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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1885

197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 10

Fire at Elliott Bros

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1885 · page 3

A fire took place to-day' at Elliott Bros. drug store, Pitt-street. It at first threatened to be serious, but was extinguished before much damage was…

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Fire at a Coffee Palace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1885 · page 5

A fire broke out in the coffee palace in Elizabeth-street, between Liverpool and Bathurst streets, this evening. The window fronting the street, was damaged by…

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Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1885 · page 3

At 7.29 this evening a fire broke out on the premises of August Tensen, confectioner. 251 Elizabeth-street. The curtains of the front window caught alight, resulting in…

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Honeysuckle Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1885 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the members of the Honeysuckle Fire Brigade was held on Friday evening at the station, for the purpose of submitting the resort and…

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Fatal Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 5

At a fire in a hut near Dubbo, two children were burnt to death, and four others seriously injured…

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Destructive Fire in Blane-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 5

LAST night, shortly after 9 o'clock, the fire bell rang [?]ut an alarm, which was quickly followed by three reports from the guns at Allan's Hill, thus denoting that the…

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Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 5

A fire has occurred at Zion's Buildings, in George-street, Haymarket. The stock was much injured. The building, which was new, was not greatly damaged…

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The Merchant, the Miner, and the Jesuit. a Tale of Thrilling Interest. Chapter Xi. Round the Camp Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 2

BY this time darkness had set in, and the moon had risen. It was a beautiful night. The sky was of a light blue, and so clear that not a single cloud…

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Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 2

An extensive fire broke out in Adelaide last evening Coombe's timber yard and Burford's soap factory suffered damage to the extent of £20,000…

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Compliment to Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 2

IT is our pleasing duty to notice, for the encouragement of our fire brigades, that their arduous services are sometimes substantially recognised, as the following letter received by the honorary…

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Fire at the Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 2

ABOUT half-past 1 yesterday morning the inhabitants of the city were awakened from their slumbers by the firing of three guns from Allen's Hill, denoting that a serious fire had broken out, and…

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Fatal Fire at Dubbo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 2

Five children have died victims to the late fire at Dubbo. Only one of the children of the family survived…

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Fire at Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1885 · page 5

An extensive fire has occurred at the Albury Banner office. The Australian Mutual Provident offices and other premises were destroyed. The damages are…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Fire at the Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1885 · page 5

A destructive fire has occurred at Port Adelaide; Crooks and Brooker's ironmongery stores sustaining damage to the extent of £36,000…

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Great Fire in Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1885 · page 8

FOR many months past Adelaide has not been startled by any extensive fires such as kept the whole community in a state of alarm somewhat more than…

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Destructive Fire at Casino

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1885 · page 3

THE first destructive fire that has occurred at Casino took place about 2 o'clock on Monday morning, when the wholesale store at the back of Mr. B. Gulley's store in…

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New Zealand. Auckland, Wednesday. Fire at Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1885 · page 5

A fire has taken place at Wellington. Eight shops and four cottages were destroyed…

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