Fire Damages Motor Works
Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused last night by a fire which broke out In W. A. Miller's motor body building…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
439 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 22
Young Boys Started Factory Fire
ADELAIDE, Friday.—Burns noticed on the arm of a small boy by his parents led to the disclosure that he and four companions, all…
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Backing away the door with axes, three soldiers pushed a car out of a fire which caused extensive damage to the trimming shop of Mr…
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Cook's Hill fire brigade was called to a grass fire off National Park-street on Saturday afternoon. It was put out before damage was…
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Fire brigades were called to grass fires in Victory-parade. Toronto, William-street. Carrington, and in an allotment off Bolton-street…
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MELBOURNE,—Ouyen fire brigade yesterday had to chase a file to put it out. An alarm was given that a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1000 U.S. Bombers Rain Fire on Berlin "Greatest Daylight Air Assault In History"
LONDON, Wednesday. —The greatest fire raid in history was launched on Berlin yesterday. About 1000 U.S. bombers covered by over 800 fighters unloaded on the doomed city in broad daylight this cargo of death and destruction:…
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Sir,—No hard and fast rule can be adopted for the extraction of pillars, as one section differs from the other in regard to the roof, but I do say that…
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In reply to inquiries by Mr. Booth, M.L.A., on behalf of Lake Macquarie Shire Council, regarding insurance of voluntary bush fire…
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Two motor-cars and three lorries were damaged in a fire at the rear of a property occupied by A. F. Eastlake, Lingard-street, Merewether,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fund to provide compensation payments to bush fire fighters who are injured while fire fighting is contemplated…
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Fifteen hundred pairs of shoes, in various stages of repair, were in W. J. Cropper's boot shop in Scott-street, City, when fire severely…
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LONDON, March 15. A.A.P.—Blocks of flats, private hotels, working class houses, business premises and churches suffered last night when the Luftwaffe tried to set fire to London. Roads and squares in some districts this morning were piled high with…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Wine and spirits were destroyed to-night when a fire occurred in the premises of John Woods and Co. Ltd., in…
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Firemen from Hamilton and Cook's Hill headquarters fire stations were called to a fire in a shed in Broadmeadow-road, Broadmeadow, early…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The two-storey home of Dr. F. A. Maguire, of Redmyre-road, Strathfield, was damaged by fire late to-night…
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LONDON, March 20. A.A.P.—As a last wish, Pierre Pucheu, former Vichy Minister for the Interior, asked for permission to give…
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Nine Newcastle NES Fire Guard squads will conduct a competition at No. 1 Sports Ground at 10 am on Sunday. The…
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Nine N.E.S. fire guard squads will compete at No. 1 Sports Ground on Sunday to select a team to meet an industries squad in the Northern…
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LONDON, March 22. A.A.P.—At least nine German raiders were destroyed over Britain last night. Many incendiary…
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