Cottage, Boats Go In Bushfire
A bush fire has already destroyed a small cottage, a boatshed, and several boats at Pearl Beach, near Ettalong. The outbreak began in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 32
Fires Among Old Tyres
In addition to keeping scrub fires under control on the outskirts of the city last night, brigades had…
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HOMES near the golf links at Merewether West were shaken by a blast about 6 p.m…
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RIO DE JANEIRO (O.S.R.): Agnaldo Da Silva, a Brazilian laborer from Rio's Querozene Hill, is in hospital with serious injuries—a victim of "macumba" (voodoo rites). Agnaldo's life had been…
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The township of Pearl Beach, near Gosford, was saved yesterday for the second time in 18 hours…
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SYDNEY: A racehorse was destroyed and four stables gutted by fire at Mascot today. Neighbors attracted by the horse's screams were powerless to release him. The racehorse Gallant…
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Residents helped firemen from three brigades to fight an extensive grass fire which burned close to…
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SYDNEY: Grave bushfire danger threatened many parts of the State, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Kelly) said today. It was possible for extreme conditions to de-…
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Two of the firemen at the extensive fire near Grandview-road, New Lambton Heights, yesterday. Above. Captain G. Anderson, of New Lambton Brigade, and Captain R. Gellwiler (Cardiff) walk back from the blaze after control had been established. Below: A grateful resident brought firemen a drink of beer. Captain Anderson…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—An extremely serious fire danger threatened many parts of the State, the Chief Secretary (Mr…
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The home of a 75-year-old pensioner, in Dent-street, Islington, was gutted by fire late yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire caused more than £2000 worth of damage to a service station in Gladesville-road,…
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SYDNEY: A Bankstown family whose shop and attached dwelling were gutted by fire last night,…
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SYDNEY: Burning on a 10-miles front, a bushfire is blazing in the Blue Mountains between Glenbrook and Woodford. So far the only mountain town threatened is…
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A bushfire blazing on a four-mie front threatened a poultry farm and two houses at South Wallsend yesterday…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to two fires in large areas of grass and scrub at the weekend…
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Firemen put out three small fires in Newcastle district yesterday. Two were at Carrington and one on railway…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Shots were fired at escaping bandits after a smash grab raid on a jeweller's shop at West Ryde…
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WALCHA: Damage estimated at about £1000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a chemist's bulk…
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An appeal for help for a 75-year-old pensioner whose home was destroyed by fire was made yesterday by the…
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