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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 6
As already briefly notified, a trial was made Wednesday last of the steam fire-pump recently fitted up aboard the Government steam-tug Cyclops. At the invitation of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE learn that about 2.30 a.m., yesterday, the Commercial Hotel, Miami, was discovered to be on fire. The proprietor, Mr. Williams, was absent in Sydney on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING was held on Wednesday afternoon at the office of Mr. Frank Gardner. hon. sec., Alderman Creer in the chair-Letter was received from Mr. G. A. Lloyd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Three hundred firemen left for Melbourne, on Saturday, to take part in the forthcoming display of the Intercolonial Fire Brigades' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Melbourne Government offices have been completely destroyed by fire. The Estimates for the year, then in course of preparation, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that a public meeting of the inhabitants of Hamilton will be held this (Friday) evening, in the Council Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A destructive fire occurred to-day in the Government Printing Office, which was completely destroyed. It originated in the floor above…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the above committee was held yesterday afternoon, at the Hon. Sec's office. Present; Aldermen Creer, J.P. (in the chair), Messrs. Webb, Chapman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, May 28.—Great fires have taken place in Leadville, Colorado, and Arizona, in the United States. The damage is estimated at a million of dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Melbourne, correspondent of the Gippsland Mercury writes:—"I was present for a little while at the fire at the Government printing office, the largest we have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following letter, received on Saturday by Mr. F. Gardner, hon. secretary to the Newcastle Fire Brigade, from Mr. Lloyd, M.P., speaks for itself:—"Sydney, 2nd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, June 8.—A great fire has taken place at Lavaur, in France. Some naphtha became ignited, and a large amount of property was gutted before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Newcastle Fire Brigade Committee held a meeting on Friday evening at the office of the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Frank Gardner. Alderman Creer, J.P., presided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Deniliquin School of Arts has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DUNEDIN, Monday.—The dwelling house of Captain Kitchener, at Dunedin, was destroyed by fire on Friday last, when three children, aged respectively eleven, eight,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOT a small amount of excitement was caused among the inhabitants of Wallsend and Plattsburg on Saturday evening, about 6 30, by the cry of fire! fire! which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, July 19.—A disastrous fire has broken out at Smyrna, the chief seaport of Asia Minor. One hundred houses are already in flames, and the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MORPETH, Tuesday, 10 a.m.—This morning, at about half-past 2 o'clock, the stables belonging to the Hon. J. Eales, at Duckenfield, containing three valuable horses,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT twenty minutes to 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered on the wholesale produce storehouses of Mr. John Burke, adjoining Gibson's Ironfoundry,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,âIn a publication issued on Saturday I noticed an effusion commenting on the late fire at Mr. Burke's produce stores, which openly charged the police with…
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