"Squatters" Out Of Fire Station
After a year's efforts, Newcastle sub-branch of the Totally Disabled Soldiers' Association had gained possession of the former Newcastle…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
740 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 37
Bush Fire Under Control
GRAFTON, Sunday.—After an all-day fight by Forestry Department employees and local residents, a bush fire in forest country on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£6000 Loss In Hamilton Fire
Loss of valuable machinery and equipment difficult to obtain contributed mainly to the £6000 damage caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aged Indian Incinerated In Hut Fire
ALBURY, Sunday.—An Indian retired hawker was incinerated when his hut was burnt to the ground at Henty last night lived in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£6000 Loss In Hamilton Factory Fire
A fire at the factory of Newcastle Upholstering Co. Ltd., Beaumont-street, Hamilton, early yesterday caused damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scrub, Grass Fires In Newcastle
Brigades attended three scrub and grass fires in the Newcastle district yesterday. A quantity of grass and some fencing were burnt,…
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A sawmill at Valla, near Nambucca Heads, owned by Frederick Neaves, was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires Flare Up Again
BRISBANE: Bush and grass fires flared into renewed activity over thousands of square…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use Of Fire Station For T.P.I. Urged
The Finance Committee of Newcastle City Council last night recommended that the use of the former Newcastle East fire station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nightlong Battle With Bushfires
LISMORE.—Firefighters battled throughout the night in the Lismore and Murwillumbah districts where bushfires ringed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Million Acres Burnt Out In Queensland
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A million acres of sheep, cattle and farming country in Queensland has been burnt out by the worst bush…
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SYDNEY.—One hundred and sixty-five employees of Nally Ltd. ran for their lives when fire swept through the factory…
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SYDNEY.—Rain on the North Coast last night put out most of the bushfires which have been destroying forest and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blaze In Adjoining Factories
SYDNEY, Thursday.—One factory was destroyed and another was extensively damaged by fire in Botany-road, Alexandria, to-night…
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SYDNEY.—The second large factory fire within 24 hours caused £20,000 worth of damage at a power transmission…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Burnt In Tent Home Blaze
A six-month-old baby was burnt on the head when fire destroyed a tent home in Laurel-avenue, Young Wallsend, yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Despite heavy rain during the night, bushfires are still raging at Nimbin, in the Mullumbimby district, North…
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NEW YORK, Oct. 4. A.A.P.—Twin girls, aged 9 months, were burnt to death late yesterday when an oil stove exploded while they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires in Newcastle
Grass fires at Georgetown yesterday were put out by Waratah Fire Brigade without any damage to property. The Swansea brigade put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hollywood Under Fire Again
Whenever we start to get used to the idea that Hollywood is full of simple hard-working people with barely enough money to…
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