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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1882

112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 6

Destructive Fire at Kingston, Jamaica

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 2

LONDON, December 13.—The entire business portion of Kingston, Jamaica, has been destroyed by fire. The loss of property is estimated at 6,000,000 dollars…

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Fire in West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—A fire broke out in a confectionery manufactory, owned by Mr Gordon, in Abbot-street, between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning,…

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The Late Fire in Hunter-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1882 · page 2

THE Honorary Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, F. Gardner, Esq., has received the following communication, which we have much pleasure in…

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CABLEGRAMS Fire on the Cotopaxi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1882 · page 2

LONDON, December 18.—The whole interior of the Cotopaxi s.s. has been destroyed by fire, with a portion of her outward cargo. The damage is estimated…

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Newcastle Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1882 · page 2

A social gathering of members of the Newcastle Fire Brigade end the Honeysuckle Point Volunteer Brigade took place at Sidney's Terminus Hotel last night. A…

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TELEGRAMS. Fire at Lithgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—This morning a fire occurred at Lithgow, by which a block of buildings and their contents were destroyed. The houses were owned by…

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Large Fire in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—About half-past past 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Hemmons, Law, and Co., wholesale chemists,…

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Another Large Fire in Hunter Street. Five Business Premises Destroyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 4

SHORLY after 11 o'clock last night, just as most of the business places of the city were closed, the fire-bell rang out an alarm. This was followed…

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The Late Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 December 1882 · page 3

LITTLE further has transpires with respect to the recent disastrous fire in Hunter-street, or its origin, beyond What has already been reported. There seems not to…

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A Hospital Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1882 · page 1

A HORRIBLE catastrophe occurred at Halifax, on the 6th November, which is thus described by a correspondent in a New York journal:—…

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Fire Insurance Investments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 3

SPEAKING in a recent circular of fire insurance company shares as investments, Messrs. A. M. M'Culloch and Co., of Liverpool, point out that,…

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Another Fire at Whiteley's

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 2

LONDON, December 27.—Another fire has occurred at Whiteley's establishment, in London. This time the damage done is estimated at £20,000…

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