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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Visit to Ireland Duke of Gloucester Fire at Cathedral London, May 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 8

The Duke of Gloucester's brief visit to Northern Ireland concluded to-day. He received the freedom of the City of Londonderry at a civic function, and…

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Caught Fire Vital Assassination Film Screening at Law Courts Marseilles, May 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 7

In the presence of three handcuffed and tense-faced men suspected of being accomplices in King Alexander's assassination, their counsel, the Public Prosecutor…

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False Fire Alarm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 8

Firemen from Newcastle headquarters and Newcastle East brigades turned out at 1.55 this morning in response to a call to the "Sun" Building in Hunter-street…

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Went To The Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 1

[?]-Officer Wilkins, of the victorian Fire Brigade, was about to go to a theatre when the alarm was received that there was an outbreak in the Law…

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New Novels "Fire on the Wind" Popular Australian Story

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 5

John K. Ewers, whose first Australian novel, "Money Street," a story of West Australian life, attained wide popularity, has published another story, "Fire on the…

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Narrow Escape Car Destroyed by Fire Turned Over Three Times Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 8

James Jefferies and Gilbert Thomas, of Manly, who were returning from Brisbane by motor-car last night, had a fortunate escape from death when the car…

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Fire in Chitter Dump

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 10

A fire in a chitter dump, which has been alight three days on the road from Redhead to Belmont, caused some concern at the Lake Shire Council…

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Grass Fire at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 10

Hamilton Fire Brigade was called out late yesterday afternoon to extinguish an outbreak of fire in grass on a vacant allotment in Beaumont-street, Hamilton, near…

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Public Meeting Wallsend Fire Brigade Council Discussion South Wallsend Requests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 13

The building of a hall estimated to cost £300, the laying down of three tennis courts, the formation of croquet lawns, and a swimming pool, were items of an…

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Trouble Within Fire Brigade Public Meeting to Be Held at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 8

A petition was received by Wallsend Council last night asking that the Mayor (Alderman Drury) convene a public meeting to discuss the dismissal…

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Sequel to Fire Woman to Stand Trial Admitted Story to Be Untrue Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 21

Before being committed for trial by the Parramatta Coroner on a charge of having maliciously set fire to a house in Lidcombe, on April 23, Miss Mildred…

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Grass Fire At Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 7

About and acre of grass was destroyed in a grass fire in Kempster-road, Merewether. extinguished by the Merewether…

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Fire in Shop at Waratah Little Damage Done

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 7

When a gas cooking range, the propetty of Mrs. J. Meyers, of Maitland road. Waratah caught fire at the real of her small goods shop to-day…

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Fire Engine Capsizes Driver Pinned Underneath 50 Men to Rescue Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1935 · page 3

Fifty men strained several minutes before they could lift a fire engine which had overturned in Gannon's road,…

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Three Fires Outbreaks on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 6

Adamstown, Waratah, Tighe's Hill, and Merewether fire brigades attended outbreaks of fire on Saturday. About 10.40 a.m., Adamstown brigade…

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Fishing Launch Destroyed by Fire South West Rocks

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 6

Mr. Harry Hayden's 23ft fishing launch. Rozelle, was destroyed by fire last night. The boat had been beached for…

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'Plane Disaster Pilots Shut Off Engines Prevented Serious Fire Moscow, May 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 7

The Maxim Gorky disaster would have been more extensive but or the pilots, Jurov and Mikheev, shutting off the engines when the machine was already…

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Relics Destroyed Newmarket Jockey Club Disastrous London Fire London, May 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 10

The oldest wing of the Newmarket Jockey Club, with which kings, princes, and famous figures of the turf have been familiar, was destroyed by fire, to-night…

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Fire at Waratah Catholic Church Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 6

The floor, portion of the roof, and the furnishings in the sacristy of the Roman Catholic Church in Bridge-street, Waratah, were damaged by fire about 10 o'clock…

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"Malicious Fire" Parkes Inquiry Verdict PARKES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 8

Stating that he had no doubt that the premises had been saturated with some inflammable spirit, the Parkes Coroner to-day returned a verdict that the home…

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