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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 · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 2

The members of the Newcastle Fire Brigade held their usual practice on Thursday evening last. The old hose was used, and bore the pressure…

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Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1876 · page 3

[?] month of June has maintained its evil [?]ity for great fires in all parts of the [?]l. At the close of the second week [?] was a large fire at Bermondsey, in…

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The Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1876 · page 2

THE arrival at Newcastle of the Superintendent of the Sydney Fire Insurance Brigades, seems to have infused such an unusual vigour into the members of…

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City and District Fire Brigades NEWCASTLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1876 · page 2

IN compliance with an invitation from the Committee, Mr. C. Bown, the General Superintendent of the United Sydney Insurance Companies Fire Brigades, inspected the…

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Lambton Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1876 · page 3

THE members of the above Brigade held their monthly practice on Tuesday evening, the 3rd. instant. The engine was placed at Mr. Pizer's tank, and the branch was played at…

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Latest Telegrams. Charge of Manslaughter. Another Prisoner Shot at Narrabri. a Woman Burnt to Death. the English Ambassador at Constantinople Instructed to Denounce, and Demand the Punishment of the Perpetrators of the Bulgarian Atrocities. the Philadelphia Exhibition—eighty-three Awards Made to Australia. Arrival of Californian Mail. Rev. Charles Clark. Small-pox in San Francisco. International Rowing Match. Great Fire—600 Houses Burned. Moody and Sankey Disagreed. Ship Burned Atsea.—the Captain and Eight Others Died of Starvation; Rest of the Crew Saved. Sydney. Monday Night, r[?]d, 9 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1876 · page 2

At the inquest held to-day, on the body of Elizabeth Hornby, a married woman, who is supposed to have died from violence used by Heary Williams, a man with whom she…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1876 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the above Committee was held last evening in Mr. Mitchell's office, Hunter-street. There were present—Aldermen Chapman (in the chair), Ludlow, and Dart, the Mayor, and Mr. G…

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Fire at the Centennial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1876 · page 3

Philadelphia, August 26.—Early this morning, a fire broke out in the shed used for storing exhibit boxes near the Centennial grounds. The fire raged for…

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Latest Telegrams. Reported Discovery of Gold, near Urana. Horrible Trageduy—Three Children Murdered by their Father. Destructive Fire at Belnheim, New Zealand. SYDNEY, Rec'd, Thursday, 9.50 p.m

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

THE burglars—Vaughan and Porter—have been committed for trial on four other charges. The speeches made at the Blayney…

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Accidents and Fatal Occurrences Wrecks, Fires, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1876 · page 2

A fatal boat accident occured Helford Two daughters of Colonel Duffy were cruiring, accompanied by a boatman, when the boat upset. The young ladies swam ashore, but…

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