Newcastle United Fire Brigade's Demonstration
THE above committee held their meeting at the Honeysuckle Fire Brigade Station. There was a goodly number of delegates, the only absentees being…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
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The Pott's Hill Fire
IT will be remembered that some little time ago a Chinese camp in the vicinity of Sydney was burned to the ground, and the Mongolian…
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Further particulars of the fire on board the ship Langstone, at Napier, show that damage to the extent of about £5000 was done. About 160 bales of wool were…
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THE sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Hillier, Noel, Crompton, Keith, Gardner, arid Snipe, elected from the delegates of the above…
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AT the present time Australia is a vast tinder-box, and large tracts of country are, owing to the dessicating influences of a severe drought, in a condition…
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A VERY peculiar instance of marvellous preservation occurred at the above fire which has not yet been reported. A young German, named Augustus Splorger, employed in…
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A VERY peculiar instance of marvellous preservation occurred at the above fire which has not yet been reported. A young German, named Augustus Splorger, employed in…
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A VERY peculiar instance of marvellous preservation occurred at the above fire which has not yet been reported. A young German, named Augustus Splorger, employed in…
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THE delegates of the above committee held their final meeting on Thursday night last, at Mr. Galley's Oxford Hotel. Messrs. Gardner and Sutton…
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IT appears that about 2 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning Sergeant Grennan, who had been reading prior to retiring for the night, went outside,…
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A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants of Wallsend and Plattsburg was held in the large hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute on Thursday…
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A VERY disastrous fire occurred at Huenfeld, near Cassel, on October 29, when it is reported that the number of houses destroyed amounted to 300…
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THE premises and plant of Messrs. Bennett, in Market-street, which were destroyed by the late disastrous fire, were insured in the Australian Mutual…
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An immense fire occurred at Lambeth to-night, by which the works of Doulton and Co. are almost totally destroyed…
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At Warragul, Victoria, a number of stores and hotels have been destroyed by an extensive fire. The damage is estimated at £6000. The property is…
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AN inquiry was commenced yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, relative to the recent fire in Nelson street, Plattsburg Mr. Sub-inspector Lynch appeared on behalf…
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SHORTLY after noon yesterday the fire bells of the city rang out an alarm of fire, and the reels of the City and Hose and Reel Brigades were quickly…
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A MEETING of representatives of a number of brigades was held at the Honeysuckle Station on Thursday last. The following brigades were…
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THE adjourned inquiry relative to the recent fire in Nelson-street, Plattsburg, was resumed on Tuesday morning, before Mr. G. C. Martin, coroner…
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An explosion of several jars of acid occurred on board the ship Ivanhoe at Port Melbourne, setting fire to the ship. The flames were extinguished…
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