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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
439 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 22
LONDON, Tuesday.—American guns have poured 6000 shells into the Saar capital of Saarbrucken (population 135,000) and great fires are raging in the city. Saarbrucken has been bombarded for the last few days at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake View, Wangi, and Arcadia Progress Association decided to call a public meeting to discuss the question of again forming a fire brigade for Wangi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Workers' Compensation (Bushfire Fighters) Bill, to provide compensation to bushfire fighters who suffer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Volunteer fire fighters from Allandale, Lochinvar, Greta and soldiers fought huge fires which swept through grazing paddocks,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From F. C. FOLKARD War Correspondent LONDON, Wed.—Many Australian airmen who came overseas with high hopes of flying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ARMIDALE, Sunday.—A fire destroyed a building containing valuable electrical equipment and a truck owned by Armidale Council. About 1500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When the bushfires burnt the fence at the New Lambton Convalescent Home—Firemen and volunteers fought for hours with wet bags and "beaters" and kept the flames from the main hospital buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REPEATED warnings of the danger of grass and bush fires starting were announced over the amplifiers by Mr. Frank Grisdale at a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The return of Hebburn No. 2 miners from the mine followed a report that a fire had developed in one of the sections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires threatened many parts of the Newcastle district at the week-end. Firefighters had a difficult task to cope with flames driven before a strong westerly wind. Top picture shows part of a wall of flame, 100ft. high in places, sweeping through the bush off Warner's Bay-road Properties were menaced but none destroyed. Lower picture shows how flames raced through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More than half a million men last night were fighting fires which had turned great areas of the State into an inferno. Damage already runs into millions of pounds. Miss Jane Cavanagh, 80, was burned to death when flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cadets of the Newcastle Division of the Australian Air League swing along Hunter Street during their annual parade on Saturday afternoon. They received many congratulations on their fine showing. Stallholders at tea at the Cathedral Women's Guild fete held at the Deanery on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Early this morning strong westerly winds continued to fan fires in most areas, but easterly breezes this afternoon blew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Lighting of fires even in backyards is prohibited under an order issued by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ruins of Lady David's 14-room country home at Woodford, when fire swept over it. The occupants were Mr. and Mrs. Clive Anderson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When fire broke out in the nurses' home at Dungog Hospital yesterday nurses had narrow escapes. Most of them lost clothing and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire followed a collision between a tram and an empty bus a the intersection of Ellis-street and Turton-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Men are expected to return to work at Hebburn No. 2 colnery today. The fire area in the west pillar section was successfully scaled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Escaping petrol ignited and set fire to a bus and a city-bound tram after they had collided at the corner of Ellis-street and Turton-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY: Light rain which has fallen since yesterday afternoon on the State's bushfire areas should minimise the…
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