Alarm of Fire
No little alarm was occasioned about six o'clock, yesterday evening, by an alarm of fire in Market-square. It proved to be a foul chimney in flames, belonging to Mr…
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Fires & bushfires, 1878
38 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
Alarm of Fire
ABOUT nine o'clock on Tuesday evening, an alarm of fire was given in the neighbourhood of Lower Church street. It appears that some persons had collected…
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A GRAND minstrel entertainment is to be given this evening, in the Victoria Theatre, on behalf of the Newcastle Fire Brigade. Some of our best amateurs are included amongst the minstrels,…
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A few months ago public credulity was taxed to a great degree by a story brought from the Society's Islands that the abandoned coal-laden ship Ada Iredale had drifted into Tahiti, still smoking, after…
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THE above, under the Newcastle Fire Brigade, was held at the Gardens, Waratah, on Anniversary Day; but, probably owing to the races, and other attractions, the number of visitors was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. Arrival of English Mail. Fatal Fall from the Rocks at Watson's Bay. Telephone Experiments. East Macquarie Election. Terrible Fire at Honolulu. Fatal Boating Accident on the Yarra. SYDNEY, Monday, Reed. 8.10 p.m
THE Suez mail has arrived at Albany, and brings news down to December 21st, containing interesting particulars of the surrender of Plevna…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. The Railway Accident £8000 Worth of Rolling Stock Destroyed. Fire at Darling Point. Arrival of Suez Mail at Adelaide Sixpenny Lodginghouse keepers Fined £10. Riotous Demonstration in Melbourne. SYDNEY. Recd. Friday, 6.24 p.m
THE inquest at Penrith resulted in the committal of George Perdue, guard of the special train, for manslaughter; the jury adding a rider to the effect that the…
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We have received a copy of the annual report of Superintendent Bown to the Board of Management for the year 1877. It contains a list of companies who support the Brigade, and another…
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IN a peninsular of the Caspian Sea, one of the most curious phenomena shows itself and which is called "the everlasting fire." Here follow some particulars about that…
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THE long talked of ocean boat race for £110, terminated this afternoon, when scores of yachts and sailing boats, went to the Heads to witness the boats…
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A SPECIAL messenger reached Young late on Sunday night, with the information that Marshall's hotel, store, and stables, situated at Morangarell, were burnt down the previous night. The…
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A NARROW escape from what might have proved a conflagration was experienced, last night, shortly, after 7 o'clock, in the premises occupied by Mr. D. Hamlin, bootmaker, in Scott-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CABLEGRAMS. War Very Imminent. Exchange of Visits between Grand Duke Nicholas and the Sultan. Proposed Alliance between Russia and Turkey. Order for Embarkation of Russian Troops Countermanded Russia Charges England with Chi[?]anery. Capsizing of H. M. S. Eurydice Loss of 300 Lives. Disastrons Fire in Philadelphia. Important Modification in German Parliament. LONDON. March 24th
The training ship Eurydice, While returning from a training cruise, and during the voyage from the West Indies to Spithead, capsized this afternoon in a squall off…
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Dunedin Herald, writing from Palmerston, says: "It may not be generally known that one of the best—if not the best—coal mine in the province is on fire. I…
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ON Friday evening last, at about a quarter-past ten, the tenants of Mr. Thomas Brooks' building, in Brown-street, were started by an alarm of fire, which proved to have been given for but too…
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IN this city there are no chimney sweepers. A flue is allowed to get an accumulation of soot, which remains unnoticed till some fine day a spark…
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ABOUT ten minutes to 12 o'clock on Saturday night, an alarm was raised that a vessel was on fire at the Government shoots. Several members of the Water Police at once proceeded to the…
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The Port Darwin correspondent of the Brisbane Telegraph, under date of Tuesday week, telegraphs as follows:—News has been received here of a great shipping disaster. The barque Alexandra,…
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SHORTLY before 3 a.m., yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Messrs. Gates and Co, as coffee, spice, and pepper mills, at the…
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THE following correspondence has been courteously handed to us for publication by the officer in command of the detachment here:—"To Lieut. Le Patourel,…
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