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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1887

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The Fire-Doomed. (CONTINUED.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 2

Meanwhile, Mary heard from her aunt the daily details of the illness of her early friend, and was subjected to the kindly bantering of her far less…

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The Fire-Doomed. (CONTINUED.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1887 · page 2

Charles bit his lip, remained in thought a moment, and then gravely replied—This is a matter far too serious for…

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The Fire-Doomed. (CONTINUED.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 2

'Very badly, cousin,' replied Ellen; I love you far too well myself to wish you married to such a character. But, let me tell you plainly, you know little…

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CORRESPONDENCE The Honeysuckle Fire Brigade. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 3

SIR,—I have this day received a letter from Messrs. Wood Bros. and Co., in which they express a wish that the brigade will not disband, and they…

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The Mayor's Allowance and the Fire Brigades. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 3

SIR,—Your sub-leader in this day's issue, on the increase of the Mayor's allowance, is commendable, and we might hope would tend to a…

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The Fire-doomed. (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 2

The mere consciousness of the possession of a secret important to the being of our choice—one which affection bars us from communicating—is…

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Melbourne Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 5

Captain David Stein, of the Margate Fire Brigade, has been appointed chief of the Melbourne Fire Brigade,…

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Ships on Fire. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1887 · page 3

Sir,—Will you allow me to state that I think there is a special reason why the Honeysuckle Fire Brigade should receive the substantial support…

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Great Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1887 · page 6

A GREAT fire recently broke out at the Queensferry Chemical Works, Hawarden. The works are used principally for the purposes of producing coal-tar…

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Fire in New Zealand. (Wellington Post, Feb. 28.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1887 · page 6

WE regret having to chronicle that one of the most destructive conflagrations which has ever occurred in Wellington broke out yesterday morning in…

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The Fat in the Fire. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 5

Father Keleher was the recipient yesterday of great popular ovations at each stopping-place between Cork and Dublin. When brought before the…

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Tremendous Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 3

A FIRE broke out at half-past 3 o'clock on a recent Monday morning, at Draper's Wharf, Wellington-road, Battersea. It originated in the ground filled with the property of Mr. J…

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Fire at Chatham Prison

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 8

A FIRE of a most alarming character recently occurred at Chatham Convict Prison, in which about 1500 convicts undergoing sentences of penal…

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The Fire Brigade of London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 3

IN the Illustrated London News of February last are some particulars of the above brigade, which may be of interest to local fire fighters. The…

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The Extinction of Fires on Board Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 3

THE following correspondence between the Chamber of Commerce and the Harbours and Rivers Department has been handed to us for publication:—…

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New Zealand. Auckland, Wednesday. FIRE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 5

All Saints Parsonage, Dunedin, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Fitchett, has boon destroyed by fire. The property was insured for £500 in the…

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Testing a Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 7

FOR some time past the Sydney Soap and Candle Co. has had in process of organisation a Fire Brigade, manned and officered by a number of their workmen and provided with…

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PARIS, Thursday. Fire at a Theatre—many Victims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 5

A fire has occurred during the performance of the Mignon Opera Comique last night. The theatre was completely burnt, and 20 person's…

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The Opera Comique Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1887 · page 4

The work of recovering the bodies of those killed in the Opera" Comique catastrophe is still proceeding. So far 80 dead bodies have been…

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Disastrous Fire in New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1887 · page 4

A terrible fire broke out in New York on Thursday night. The fire originated in the stable of the Street Tram Car Company. Although every…

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