc de la Tremoille, 23), a crack cavalryman,…

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Dancers Destroyed in Fierce Fire Blizzard of Flame New York

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 8

Three marathon dancers were burned to death to-day when a dance hall in Hampden (Maine) was swept by flames in a blizzard…

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Fire False Alarm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 9

Cessnock Fire Brigade answered a call in Allandale-road, Cessnock, last night, but on arrival it was found to be a false alarm. It is believed that children were…

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Twins Burned Spirit Stove Fires Bed Condition Critical Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 7

Mrs. J. Linniger, of Wynnum South, had the harrowing experience of seeing her four-months-old twins lying in their cot this morning while the bed clothes were…

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CONSPIRACY Salvage Officer Charged Sequel to Fire Frauds London, December 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 7

Bent. tired-looking, sallow-complexioned, and looking trailer than before his imprisonment for insurance frauds, Leopold Harris gave evidence to-day that Brymor…

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Three Killed Fire in Dance Hall Tragic End to Contest Hampden (Maine), December 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 7

A five weeks' dance marathon ended to-day with the death for three contestants, and injuries for many others, in a fire which broke out in the building where…

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Car Catches Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 14

A motor car, owned by a woman resident of Petersham, Sydney, caught fire in Devonshire-street, Newcastle, early this morning. The…

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Motor-car Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 8

A fire which broke out in the front seat of a small car in Devonshire-street, Newcastle West, about 2 o'clock this morning, was put out by a chemical…

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Reichstag Fire Trial Again Length of Hearing Explained Leipzig

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

At the Reichstag Fire Trial to-day, the prosecution described the "brown book" containing allegations of ill-treatment of the Nazis…

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Fire at Wallalong

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 9

A large bay-shed, owned by Mr. A. King, of Wallalong, containing hay, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. West Maitland brigade, attended the…

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Trophies for Fire Brigades' Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 12

The secretary of the Volunteer Fire Brigades (Captain Anderson) last night appealed to Merewether Council for a donation for the purchase…

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Hospital on Fire 1000 Patients Endangered LONDON, December 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 14

A thousand patients in Glamorgan Mental Hospital at Bridgend, in South Wales, were endangered by a fire, which, breaking out at midnight, destroyed the…

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Wants Death Penalty Prosecutor and Two Accused Reichstag Fire Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 1

The Chief Prosecutor at the Reichstag fire trial (Horr Wearner) to-day demanded the death penalty for Torgler and Van der…

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Reichstag Fire Impassioned Speeches Prosecuting Counsel (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, December 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 14

The prosecution at the Reichstag fire trial at Leipsiz described the "brown book" containing allegations of ill-treatment by Nazis as a filthy…

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