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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 44
When he made a courageous but vain attempt to save his horse from a burning stable last night, Frank Sims. 56-year-old carrier, of Lygon-street, North…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Australian visitor was burned to death in a fire at a cottage at Piha Beach, Auckland, early this morning. He was Gordon Robert McKay, 43, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More serious bushfires in Tasmania are expected if rain does not fall within the next few days. Fires are burning throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Revived by a strong northerly wind, new bush fires caused trouble to-day. Burning on a 10-mile front, a fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire which destroyed the home of Albert Crossley in Kalingo-street, Bellbird, on February 3, will be investigated at an inquiry by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A bomb exploded outside the Law Courts, where the House of Representatives was discussing the Mandalay riots. A policeman was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire which destroyed a house at Greenbah, fine miles from Moree, on Saturday night, was caused by a woman dropping a kerosene lamp when she was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Replying to the Anzac fellowship of Women's intimation of their effort on behalf of bush-fire sufferers the puke of Windsor enclosed a cheque for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →About 20 houses are in the line of a fire which is travelling through the Black Forest between Woodend and Ashbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"I am inclined to agree with forest officers that the fires were deliberately lit," said the City Coroner (Mr. Tingate) to-day. He…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A witness had been guilty of wilful prevarication, and he would consider what action he would take said Judge Stretton, the Royal Commissioner inquiring…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Red Cross Societies in the Newcastle district decided yesterday to combine to assist Northern victims of the bush fires. The Mayoress (Mrs. G. W. Jenner)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Much damage was caused last night and to-day by a fire which broke out in Stokes Valley. Scrub caught alight yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A light lorry was considerably damaged about the engine and driver's cabin yesterday morning a when it burst into flames while taking in petrol at a service…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The trouble at Aberdare Central colliery was again brought before the Commission dealing with safety and health in coal mines to-day by Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Claims against insurance companies arising out of the recent buchfires in New South Wales exceed £100,000, and are still coming in Victorian claims, totalling £429,000…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The latest estimates by the Forestry Commission of the bush fire losses in Victoria amount to more than £6,000,000, which is double the early estimate, based…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →After hearing portion of the evidence, the District Coroner (Mr. W. Johnston), adjourned the inquiry into a fire which destroyed a cottage at Bellbird, to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire destroyed the home and belongings of Clifford Maxwell and his family, in the Aberdare settlement, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Sister of the Seven Sorrows gave her life to save 20 nuns and 12 girls, boarding students, from a fire that broke…
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