Fire Alarms. to the Editor
SIR,—I think by drawing attention to the present arrangements of fire alarm, some good may result. Now that the Council have taken the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1887
98 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5
The Fire Alarm. to the Editor
SIR,—I noticed your correspondent's letter, signed "A.J.C.," in re a fire alarm for the city. I should like to ask our municipal folk if it is a fact…
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Another great fire has occurred at the establishment of William Whitely, the "Universal Provider" of London. This mammoth series of business…
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A disastrous fire broke out on the premises of Whitely, the Universal Provider, Queen's Road, yesterday evening, and it is still raging, the…
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Three Persons Killed.—£500,000 of Damage.—2000 People out of Employment…
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FURTHER particulars are to hand of the great fire which broke out on Saturday night at the great range of establishments in the Queen's-road,…
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Captain Hill, of the barque Southesk, which arrived in Watson's Bay on Tuesday from Middlesborough, reports that on May 24, at 4 a.m., he sighted a vessel flying distress signals. On bearing…
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THE Pall Mall Gazette of June 26 states:—Early one morning the house, 22, Newman-street, Oxford-street, was the scene of a terrible fire, in…
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SUCH is the mismanagement of the War Office that it would seem that our troops in India, far from being able to take the field, are unable to…
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A VERY serious fire occurred this morning at the premises of Wallaco and Co., woollen manufacturers, Clarence-street. The lower portion of…
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The Telegraph states:—The premises occupied by Messrs. Wallace, woollen manufacturers, 201 Clarence-street, narrowly escaped being destroyed by fire early on Thursday…
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A very large fire, by which much valuable property was destroyed occurred at Edenterrace, a suburb of Auckland. At the time of the outbreak there was a strong wind…
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ABOUT a quarter to 1 yesterday the inhabitants of the city were startled by the ringing of the fire-alarm bells and the booming forth of three guns from the signal station. A large…
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Mr. Richard. Winter, editor of the Marlborough Times, who was injured through jumping from a window in the burning South Star Hotel at…
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MR. INGLIS at Cudal, in a post-prandial fit of exultation, trotted out his forbidding of fires to little school children, and claimed great credit for…
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AT 1 o'clock this morning the boom of a big gun from the fortifications startled Newcastle from its propriety, and its inhabitants from their slumbers. It was within a minute or so…
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ON Saturday morning, at 1 o'clock, much consternation was caused by the firing of three guns at Fortification Hill and ringing of various fire-bells,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Reuter's Telegram.] London, Tuesday. the Fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter. Over 140 VICTIMS
IT is now believed that fully 140 persons perished through the burning of the Theatre Royal, Exeter, last night. The majority of the victims were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarming Accident to a Goods Train. a Train on Fire. Waggons Precipitated over a Bridge. SYDNEY
As the 4.25 a.m. goods train arrived this morning at the new iron viaduct, between Petersham and Summerhill, it was discovered that the trucks were…
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OUR Paris correspondent writes:—Managers of theatres would do well to investigate for themselves the invention of M. La Rochette, which has…
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