London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co
THE yearly calendar issued by the above well-known Insurance Co. contains more of the useful than the ornamental on this occasion. The principal feature is the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1882
112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
Fire at Bullock Island. Destruction of an American Barque
SHORTLY after 11 p.m. yesterday guns fired from Bullock Island announced another fire. These were later on followed by signal guns from the Lookout…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The farm buildings and machinery of Mrs. Evans, Penrith, have been destroyed by fire, causing £1000 damage…
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ON Thursday evening last, while the southerly burster was blowing, the window blind of Mr. Moore's kitchen, on the Lake Road, caught fire. No one was in the…
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THE district coroner held an inquest on Friday at Wagga Wagga (says the N. News) on the remains of the child burned at the recent fire, the jury returning a verdict of…
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BETWEEN 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning the signal gun gave the alarm of fire, which was shortly discovered to be in the township of Wickham. The fire broke out in a…
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LONDON, January 10.—The person charged with having wilfully set fire to the church at Carlton is the Rev. George Sanger, vicar of Carlton, North Allerton, in…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire, supposed to be the work of an incendiary, has taken place at Hordern's new premises. Another fire has occurred at Gustavus Gabriel's—…
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THE house of Mr. Genge, of Cook's Hill, now occupied by a person unknown, had a narrow escape from fire on Monday night last. The husband and…
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ALBURY, Saturday.—Smyth's Hotel at Brookesley has been burnt to the ground. It is only insured for £400 in the Liverpool, London and Globe Office…
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A FIRE broke out at twelve minutes past 7 o'clock on Friday night at the storehouse at the rear of Mr. J. J. Curran's, wholesale grocer, of 600, George-street. The flames…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—840 acres of good grass have been burnt in a bush fire on Tongey's station, Mudgee…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The office of the New York Times has been destroyed by fire. It is believed that several lives have been lost…
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LONDON, Feb. I.—At the fire in the New, York Times office, five persons were killed and eight wounded; fourteen are alleged to be missing…
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IN another column will be found a letter from a gentleman visiting this city, upon the disgraceful position Newcastle has long held, through the…
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SIR,—The unprotected state of property in this city, in the event of fire, calls for the immediate attention of the citizens. How they can rest in any sense of security…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A large fire has occurred at Gisborne, in New Zealand. The damage is estimated at £100,00, and the property was insured for £22,000…
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SIR,—The letter of Mr. Allen suggests some very pregnant questions, perhaps there are very few populous places in New South Wales where there are so many…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—William Hewison, tried at the Central Criminal Court to-day, charged with setting fire to the American barque Manhegan, at Newcastle, on the…
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SIR,âHaving waited in vain for some remarks from an abler pen than mine in reference to the above (subject, I beg you will grant me space in your columns (at all…
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