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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 33
For the first time since the beginning of the war a German aircraft made a ground attack in France. Coming down to about 2000 feet, a Heinkel bomber…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Since January 1, Newcastle district fire brigades attended 240 bush and grass fires, exceeding the total for any year since…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All fires in the Yass district were reported to-day to be under control but hundreds of men are still out watching smouldering…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire broke out at 3 a.m. to-day In an elevator at the Colonial Sugar Refinery works at Pyrmont. Strenuora. efforts by firemen prevented the spread…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Many homes, hundreds of sheep, horses and cattle, and miles of grassland have been destroyed by bush fires raging in the Yass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Light rain throughout the bush fire area yesterday afternoon removed immediate danger of further outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A shed on the council's sanitary depot had narrowly escaped being burnt by a bush fire, reported the East Maitland Health Inspector (Mr. B. Volckman) to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Belmont and Swansea Fire Brigades were called out at 11.30 a.m. to-day to a bush fire raging south of Black Ned's Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Far from there being a lack of organisation, never before had the State been better prepared to meet the bush fire menace, said the Chief Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FURNITURE FACTORY BLAZE. Firemen are seen hosing the large fire which gutted Carricks' furniture factory in Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a hotel and eight shops at Nanango last night. Police are investigating, since on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A charge that carelessness of farmers is responsible for most of the N.S.W. bushfires was denied to-day by representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three outbreaks of fire were re-ported In the Newcastle district this afternoon—one at Little Pelican and the others at Adamstown…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No damage was caused by a grass fire which broke out on Vacant land in Pearce-street, East Maitland, near Maitland Boys' High School, last night. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The front wall and Carpenters' tools in the building were damaged by fire early last night at the waggon-building shops and storeroom of R. W. Miller and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An appeal to motorists to take a few old bass in the car when they are going through the country so that they can beat out any small fire they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A four-roomed weatherboard cottage and its contents were destroyed by fire at Bellbird last night. The house was owned and occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A blaze among thick scrub off Sand-gate-road, Wallsend, near the entrance to the Steel Works golf links at Short-land, threatened two properties yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle detectives this morning continued inquiries into the fire which partially destroyed the Hetton-Bellbird Coal Company's coal conveyor at Hexham early this morning. Police declared to-day that there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—Once again we are informed after a major fire and explosion that official requirements were observed and that there was no negligence. The late Wickham…
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