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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Cessnock Bakery Damaged By Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

Part of the roof of McLaren's bakery in Vincent St., Cessnock, was damaged by fire to-day…

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Straw On Fire In Bulk Store

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

Two brigades from Cook's Hill and Hamilton stations attended a fire in a bulk store of the Newcastle Cooperative Store in…

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False Fire Alarm at East Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 3

Both East Maitland and Maitland Fire Brigades turned out when a false alarm was given on Saturday night by a…

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Two Grass Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

Brigades were called to two grass fires in the Charlestown district yesterday. One was in vacant land off Cooper-avenue and the other…

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Persian Leader Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3

LONDON, May 28. A.A.P.—Dr. Mossadeq's Government was attacked in the Persian Parliament yesterday. One speaker said it had carried through…

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Man Dies in Lorry Capsize, Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

A man was either killed outright or burnt to death in the cabin of a lorry which overturned and caught fire on the Pacific Highway, eight…

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Two Grass Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 4

Brigades were called to two grass fires in the Newcastle district yesterday. One was off Lorna-street, Waratah, the other at Blackalls…

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Cycle On Fire At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 4

A motor-cycle owned by Rex Dannenberg, of John-st., Violet Town, was damaged extensively when it caught fire in High-st.,…

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Two Small Fires, One False Alarm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

Brigades were called to two fires and one false alarm yesterday. Cook's Hill attended an outbreak in the timber framework of a…

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Two Grass Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 2

Members of Tighe's Hill fire brigade put out a fire in grass off Gross-street, Tighe's Hill, yesterday afternoon…

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Fire Destroys Tyres

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The premises of the Perfect Circle Remould Co., Fairy Meadow, were destroyed by fire to-day. A large…

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Man Suffocated And Woman Burned In 2 Sydney Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: A man was suffocated and a woman badly burned in two city fires early today. The dead man was Harry Duff Monkman 37, of Victoria…

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Another Referee Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 6

For the second successive Saturday at the Sports Ground, managers and players of an oversea football side visiting Newcastle…

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Fire In Railway Store

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

Firemen of Maitland and Homeville Fire Brigades last night put out a fire in a shed housing drums of oil and kerosene before any of…

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Police Fire Shots Over Intruders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Police fired several warning shots when they disturbed intruders in Williamstown Beach railway station last…

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Freed Of Setting Fire To Woman

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY—A man who struck a match after cigarette lighter fluid had spilled on a woman was found not guilty today of…

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23 Girls Die In Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 3

TOKYO. June 4. A.A.P.-Reuter. —Twenty-three girls were killed and 20 others injured in a silk factory fire at Hikone last night…

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Fire In Parliament House Bar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.— Workmen laying new flooring in the nonmembers' bar of Parliament House were almost enveloped in flames…

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Mine Fire Fumes 'Cause Headaches'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 4

A fire in old workings of Cessnock No 2 colliery was causing severe headaches and retching for Bellbird residents, Cr. Gleghorn said last night. He told Kearsley Shire Council…

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Fire Damages Sports Oval Building

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fire severely damaged the dressing room and gymnasium of No. 2 oval at the University of Sydney to-night…

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