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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

674 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 34

Tobacco Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 14

WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Thurs.—A five-floor tobacco bond warehouse was destroyed by fire last night…

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Guards Fire on Communists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 7

HONGKONG, July 30. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Three skirmishes occurred last night and early to-day along the border between Portuguese Macao and Communist China…

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Appeal for Fire Victim Closes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 13

A social and dance in the New Lambton Scout Hall will be held on Saturday night to mark the…

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Kitten Saved Two Families From Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 2

LONDON: Smokey, a six-week-old kitten, warned of a fire at a house in Ismailia Rd., Forest Gate,…

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Refrigerator Blamed For Fire At Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 1

A faulty kerosene refrigerator is believed to have caused a fire which destroyed a dance hall, shop and dwelling at The…

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Rain Saves Hamlet From Bushfire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 4

ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), Thurs. (A.A.P.). — A two-hour downpour was credited last night with…

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Quick Act Cuts Fire Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sunday. — A fire last night caused £20,000 worth of damage to Wills Manufacturing Company's…

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£500 Damage In Ship Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Fire swept through the second-class lounge of the S.S. Taroona yesterday, causing more…

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Body in Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

LAE, Aug. 4, A.A.P.-Reuter.—An unidentified body, with a bullet wound in the head, was found in a dwelling…

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Historic Library Damaged By Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

OTTAWA, Aug. 4. A.A.P.—Firemen fought for five hours early to-day to put out a fire in the dome of…

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Youth Rewarded For Fire Save

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Geoffrey Durward, 17, of Richmond, received a gold watch and cheque for £25…

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Fire in Hotel Switchboard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 2

A short circuit in the switchboard on the ground floor of the Beach Hotel, Merewether, yesterday, caused…

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Ministers' Trips Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Government was afraid to disclose to the Australian public the way Commonwealth…

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Bus, Car Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

A bus and a car parked together in Church-street, Port Macquarie, yesterday morning were severely damaged by fire…

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Greeks Fire On Bulgarians In Border Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

ATHENS, August 7 A.A.P.—Greek troops opened fire to-day with mortar and machine-guns on the disputed islet of Gamma, in the frontier river of Evros, which Bulgarian troops had occupied…

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Wafd Party Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 4

CAIRO, Aug. 8. A.A.P.—Scores of members of the Wafd Party demanded the dissolution of the party executive and the election of a new one…

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£256 To Fire Victim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 4

A cheque for £256 was handed to Mrs. R. Morris at Wallsend yesterday. Her home at Brunker-road, Adamstown…

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The Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 5

The fire is enchanting, With its little dancing flames, Like prancing, tiny fairies, Tripping down the lanes…

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Pure Fire Ride to Paterson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Apprentice D. Paterson will ride the crack Victorian colt Pure Fire in the J. J. Liston…

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Fire At Lithgow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 17

LITHGOW—Firemen cut through the ceiling of a cottage in Beaufort St. to save the house when the…

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