Escaped In Dinghy; Launch Fire
SYDNEY.—A nine-foot dinghy saved the lives of father and son when their 20ft motor launch burst into flames a mile off North…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 22
Two Grass Fires
Cook's Hill fire brigade attended a grass fire in Fenton-avenue, City, on Saturday afternoon. A large area of grass was destroyed There was…
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A weatherboard garage in Doyle-street, Cessnock, in which was stored some household furniture, was damaged by fire on Saturday morning…
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SYDNYE, Sunday.—Miss Margaret Lake, 65, an invalid pensioner, received burns to her face, arms and feet while rescuing her, 90-year-old…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Many bushfires blazed in outlying districts of the metropolitan area to-day. Miles of burning country at Marshfield,…
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Four grass fires were reported yesterday but all were extinguished before any serious damage had been done…
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Maitland Fire Brigade attended a fire of a large area of grass off High Street opposite the High Street Station this morning. Slight…
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LONDON, Monday.—The first sound baby Marie Helene Tessica Yictoric Gerard heard in this world was the crackle of small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Eater Couldn't Swallow It
BRISBANE. — William Foster, 17, a side-show fire-eater, caught fire at his side-show at Tweed Heads while practising…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Many soldiers, firemen and more than 50 civilians put up a desperate fight against bushfires in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Third False Fire Call in Week
The third false call in a week was received by the Fire. Brigade last night at 7.30. Three brigaded turned out, and crowds gathered it the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Medals to Fire-Fighters; Defied Death
LONDON, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—An epic of heroism amidst an inferno of fire, bursting bombs and red-hot metal, caused by a major explosion at…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 10. A.A.P.—Crews of Superfortresses which dropped high explosives and incendiaries on Tokio at midday…
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GOSFORD, Wednesday. — Erina Shire Council has decided to organise in every settlement of its 750 square miles a volunteer bushfire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting Forest Fire Menace In Canada
OTTAWA: Canada has a well-organised and efficient system for combating forest fires, and the value of this is enormous. Occupying more than a third of the total land area of…
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Several electric light poles in Newcastle caught fire yesterday afternoon and last night. A Newcastle Fire Brigade officer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →May Agree on "Cease Fire" Terms
LONDON, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—It is officially stated that a large measure of agreement on the "cease fire" terms has been reached in…
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"The heat is being turned on the retreating Germans as the Anglo-American offensive in Belgium pushes forward."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wharf Fire Spreads to Freighter
A big blaze, which started on a wharf in an Australian port yesterday, spread rapidly to a tied-up freighter…
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