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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

674 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 34

Woman Held On Fire Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 3

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—Armidale police to-day arrested a 30-year-old unmarried woman in connection with the…

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Fire in Room

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2

Newcastle and Tigho's Hill brigades attended a small fire in the bedroom of a cottage in Annie-street, Wickham,…

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Woman On Fire Count Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 7

ARMIDALE, Wednesday.—A woman who allegedly admitted having set fire to "Mountain View" Guesthouse,…

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Dog Gave Man Fire Warning

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 3

A Wallsend contractor told Newcastle Quarter Sessions today that he found his how fire after his dog had pulled him out of bed on the evening of May 10 this year…

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Bail Refused In Fire Count

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Elva Rae Harrison, 30, pantrymaid, of Armidale, at Central Court to-day, was refused bail when…

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Family Loses All In Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 4

When their home in Brunker load, Adamstown, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, Mr. Richard Albert…

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£35,000 Fire In Timber Mills

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A fire at Miller's timber mills, in Essendon to-night caused damage estimated at more…

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5 Die In Boston Flat Blaze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

BOSTON, June 15. A.A.P.—Five members of the same family were killed and an 18-year-old relative was critically…

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Baby Is Rescued In Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

A 21-months-old baby girl was rescued from a blazing bedroom at Jesmond…

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More Fire Protection Is Planned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Board of Fire Commissioners is proceeding with its plans to give Newcastle greater fire…

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Mother And Daughter Die In Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

BEDFORD (Pennsylvania), Sun. (A.A.P.).—Mrs. Daniel McKnight, aged 82, and her daughter, Miss…

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Cessnock Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

Prompt action by Cessnock Fire Brigade prevented a fire from spreading through a two - storied…

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Fire Destroys Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 1

INVERELL—A fire which destroyed the Royal Hotel at Bundarra is estimated to have caused £15,000…

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Appeal For Fire Victim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 4

An appeal for donations to a fund to assist Mr. R. Morris, was launched at Lysaght's yesterday by the Secretary of…

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Moves To Aid Fire Victims

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

Public meetings will be held to set up committees to raise money for two families who were the…

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Fire Kills 7 As Firemen Wait

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 9

WORTH BAY (Ontario), Mon. (A.A.P.): A man and six of his nine children were burned to death in their tar-paper coated home today while firemen sat for 45 minutes…

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£20,000 Damage in Hotel Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Monday.—The Royal Hotel ant Bundarra was destroyed by a fire which broke out at 4.30 a.m. to-day…

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Detonator Wrecks Fire Grate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 4

Mrs. Frank Scanion, of Wollombi-road, Cessnock, and her daughter, Margaret, escaped serious injury when a…

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Seven Die In U.S. Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 18. A.A.P.—Seven persons — including a woman and her three children — died to-day when…

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£300 Damage To Machine In City Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 2

A fire in an electric stator at Electrical Installations Pty, Ltd., Hunter-street West, yesterday afternoon caused about…

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