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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 36
A British steamer, at first reported to be the Barrhill, from Glasgow, sent out an urgent call for assistance when a fire broke out in the engine-room, when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rent-fixing legislation is contemplated by the Government. John Taxpayer:—"Here's a couple more shells to fire at the gas bag, Tubby."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The New South Wales Fire Brigade, with 76 metropolitan stations, 154 country stations, and a total personnel of more than 2300, is the most modern in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The setting on fire of the grain crops by children and hostile peasantry is reported from the Crimea and Black Sea provinces…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The King, accompanied by the Queen, this afternoon performed the opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the London fire brleade on the Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dear Miss Dix.— I am happily married, and have a nice home, But am still Interested In other men. I like to flirt a little and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The prompt arrival of Hamilton fire brigade saved a motor-car from destruction by fire in Brown-road, Broadmeadow, yesterday afternoon. The car was owned…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The King, accompanied by the Queen, this afternoon performed the opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the London fire brigade on the Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Spanish insurgents, within 12 hours, twice bombarded the principal streets of Madrid. It is estimated that 150 people were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tighe's Hill and Waratah Fire Brigades were called to a fire in a cottage in Neville-street, Waratah, about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Furniture in the front room…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →While Cecil Jeffreys, of Main Road. Belmont, was driving his car along the Pacific Highway near Swansea about 11 o'clock last night flames…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Companies of relatives of Burwood miners sought comfort by log fires as they waited about the mine property last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A spark from a copper in the laundry of Mrs. Rodgers, Laman-street, Cook's Hill, set fire to kapok bedding nearby at 9.30 a.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Overcome by smoke when they were lowered into the Dutch shin Saleir at Port Melbourne Railway Pier early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The United States Government has just begun a task which must be one of the strangest an Administration has ever undertaken, says a special correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage estimated at between £85,000 and £90,000 was done at the soap works of Australian Soaps Ltd., at Alexandria, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Desperate efforts to rescue prize sheep were made by owners last night when fire destroyed the five-storied building of Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Ltd., in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →While travelling at fast speed to a fire last night, an engine from the Granville Fire Brigade struck a traffic dome and Fireman H. Fowler was thrown to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bellbird Post Office was damaged in the early hours of this morning by a fire that gutted the adjoining building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An unoccupied weatherboard house of five rooms in Wollombi-road, Bellbird, waa destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. It was owned by Mr. Herbert…
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