Fire at Wickham
AT about 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a four-roomed cottage at Wickham, close to the Lass o' Gowrie Hotel. Owing to the lateness of the hour, and the distance…
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Fires & bushfires, 1886
185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 10
Fire in Surry Hills
A fire broke out this morning at Messrs. Danehy and Rose, grocers, Sorry Hills. The shop and its contents were destroyed…
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OUR Wickham correspondent sends us some additional particulars as to the fire which took place at Mrs. Mulhearn's premises early on Friday morning. The building…
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At a few minutes past 11 o'clock last night it was reported at the metropolitan fire brigade station that the premises of Mr. H. Fletcher, photographer, 604…
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THE citizens of Newcastle have always shown themselves to be a charitably-disposed and philanthropic people, and we sincerely trust that the natter upon which…
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ON Sunday considerable consternation was caused by an alarm to the effect that the Co-operative Colliery was on fire, and in a short time between three and four hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORRESPONDENCE. Late Fire at Wickham. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Being a subscriber to the Herald, I hope you will grant me a small space in your columns to correct a few misstatements which appeared in the Herald of May…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire at Bullock Island. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Would you kindly correct your report about the fire at Bullock Island. The fire occurred on Sunday morning about half-past 5, and the…
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A fire was occasioned in Tenby House, Wynyard-square, by a defective gaspipe. The fire was soon extinguished…
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News is just to hand of a destructive fire in Honolulu. Sixty acres of buildings were destroyed, and 6000 people rendered destitute. The damage is estimated…
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A destructive fire took place at Coraki this morning, when four buildings were totally destroyed, including Mr. Jeffries' general store and bakers shop, King's…
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Twelve persons were burnt to death at the late fire at Honolulu, and the damage is estimated at £400,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORRESPONDENCE. The Honeysuckle Fire Engine. Alarm Practice. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—At a meeting of the Honeysuckle Volunteer Fire Brigade it was decided, owing to certain statements that have been circulated in the city about their latest…
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A FURTHER trial of the new steam fire engine was made on Saturday aftern[?]on. The brigade mustered in the station at Honeysuckle, and a pair of horses were in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grrat Fire at Honolulu. The Chinese Market Swept Away. Vast Destruction of Property. Thousands Homeless and Destitute
AT about 4 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in Honolulu. The fire worked its way along Hotel street on both sides, travelling steadily makai and…
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LAST night, at about a quarter past to twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in Afred-street, Newcastle. It originated in the kitchen of a house occupied by Mr. Alexander Fraser…
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At the fire at Leichhardt, where four shops were entirely destroyed, a fireman named Fisher, of the Metropolitan Brigade, was killed on the spot, and four…
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Ruthe's Co-operative Stores and a cottage adjoining were burnt to the ground on Monday night—damages, £2000 to the stores alone. The origin of the fire is…
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The four men belonging to the Standard Brewery Volunteer Brigade, namely, Jones, Brady, Woods, and Glenn, who were injured at the Leichhardt fire, are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORRESPONDENCE. The Fire at the Sandhills. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I, the undersigned, wish to tender my sincere gratitude to Mr. Moulton, Mr. John Frazer, Mr. J. Williams, the officers and soldiers of the Permanent Force, the H…
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