Grass Fires in Suburbs
Charlestown Brigade attended grass fires at Highfields and Mr. Hutton yesterday. Hamilton Brigade put one out…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
674 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 34
Cigarette Blamed For Fire
A cigarette butt thrown over a fence is believed to have started an early morning fire at the residence of Mr. R…
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ATLANTIC CITY (New Jersey), Mon. (A.A.P.). — One of the worst fires in this…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 7. A.A.P.—Fourteen people are unaccounted for after a fire which destroyed a block of shops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Factory Damaged By Blaze
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Firemen halted flames less than three feet from a 100-gallon tank of inflammable liquid at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Board Costs Criticised
The 1952 estimates of expenditure prepared by the Board of Fire Commissioners for the Newcastle Fire District…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 8. A.A.P.—At least eight people were burnt to death and over £A1 million damage caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Services "Should Be Run By Council"
The Newcastle Council would be better off running its own fue services than leaving them in the hands of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Ald. H. D. Quinlan said today. The Government the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Continue Pressure For Korea Cease-Fire, Says Francis
SYDNEY—The strongest possible pressure would be maintained to establish a cease-fire, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) said on his return from Korea today. In the Higher Command…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires In Open
SYDNEY. — The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has recommended to Chief Secretary Evatt that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ban On Fires In Open Ends
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The ban on lighting fires in the open expires at midnight to-night. It is understood the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Warning by Dog
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A Pekinese dog woke a man, his wife and mother-in-law when a fire started in a store…
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NEW YORK: Someone shouted "Fire-" when a mattress smouldered in a Denver (Colorado) hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home Fire At Cardiff
A five-room cottage and contents in Fifth-street, Cardiff South, owned by Ernest Albert King were destroyed…
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SYDNEY. — Thousands Of pounds worth of damage was caused last night by a fierce fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Protection In Lake Shire
Fire protection will be provided, for both Valentine and Eleebana townships early this year with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£40,000 Loss In Petrol Fire
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Fire which burnt thousands of gallons of petrol and diesel oil and destroyed nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Appeal for Fire Victim
Newcastle City Mission is appealing for gifts of furniture and household effects for Mr. and Mrs. E. A. King,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plane Fire Found After Landing
CLONCURRY, Friday.—An R.A.A.F. Dakota landed at Cloncurry to-day with one of its motors on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£¼M. Factory Fire Being Investigated
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Arson Squad detectives are investigating a factory fire which destroyed thousands of pounds…
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