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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1876

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Newcastle Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1876 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of the Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee was held at Mr. Mitchell's office, last evening. There were present Alderman Chapmen (in the chair),…

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Destructive Fires at Melbourne. Loss of £150,000. Wednesday, 12 40 p.m

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 3

A great fire occurred, this morning in Flinders-street. The conflagration broke out in the top storey of Messrs. Robert Harper and Co's Rice Mills, and afterwards…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 1 June 1876 · page 5

A MEETING of members of the Newcastle Fire Brigade was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of considering the rate of remuneration proposed to be paid…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 1 June 1876 · page 5

A MEETING of the Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee was hold lust availing, at the office of Mr. Mitchell. Present: Alderman Chapman (Chairman), Mr. G. Mitchell, Aldermen Rodgers and…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade. Committee Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1876 · page 3

A MEETING of the Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee was held last evening, at Mr. Mitchell's office Hunter-street. There were present:—Alderman Chapman (Chairman),…

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Alarming Report of Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 2

LAST evening, at about a quarter past 7 o'clock, the city was thrown into a state of the wildest excitement by the—we are happy to say, seldom heard, but dreaded…

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Fire Brigade Committee

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 8 June 1876 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of the Fire Brigade Committee was held at the offices of Mr. Mitchel last evening. Present: Aldermen Chapman (chairman), Ludlow, Dart, and Mr. Mitchell…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade. Committee Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1876 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of the Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee was held last evening in Mr. Mitchell's office. There were present: Alderman Chapman (in the chair), Alderman…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1876 · page 2

THE adjourned weekly meeting of the about was held last evening in Mr. Mitchell office, Hunter-street. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Fire Brigade Committee

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 3

A MEETING of the Fire Brigade Committee was held on Thursday evening, at the offices of Mr. Mitchell. Present: Aldermen Chapman (Chairman), Ludlow, Dart, the Mayor, and Mr…

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Letters to the Editor. We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our Correspondents.) the Newcastle Fire Brigade. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 3

SIR,—I have read with very considerable interest the various reports that have from time to time appeared in your paper of the meetings held by the recently formed Fire Brigade…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1876 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of the Newcastle Fire Brigade was held last evening, in the Council Chambers, Watt-street, to take into consideration the recent action of the Fire…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 22 June 1876 · page 5

A MEETING of the members of the Fire Brigade was held at the Council Chambers, Watt-street, on Tuesday night, to consider the recent action of the committee with regard to Mr. John…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade. Committee Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1876 · page 2

THE ordinary weekly meeting of the Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee was held last evening in Mr. Mitchell's office, Hunter-street. There were present—…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 29 June 1876 · page 3

A MEETING of the Committee and Firemen of the Newcastle Fire Brigade, for the purpose of amicably settling a misunderstanding existing between the two bodies, was held in the Council…

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The Post-office Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1876 · page 3

An inquest and Government enquiry into the causes of the recent fire at the Singleton Post Office, was to be held at the Court-house yesterday…

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Great Fire in a French Theatre. Loss of Twenty-five Lives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 5

A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Romen on Tuesday night. The opera of "Hamlet" was about to be played at the Theatre of Arts and the actors had…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1876 · page 2

The Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee met at the Engine Station, Newcomen-street, yesterday afternoon, and approved of 500 feet of…

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Great Fire in Glasgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 2

A GREAT fire broke out on April 22 in Buchanan-street, the principal thoroughfare in Glasgow. A whole square of valuable houses has been consumed, and…

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Latest by the Suez Mail. the Turkish Revolution. Remoured Murder of Sultan. Appearances-predict Peace. Non-release of Fenlan Prisoners. Murder of a British Crew by Spaniards. Mrs. Mina Jury at It Again. More Strikes Prevail. Result of the Great Derby. [?]Mense Fire at Quebec

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 2

Russia is said to be much mortified at the refusal of England to endorse the Berlin Memorandum, but shrinks from actual hostilities, and there is no immediate prospect of a…

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