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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 10
SIR,—In your report of the fire in Hunter-street, you state that the first water was put on the fire by the No. 1 City Brigade, which has supplied with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Otago Daily Times" publishes the following letter, which has been addressed by the Union Steamship Company to Captain Chatfield:—Dunedin, 6th January, 1886…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Ferguson and Grimwood's stores at Uralla have been destroyed by fire. The buildings were insured for £350, the stock for £1750, in the National New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the case of the Waterloo fire, the jury returned a verdict of wilful arson against some person or persons unknown. The jury were a long time in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN reference to the late fire in Hunter street, I beg to notifiy that all the goods damaged by the water during the late fire have been dried and re-pressed, so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 9 o'clock last evening a small fire broke out in the premises occupied by Mrs. Croan, at 104, Belmore-street, Surry Hills. Fortunately, the flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ABOUT a quarter to three o'clock this morning the firing of the three guns from the Fortification Hill gave residents warning that another fire had broken out in our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ABOUT 3 o'clock yesterday morning the firing of three guns on Fortification Hill, the ringing of the Honeysuckle Point fire bell, followed immediately after by the city fire bell and the shrill whistling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LAST evening, shortly before 8 o'clock, a grand torchlight procession of the various brigades that will take part to-day in the sports at the Crystal Palace Gardens. Waratah, was made. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A large fire has occurred in Oxford-street, at Gould and Lewis', tailors. These premises, and four adjoining shops, were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jno. Neale, a carpenter by trade, residing at No. 13 Plunkett-street, was taken to. Sydney Hospital last evening by Constable Emmett, who stated that the patient had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An intense feeling of gloom was experienced by the residents of Wallsend and Plattsburg yesterday by the occurrence of a tire at the residence of Mr. Archibald Lewis, Hill-street, Plattsburg, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late on Saturday evening an alarming fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Lyons, a furniture dealer and bedding manufacturer carrying on business at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hooking's hay and corn store in George-street, west, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN inquiry was commenced yesterday morning at the Great Northern Hotel, Plattsburg, by Mr. Samuel Chapman, J.P., district coroner, to inquire into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting has been held, Bishop Moorhouse in the chair, when £1000 were subscribed for the sufferers by the large bush fires. It is stated that £20,000 are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Comet Hotel, Hartley Vale, has been burnt to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN addition to the £1 received from Mrs. Cox, we have to acknowledge receipt of £1 1s from Mr. W. Johnston, of Clarence Town, per Mr. 11. Breckenridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE regret to learn that, Mr. Archibald Lewis, who was severely burned at Plattsburg last Sunday morning (when, it will be remembered, his house was destroyed by fire and his two children burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nearly every brigade in the city and suburbs turned out yesterday afternoon in consequence of a fierce conflagration raging in the vicinity of Homebush. Is was…
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