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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

740 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 37

Fireman Injured In Blaze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fireman was injured in a blaze in a three-storied building in Barcom-avenue…

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Forest Fires Controlled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Forestry officers at Bulahdelah said last night that fires in that area were under control…

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£30,000 Blaze at Lismore

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

LISMORE: Property, goods and equipment worth hundreds of thousands of pounds were threatened by…

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Grass Fire At Lorn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 7

Maitland fire brigade attended a grass fire in Lorn-street, Lorn, yesterday. The outbreak was extinguished…

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Suez Bid For Cease-Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 13

CAIRO. Thurs. (A.A.P.). —The three largest cities in the Suez Canal zone— Suez, Port Said and…

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£30,000 Fire At Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

Stock worth £30,000 was destroyed by fire at the store of L. M. Davis and Company. King-street, Lismore, early…

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Korea Fighting Stops: Confusion Over Cease-Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Field messages to United States newsagencies report that ground fighting in Korea came to a complete halt yesterday, with only an official announcement lacking to proclaim a…

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Sydney Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY BLAZE.—Dramatic picture of firemen fighting a huge blaze in Ford's Buildings, Reservoir St., Surry Hills, yesterday. Top three floors of the building were gutted…

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Fire Dislocates Rail Signals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 2

A fire is an electric relay hut between Wyong and Wyee yesterday morning dislocated signal workings, causing a…

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Ship Fire Kills 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 5

SAN PEDRO (California), Nov. 29. A.A.P.—The Norwegian cargo ship Bataan reached port to-day seven…

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Normal Fire: U.n. Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Nov. 29 A.A.P.—Officers on the western front in Korea said they had received orders to "resume normal fire" against the enemy as from 1 p.m. to-day. Earlier the Eighth Army…

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Hungary Soviets Are Under Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 12

BUDAPEST, Fri. (O.S.R.).—Serious shortcomings have been revealed in the operation of the Communist Hungarian local councils (Soviets)…

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150 Escape From Fire In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—More than 150 persons had lucky escapes when the top three floors of a six-storied building…

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Small Bushfires In Suburbs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 4

Newcastle brigades attended four small bushfires yesterday. They were put out before doing damage. The fires…

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£94,000 Petrol Blaze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 3

HONGKONG, Dec. 2. A.A.P.-Reuter.—More than 1000 drums of gasoline went up in smoke when fire…

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Grass Fires Attended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 6

Brigades attended three grass fires and a bushfire in Newcastle district yesterday. Only damage caused was…

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Fire Threatened Farley Home

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 1

A grass fire at Farley to-day destroyed four acres of grassland and threatened a cottage…

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Hospital Fire Kills 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 3

TOKYO, Dec. 2. A.A.P.—At least 17 people died when a fire destroyed Kushiro Municipal Hospital on the island…

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£6000 Damage In Scone Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

A large shed and about 200 tons of hay were destroyed by fire on property owned by the Dan Mark Pty. Ltd., Scone…

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Fighters Battle Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

GRAFTON. — After an all-night fight, forestry workers and volunteers again today are battling…

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