The Piddingtons Under Fire
The Piddington thought-reading act, launched in Australia, and which has met with great success in Britain, has had useful publicity. The "New Statesman," a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
542 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 28
Fires In U.S.A. Kill 12: Heavy Damage
NEW YORK, Dec. 4. A.A.P.—Fires or explosions in widely separated sections of the United States at the week-end caused at least 12…
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Newcastle's maximum temperature yesterday, 96.5 degrees at [?]30 p.m., was the highest since 9.5 degrees on February 11…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£12,000 Worth Of Wheat Lost By Fire
TAMWORTH, Sunday.—Fire destroyed about £12,000 worth of wheat in Gunnedah district this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Centenarian's £50 For Fire Victims
MELBOURNE: A centenarian, Mr. Alfred Starling, of Elsternwick, was first contributor, with £50, to a fund opened…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Fire On British Ship
HONGKONG, Dec. 5. A.A.P.—The British-owned vessel, Elsie Moller, was fired on and disabled by a Nationalist warship at the mouth of the Yangtse, according to the newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Hurt In Lorry Fire And Explosion
The driver and passenger in a truck travelling from Gloucester to Newcastle were severely burned this morn ing when the engine of the truck caught fire and an explosion occurred. They were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man, Youth Burnt In Truck Fire
A man and youth suffered burns yesterday morning when the engine of a truck exploded while they were travelling from Gloucester…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£30,000 Fire in Hiroshima
TOKYO, Dec. 8. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A £30,000 fire to-day destroyed Hiroshima's only rehabilitated cinema and amusement centre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Burnt To Death In House Fire
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man was burnt to death in a fire on the top floor of a two-storey weatherboard house at Mosman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Skipper's Death In Ship's Fire
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Called to the 7000 tons Norwegian freighter, Sylvania, at Victoria Docks early this morning, firemen found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clothing Disposals Store Burnt Out
SYDNEY, Monday.—Clothing valued at hundreds of pounds was destroyed when fire gutted the P. and L. disposals store in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →200 New Cars Burnt In £200,000 Fire
SYDNEY: Two hundred new cars, station waggons and trucks, plant and machinery, valued at more than £200,000, were destroyed when a fire swept through the assembly plant of Dominion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigades Attend Grass Fires
Brigades were called to two small grass fires yesterday. One was at Charlestown, the other at Wallsend. Both were put out be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Fire At Lithgow "Accidental"
LITHGOW, Tuesday.—A fire which destroyed the railway electrical stores depot at Bowenfels, on the outskirts of Lithgow, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys New Motor Assembly Plant
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A motor assembly plant completed only a week weeks ago, and 200 new cars and trucks, were destroyed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Acts On Fire Hazard At Warner's Bay
Notices for the eradication of undergrowth which has become a fire hazard will be served by Lake Macquarie Shire Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Tipping Plant Destroyed by Fire
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Tipping plant which transfers Leigh Creek coal from narrow to broad gauge trucks at Terowie was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scrub Fire At Warner's Bay
Fanned by a strong wind, a fire on vacant land at Warner's Bay extended to adjoining property before it was brought under control…
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NORFOLK (Virginia), Dec. 15. A.A.P.—Five more survivors of the explosion aboard the Dutch motorship Doros have been picked up…
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