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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1859

4 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Sydney Intelligence. Destructive Fire in George-street

Northern Times · Wednesday 27 April 1859 · page 3

A few minutes before 12 o'clock last night, an alarming and destructive fire broke out in a new store occupied by Mr W. Ellis, at the rear of his grocery establishment, in George-street, just beyond Park-street, and next door…

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Destructive Fire in Pitt-street, Sydney

Northern Times · Wednesday 10 August 1859 · page 3

Yesterday evening, about a quarter-past ten o'clock, a fire of an alarming nature broke out in Pitt-street, on the premises known as the property of the late Mrs Terry, extending from the stores of Messrs Samuels to polack's…

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Alarming Fire at Newcastle.—great Destruction of Property

Northern Times · Wednesday 16 November 1859 · page 3

On Intelligence having been received of the occurrence of a calamitous fire at Newcastle, we despatched a reporter as early as possible to ascertain the truth of the report, as well as to examine into the details of the case…

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Newcastle. the Late Fire.—public Meeting

Northern Times · Saturday 26 November 1859 · page 2

NOVEMBER 23.—A public meeting was held last evening in the Court-house, the Mayor in the chair, "for the purpose of expressing in some appropriate manner, the general opinion on the exertions of the Fire Brigade and…

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