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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
16 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
ON Thursday morning, a dense smoke was seen to arise from the Bluff Harbour. About ten p.m. Mr Thompson (of the firm of Thompson and Crispe, for whom the Ocean Chief had brought so large a cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE celebration of the above valuable association took place on Wednesday evening, in a public dinner, which was held at the Caledonian Hotel, conducted by Mr. Oliffe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN explosion at the Cethin Colliery in South Wales added forty-eight victims to the long list of those killed in coal-mines by fire-damp; and a year ago, more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is our painful duty to record another disastrous "fire" in Newcastle. About 8 o'clock last night, the terrible cry of "fire!" was heard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—In the last edition of you valuable paper, you published a detailed account of the evidence given at the coroner's inquest, on the body of the child Flizabeth Williams, that was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—A ru[?] having gone abroad to the effect that I, who composed one of the juryman at the late inquest, held on the body of Elizabeth Williams, was in favour of sending the girl, Jessie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—It is with the Greatest reluctance that I venture to intrude upon your notice, and have again to revert to the late sad calamith; but as I feel myself to be an injured man, I trust to your sense of justice, that while on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after six o'clock yesterday morning, dense volumes of smoke were observed issuing from the upper portion of a building in Bank Court, off King-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Just as we were about proceeding to press, about half-past twelve o'olook, the city was alarmed by the cry of " Fire ! " Under the circumstances, we are unable to furnish our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Following swiftly upon the calamity recently recorded in our columns, we have now to chronicle the occurrence of another destructive fire, which broke out last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE regret to have to record the total destruction, by fire, at an early hour on Saturday morning, of the flour mill in Green-street, Campbell's Hill, known formerly as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During Monday night a, fire broke out in the promises of Mr. C. Hales, No. 102, Eastfield-street, Old-road, Stepney., it originated in the lower portion of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Of the fire which broke out on the premises of Mr. J. Hale, 612, Eastfield-street, old road, Stepney. The Marylebonc Mercury, a local paper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →With the horrors of the Hartley Colliery catastrophe still fresh in the public mind, the intelligence that the lives of a number of men were in imminent peril in Low…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The most extensive conflagration which has occurred in the neighbourhood of Melbourne for some years past,' took place at Sandridge, on Thursday afternoon. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Property, for the most port uninsured, to the amount of about £100,000, has been consumed. Sixty-three houses, including two banks—the Bank of Victoria and the…
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