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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

674 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 34

Fire Destroys Tent, Home At Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 2

A Teralba family is homeless to-day because its tent home on railway property was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Another Fire In Famous Spot

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 5

LONDON.—Firemen put out a small fire recently in a derelict building in Pudding Lane, City—where…

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Fire Hazard Fears At Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 4

The danger from bushfires to homes on the west side of Croudace-street Lambton will be referred to the police by…

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Tar On Fire At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 3

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to put out four drums of blazing tar in Cessnock Council's depot…

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2 Houses Saved From Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Firefighters fought for five hours to-day to put out a bushfire which threatened two…

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Fire Outbreaks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 4

Belmont fire brigade fought a bush and grass fire off Hudson-street, Belmont, and Hamilton brigade went to an…

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Fire At Stables

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 9

MELBOURNE Tuesday.—Five racehorses had to be taken from a yard to safety to-day when fire broke out in a…

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Taxation Bill Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—An attempt to secure withdrawal and redrafting of the bill authorising taxation concessions announced in the Budget was made in the House of Representatives to-night by the Deputy Leader of the…

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Mail Box Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 3

Letters and packages were damaged and a hole was burnt in the floor by a fire in the mail box at Belmont…

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£100,000 Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Wednesday.—In a matter of minutes fire engulfed the city bulk store of Harris, Scarfe Sandovers Ltd…

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Kangaroos Lack Fire In Win

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 16

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Australia's Rugby League Kangaroos beat Wigan yesterday 23-13, but their form was not over impressive…

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£33,000 Oil Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 4

SONORA. (California), Sept. 25. A.A.P.—Fifty thousand gallons of fuel oil and petrol were lost in a fire at the…

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Rubbish Tip Fire Threat To Houses

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 2

A fire which broke out in Cessnock Council's rubbish tip off Gallagher St., East Cessnock, today threatened…

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China Batteries U.K. Warships Open Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 1

HONGKONG, Sept. 25. A.A.P. — Two British warships and Communist shore batteries exchanged fire to-day after the Communists had swarmed over a British-operated…

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Fire In Liddell Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1952 · page 1

Proto men from South Maitland Mines Rescue Station, using extinguishers and stone dust, reduced a fire…

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Blue Mountains Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 5

KATOOMBA. — Blue Mountains firefighters yesterday had their busiest day since last summer…

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Liddell Fire Controlled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 2

A fire at Liddell colliery had been brought under control and the mine should work to-day, Mr. D. Brown, miners'…

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Bushfires In Blue Mountains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Sunday-Fire-fighters were busy in the Blue Mountains to-day with outbreaks in Megalong Valley and…

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Bushfire Hazard

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Only 10 days remain for the safe burning-off in coastal areas before…

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Pure Fire To Miss Derby

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY.—Star Victorian three-year-old Pure Fire will not run in the A.J.C. Derby on Saturday…

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