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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 30

Brigades Fight Rubber Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Firemen fought for almost an hour, in heavy smoke and fumes from burning rubber, to control a fire in the ebonite…

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Ammunition Fire Endangered Poison Gas Dumps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 3

NUREMBERG, May 6. A.A.P.—The fire in the ammunition dump that exploded at Feucht, on Saturday night, rocking Nuremberg, 10…

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Letters to Editor Cessnock Colliery Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 3

Sir,—Although the management and staff have done and are doing, a good job in dealing with the fire in the workings of Cessnock No. 2 colliery,…

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Liberator on Fire During Flight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Fours hours before an R.A.A.F. Liberator was due at Darwin from Balikpapan, one of its four motors burst into…

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False Fire Alarm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 4

An engine and crew from the Newcastle Fire Brigade were called out by a false alarm to Foggitt Jones's premises in Hunter-street West, early…

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Arms Burned in Truck Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

GOSFORD, Sunday.—Suffering from burns to both arms as the result of a fire on his truck, a Newcastle returned soldier arrived…

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Suburban Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 2

Charlestown Fire Brigade this morning extinguished a small outbreak in a dwelling in Smith Street, Charlestown, today. Part of the floor…

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Fire in Ship's Boiler-room

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the boiler room of the Panamanian, lyinig…

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Set Fire to Boy's Knee Bandages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The story of how a 9-year-old boy, set fire to the bandages on a younger lad's knee because he did not like him,…

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False Fire Alarm to Nesca House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 2

A false alarm summoned an engine and crew from the Cook's Hill Fire Barigade at Nesca House last night. Firemen discovered a fault in the…

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Sprinklers Stop Factory Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 2

Automatic sprinklers averted serious damage when fire broke out in shavings at Healey Brothers' woodworking factory in Hudson-street,…

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Jap Cabinet Already Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 3

TOKIO, May 17. A.A.P.—Mr. Youhida has virtually completed his new Cabinet, which includes three of the nest powerful of his former…

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Wangi Bush Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 4

The residents of Wangi Wangi apparently ore not very interested in bush fires or bush fire-fighting. Very few of them attended a recent meeting of…

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Extensive Damage in Darlinghurst Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire which started in the men's dressing room caused extensive damage to a building occupied by Chas. E. Blanks Ltd.,…

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£25,000 Furniture Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Damage stimated at about £25,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the furniture factory and showroom of Olsen and…

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Fire Damages Deep Sea Launch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

A 27ft. fishing launch, owned by Mr. E. H. Stafford, of Mosman, which was tied up near Stockton Ferry Wharf, was severely damaged…

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Open Finding in Army Stores Fire Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.—The Coroner (Mr. K. H. Parker) said it was impossible for him to find how the £250,000 army stores fire at Nungarin…

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Laundry Fire at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 2

Cook's Hill and Tighe's Hill brigades attended a small fire in a laundry at the rear of premises occupied by Mr. B. White,…

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Fire Set Off Sprinklers; Store Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday morning.—Automatic sprinklers checked an outbreak of fire which caused damage to merchandise in David Jones store,…

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Railways to Pay for Fire Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Thursday.—In the District Court at Narrabri, before Mr. Justice Street and a jury of four. Ronald Bros. of Trinkey…

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