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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
872 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 44
Saturday was the hottest day ever experienced in New South Wales. At least 36 persons, overcome by the oppressive conditions, died. The heat was terrific from early morning until just…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The bush fire that completely destroyed the township of Penrose, near Bundanoon, yesterday, was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thousands of pounds' damage was done when fire destroyed "Felspar." near Seabam on Saturday. Here are the remains of three cars owned by Messrs. J. H. Graham and R. Allen, joint owners of the property…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About 4 p.m. on Saturday Stockton Fire Brigade was advised of a fire at the Mental Hospital, Stockton. It was found that the cricket shed was alight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sensing their danger as a big scrub and grass fire approached their stables, horses used in the Wallsend sanitary service were found in a panic-stricken state by members…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Early yesterday morning the five-roomed house of A. W. Bullard at Lisarow was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Bullard and his son escaped from the burning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The school and teacher's residence at Seaham after they had been gutted by the week-end fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in the district about Bathurst have died down, although more than 200 fighters are still out. It is estimated by the police that the fires at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A bush fire on a mile front menaced four homes near Boolaroo on Saturday. At one stage it was so serious that an occupant of one of the dwellings removed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. J. Ambler, who has carried newspapers to centres as for north as Taree for several years, said last night that the trip he had made yesterday was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A scorching day and many fires mean for district fire bridges. All brigades in the Newcastle and Maitland district are controlled from headquarters, which is at Cook's Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The worst bush fires in the history of the Bathurst district yesterday practically wiped out the township of Trunkey, where one man was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →With the temperature at 116 degrees, a record for Gosford, bush fires raged throughout the district yesterday. All traffic on the Gosford-Entrance road was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The worst fires in 25 years swept over ranges about Dungog on Saturday and Saturday night. Grass and forest lands were destroyed and many farmers barely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two cases of banknotes ana two Raeburn oil-paintings, which were in the bullion-room of the liner Rimutaka, escaped damage in the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At least 36 persons, including five at Singleton, four at Orange, and nine in the North-west, died as a result of the heat at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As fierce fires swpet toward Canberra yesterday, delegates to the Science Congress joined with civil servants and local relief workers in the defence of the capital. A fight occurred when some firefighters in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush fires swept through the Seaham district on Saturday and left chaos and destruction in their path. Two historic homes which were pointed out with pride but a few weeks ago when Seaham celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →With the foredeck piled with burnt cargo the New Zealand Shipping Company's vessel Rimutaka berthed at Auckland, thus ending a voyage marked by a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain last night and to-day had put out most of Victoria's bush fires after 66 lives had been taken and £1,250,000…
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