Immense Bush Fire at Albury
ONE of the largest bush fires reported in the district for many years, is now burning on the Victorian Upper Murray. The fire started at Burrowyo station, and spread…
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Fires & bushfires, 1882
112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 6
The Fire Brigade Question
A FACT of interest has been mentioned to us anent the proposed steam fire engine for Newcastle. Mr. Allen, the pushing travelling agent for the Commercial Union…
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A GRAVE error occurred in our issue of the 18th ult., with respect to a paragraph which appeared concerning a fire in a house at Cook's Hill. It was stated that the house…
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MANY of the public being anxious to know the exact position of affairs with regard to the proposed steam fire engine, etc., for Newcastle, the following brief statement of…
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"Here comes a country-woman of mine," said Fairweather, of New York, to Count Oscar Von H[?]ld, as the two young men were strolling along the Unter don Linden…
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AT half-past 4 yesterday afternoon a fire alarm gun was discharged at the signal hill. Heavy smoke was discernable near Christ Church Cathedral, and the…
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LONDON, February 27.—An explosion of fire damp in a coal mine in Styria, Austria, has taken place. 150 miners have been killed…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Penell's private residence at Rand wick has been destroyed by fire…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Adelaide. Marshall and Co.'s wholesale and retail drapers premises were entirely gutted. £80,000 worth…
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A MEETING of the Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee was held at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon; Alderman Dart (in the unavoidable absence of the Mayor)…
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IF there be any truth in ROCHEFOUCAULD'S famous maxim to the effect that we experience a secret satisfaction in knowing that our best friends are in some…
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AN advertisement in another column notices that the above-named company has taken over all risks held at Newcastle by the Intercolonial Insurance Company…
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ABOUT twenty minutes to 11 on Saturday night a fire broke out in a ricketty old cottage occupied by Mr. Walsh in Watt-street. A passer by, Thomas Barker,…
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LONDON, May 1.—An extensive fire has occurred at Aberdeen, resulting in £40,000 worth of damage…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire at Chinese stores, in Lower George street, has occurred. The damage was only slight from fire, but great from useless play of water…
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BETWEEN half-past 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning a serious fire occurred at Hamilton, resulting in the total destruction of a public house and an adjacent cottage…
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ABOUT twenty minutes to 4 yesterday morning a fire broke out in the rear premises of Morgan's Royal Exchange Hotel, at the corner of Hunter and Wolfe streets…
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A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held at the office the Hon. Secretary (Mr. F. Gardner) yesterday afternoon, Present: Alderman J. Greer, J.P. (chairman), W. K…
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AT the invitation of Mr. Hickson, Resident Engineer for Harbours and Rivers, a number of leading citizens met yesterday on the A.A. Company's wharf, to witness…
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In connection with the recent fire at the Royal Exchange Hotel, the sum of £5 subscribed by Mr. F. Alcock for these willing to lend a hand at the pumps has nearly all…
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