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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 29

Ald. Boa Under Fire By Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 3

Lake Road Progress Association will ask Ald. A. A. Boa whether he moved in Newcastle City Council that the Mine Subsidence Board…

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£100,000 Damage In Sydney Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—At least £100,000 damage was caused by a fire in a two-storied building in Regent-street to-night. 21-year-old press machinist…

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Man Says He Killed Four And Caused Tragic Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 1

COLUMBUS (Ohio), Fri. (A.A. P.): David Segee (21) confessed today that he caused a circus fire to which killed 169 people six years ago. He also confessed to four murders and 30 major cases of…

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Communists At Amoy Fire On Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 1

HONGKONG, July 4. A.A.P.-Reuter.— Chinese communist shore batteries near Amoy machine-gunned the British-registered ship. Cheun…

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Wide Bushfires In Heat Wave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 1

VIENNA, July 5. A.A.P.— Bushfires raced through Austrian forestlands to-day as Vienna experienced its hottest day for 100…

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Fire Brigade Area Move At Redhead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 8

Lake Macquarie Shire Council advised Redhead Progress Association that efforts were being made to have Redhead declared a fire…

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Woman Stayed In Bed During Fire At Home

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 7

LONDON. — Eighty-year-old Mrs. Ellen Maud Joel stayed in bed while firemen fought a fire at the home of her son, Mr…

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Ian Healy's Suburbia, This Week The Spanifh Armado And Fire Of London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 5

When fire destroyed the library of the Hobart "Mercury," one, of Tasmania's oldest newspapers, some years ago, the firm—endeavouring to rebuild its files—wrote to Mr. G. H. Cook, of Bar Beach, and asked if he had copies of its early editions in his…

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Big Oil Fires In Korea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 3

TOKYO, July 9. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Big oil fires were started and the main power supply was destroyed in a bombardment of Yangyang, in North Korea, yesterday…

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Fire in Basement Coffee Lounge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

Firemen wearing gas masks early to-day fought a fire in a basement coffee lounge in George-street, Sydney…

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2 Girls Burnt To Death In Caravan Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Two small girls were burnt to death while they were asleep in a caravan at Copley early yesterday…

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Man's Poultry Venture Ruined By Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man who retired this week from the P.M.G. Department to breed poultry to-night saw his first batch…

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People Helpless To Fight Fire At Wallerawang

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Because Wallerawang has no firefighting equipment, residents could do little white a fire destroyed a…

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Coroner Blames Dog Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

LONDON. — The most likely cause of a fire in which two baby boys died was that a dog upset some papers which…

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£1500 Fire at Racecourse

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—Firemen had to connect their hoses to hydrants 400 yards away to fight a fire which caused £1500…

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The Lodge Chimney Catches Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Canberra fire brigade was called to the Prime Minister's Lodge to-night when the chimney caught on…

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Extensive Fire Damage To Dress Salon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A theatre crowd of more than 2000 watched firemen fight a fire in the Beverley Hill Dress Salon,…

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Newstreel Film Fire Theory On Amanan

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE: It is now believed that a fire in a consignment of newsreel film may have caused the A.N.A. Skymaster Amana to crash near Perth on June 26…

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Geelong Family Loses All In Early Morning Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Hodges of Lara and their three children under five years were left standing in their night attire in the densest fog experienced in the Geelong district at 3 a.m. today as their home and all their…

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Fire Destroys Part Of Migrant Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Fire destroyed 11 rooms and damaged four others in a 27-room unoccupied block at Williamstown migrant…

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