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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1877

50 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 3

Latest Telegrams. Newcastle Election. Election Fixtures. Working Men's Conference. Free Selector's Conference. Williams River Election. Fire on S.S. Wotonga. Dead Bodies off Cape Lewin. Victoria Famine Fund. SYDNEY. Recd. 3.50

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1877 · page 1

THE Speaker has issued writs for the nomination of a member for Newcastle the date is fixed for Wednesday, the 24th instant, polling day, Friday, the…

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Lambton Fire Brigade. Anniversary Celebration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1877 · page 2

ON Thursday evening, the 18th last, the members of the Lambton Fine Brigade celebrate their anniversary. At about eleven o'clock the members appeared at the station in their critoum, and took the engine…

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In the Fire Light

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1877 · page 2

There's a far-away 1 ok in your eyes, love, A wondering, dr[?]amy-like game; I judge by your deeply-drawn sighs, love, Your thoughts are of [?]fitted days…

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Cable Messages Latest War News. Shah of Persia to visit England Great Fire at St John's, New Brunswick. Foreign Masons Outraged by English Roughs. Cleopatra's Needle Recovered. Fresh Attacks on Plevna. Fearful Repulse of Turks in Asia Minor. 18,000 Prisoners Captured. 40 Cannon taken. Porte Sending Reinforcements. LONDON. October 24th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1877 · page 1

THE Shah of Persia visits Eruope next Spring. There has been another great fire at St. John's New Brunswick. Two hundred…

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Narrow Escape from Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1877 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon the business premises of Alderman Dart had a narrow escape from being burned to the ground Same boys, between nine and ten years…

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Fire Near the Cottage Bridge. Narrow Escape From Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1877 · page 2

SHORTLY after ten o'clock on Saturday night, the fire bell in Hunter-st, rang out loudly, announcing that a fire had taken place. It was soon discovered that the…

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A Great Fire. St. John N. H., Oct, 20, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 5

One of the most terrible disasters which has ever befallen a suburban town occurred this morning at a quarter to three o'clock, in the town of Portland, a…

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The Late Fire at Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1877 · page 2

THE District Coroner (T. W. Pearce, Esq.) held an inquest at Mr. Gellatley's Greta Inn, on Tuesday, December 11, respecting the fire at Mr. Pryor's estate,…

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The Late Fire at Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1877 · page 2

THE District Coroner. T. W. Pearse, Esq., held the adjourned inquiry at Mr. Gelletly's Greta Inn. on Monday evening. December 17th instant, respecting the fire at Mr. Pryor's estate, High-street, Greta…

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The Late Fire at Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 December 1877 · page 2

OUR correspondent writes to state that the resumed inquiry respecting the origin of the late fire at Mr. Pryor's store, Greta, commenced and concluded at Mr. Gellatly's…

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