Fire On French Liner Liberte
LE HAVRE, Jan. 13. A.A.P.—A fire broke out this morning in the 51,839-ton French Transatlantic liner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1954
584 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 30
Family Of 12 Die In Fire
NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.)—Twelve members of a family were burned to death last…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Furniture Van Catches Fire
INVERELL.—Firemen yesterday put out a fire which broke out in a fully-loaded furniture van from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£40,000 Fire At Mill
MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Fire destroyed kiln-dried hardwood and plant worth £40,000 at the Sandown Timber…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Sweeps Hotel: 3 Die
MONTREAL, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Three persons were killed and five seriously hurt today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Acute Fire Danger in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Acute fire danger warnings were sent to all police and firefighting organisations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Charge Woman Over Railway Fires
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Arson Squad detectives arrested a 39-year-old woman to-day and charged her on two counts of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunpowder Fire Burns Boy
Reginald Mullins 15, of Maitland-road, Sandgate, burned his face and hands when he lit gunpowder at his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claims On Pit Fire Conflict
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Coflicting statements were issued to-night on a fire in the State coalmine at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bishop Joins In Fighting Fire
HOBART, Sunday.—The Bishop of Tasmania (Right Rev. G. S. Cranswick), dressed in a pyjama coat and serge trousers, helped fight a fire for more than two hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crew Saved From Fire On British Navy Tanker
LONDON, Mon., (A.A.P.): Lifeboats last night rescued the crew, including a woman, from the flame-swept navy tanker Wave Victor. The Wave Victor (8128…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Postal Fire
A small fire broke out in steps at the rear of New Lambton Post-office last night. Damage was slight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Fire Toll in South Korea
SEOUL.—National police headquarters say 2566 fires in South Korea during the past 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Federation would press for a full inquiry into the fire at the Lithgow State mine, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Fire Report To Buckley
LITHGOW, Tuesday.—The Chief Mines Inspector (Mr. D. Durham) will make a detailed inspection of the fire position…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Churchill Under Fire Over Rifle
LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.) : Sir Winston Churchill was yesterday accused of weakness for not standing up to America over the choice of rifle by the Atlantic Pact Powers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Adamstown Fire Station May Re-open
Another attempt is to be made to have the firestation at Adamstown reopened…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Timber Losses In Bushfire
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Thousands of acres of forest timber and 250,000 feet of mill logs have been destroyed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lithgow Mine Fire
LITHGOW. — The management of the State Coal Mine yesterday again refused to allow the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£10,000 Fire In 5 Minutes
SYDNEY. — A fire which broke, out among chemicals at a Manly optical goods factory today gutted the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →