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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 44
For failure of duty in certain details, the Victorian Forest Commission was criticised by the Royal Commissioner on Bush Fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire caused damage estimated at about £20,000 to the malting factory of Barrett Bros and Burston Pty. Ltd., of Richmond, to-night. The fire burnt for three…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle Fire Brigade was called out to-day to attend a small outbreak at a milk bar at the Bank Corner…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A picturesque welcome will await the King and Queen when they arrive at Montreal. The route along which the Royal train will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire destroyed 260 houses, the town hall and a church at Vorniceni. By special arrangement Reuter's World Service, in addition to other special sources of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →An explosion preceded a fire which destroyed the partly constructed chilling section of the new meat works this morning. The damage is estimated at £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Trapped in a six floored building in Kent-street, in which a fire had broken out early to-day, the caretaker found himself…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three hotel fires in Lancashire, one in Yorkshire, another at Eastbourne, and a sixth at Margate, are believed to have been started by members of the Irish…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is because he thinks it would be a "fatal mistake" to return colonies to Germany that Lord Stonehaven will not be connected with the Conservative Party organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A child's prompt action in breaKing through a fibro wall with a cricket ball saved Mr. John Garard and his three children from a burning house in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Empire Day will be celebrated to-day. There is no public holiday, but schools will close at midday after ceremonies in the morning. School-children who resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dashing into a smoke-filled room at his home in Dalmar-street, Croydon, last night, a 16 year-old boy rescued his father, who was lying badly burned in flames in his bedroom. The father, Herbert Stoker, 56, a plumber, is in so…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A guard as strict as that placed upon warships on the secret list, was imposed upon the French steamer Pierre Loti, on her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Approval of the recommendation of the Royal Commissioner on Bush Fires (Judge Stretton) that a State fire authority should be established to control and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A linen chest and its contents were destroyed by fire at the residence of Mr. M. G. Hobden, in Newcastle-street, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A former Czech General Staff officer, General Prehala, is seeking permission to organise a Polish-Czechoslovakian Legion from the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Frenzied by the torture of Arbela. Lady Beth again cried out: "Stop!"' At once the eyes of the Baalites were turned upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Redhead is a growing town, and If It is prepared to meet the fire rates it should have fire protection," said Cr. D, T. Johnston last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Senior Apiary Instructor of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. W. A. Goodacre), addressing the annual conference of the Commercial Apiarists'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →When rubbish was being burned at the rear of Audet's chemist shop in High-street, opposite West Maitland Post-office late yesterday afternoon, the wall…
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