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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
782 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 40
Thieves broke into the office of the Shell oil company's depot near Grafton railway station late last night. They blew the safe with high explosives, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Members of the Adamstown Fire Brigade who have been selected to represent the brigade at the annual competitions be held at Katoomba in November have…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Brisbane's fire-fighters are greatly pleased with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board's decision to purchase more modern equipment. The engines at present in use…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Damage estimated at £2000 to a beauty salon and bootmaker's shop was caused by a fire which broke out in a Queen-street building to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire destroyed a weatherboard cottage in William-street. Cessnock, at 1.30 a.m. yesterday. William Barnett, the owner and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Using one hydrant, Hamilton Fire Brigade extinguished a grass fire in Lindsay-street, Hamilton, about 1.30 p.m. on Saturday. No property was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prior to his departure from Weston, Captain Richard Jarvis, who has been in charge of the Weston Fire Brigade for 28 years, was farewelled by firemen and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by William Barrett, of William-street, West Cessnock, was, with the contents, destroyed by fire at 2…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A lone burglar worked for nothing when he blew a safe in a branch store of G. J. Coles and Co., of Prahran, early yesterday morning. He had to leave without…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The attention of the Hunter District Water Board was directed this morning to the fact that the water supply in Beresford-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sergeant Robson is to-day continuing his inquiries into yesterday's trade fire at Gum Flat. 10 miles from Inverell. when Darren Flemming (5)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three firemen were scalded and £7000 damage was done when an explosion occurred in the wooden engine-room of a butter factory at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The five-roomed weatherboard cottage destroyed by fire at Jeffrey-st., South Cessnock, last night was the property of Mrs. M.A. Parker, but…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Jeffery-street, South Cessnock and occupied by Henry Ford, was destroyed by fire, with its contents, shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An explosion followed by fire occurred at the Numurkah butter factory to-day, and caused damage estimated at £7500. Three firemen were burned about the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Known as a water tower, this device was recently introduced in London to fight fires. It can be run up to s great height…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Valuable curios and electrical fitting from H.M.A.S. Australia were burne in a fire which destroyed a combine shed and garage off Liberpool-road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Royal Hotel of 40 rooms, owned by Mr. Armell, was completely destroyed by fire last night. Boarders and staff, numbering 30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Royal Hotel at Barraba, a two-story structure, constructed party of weatherboard, was destroyed by fire late last night. Volunteer fire-fighters had a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A survey into the types of building least liable to danger of lire, conducted recently in America, resulted in some surprising conclusions…
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