Fire on Board a Steamer
A fire broke out on board the Ben line steamer Benlawers at Hongkong, just before the s.s. Tannadice started for Australia. Detachments of men with pumps were immediately sent on board, but…
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Fires & bushfires, 1889
211 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11
Great Copra Fire
LONDON, Monday.—Some thousands of tons of copra have been destroyed in a large fire which occurred at Marscilles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday Night. a Series of Fires
The separate residence of Messrs. T. and A. Campbell at Warkon Station, Youlbah, together with all the stations, stores, &c. were totally destroyed by fire yesterday. It…
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In order to show the public sense of the loss sustained by the death of Mr. Taplin by the fire at the Coffee Palace on Friday morning subscription lists have been opened, the…
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LONDON, Monday.—A terrible fire has occurred, it Liask, a town in Russia, involving the less eight-four lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. the Recent Fire
A meeting, convened by the Mayor, to inaugurate a fund for the support of the widow and family of Mr. Taplin, who perished in the fire at the Coffee Palace, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hamilton. an Alarm of Fire
About half past seven o'clock on Wednesday evening the Hamilton fire-bell rang out an alarm, but, luckily, nothing of a startling nature had occurred. A kitchen chimney at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dredge Hunter. Alleged Robbery and Fire
ABOUT 8 o'clock on Wednesday night, Samuel Malcolm, mate of the dredge Hunter, which is lying alongside the southern end of the dyke, reported to the police that during his…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Accounts are to hand reporting terrible prairie fires in Dakots, United States, by which hundreds of people have been rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at North Lambton. Father and Son Roasted. A Brave Sister
ON Saturday morning, about half-past 4 o'clock, loud cries of "Fire!" were heard at North Lambton by the neighbours adjoining Mr. Bradley's dwelling. Mrs. Field and…
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LONDON, Monday —News has been received from Bombay that a destructive fire occurred at Surat yesterday, by which property to the value of 25 lacs of rupees…
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It appears from representations made since the publication of the report of the late fire at North Lambton that our correspondent was misinformed respecting the injured man,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Fire in Fiji. Enormous Damage. Estimated Loss, £40,000. AUCKLAND
A GREAT fire has occurred at Levuka, Fiji. The fire broke out on April 11th and destroyed a great part of the town. The buildings of the Bank of New Zealand and of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recent Fire at North Lambton. Death of Mr. Bradley. An Inquest to be Held
MR. JAMES BRADLEY, who received such severe injuries through being burnt at the recent fire at North Lambton, succumbed yesterday evening, after having suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fatal Fire at Lambton. Inquest on Bradley's Body. Inquiry Adjourned
AN inquest on the body of the deceased man, James Bradley, who died on Monday evening from the result of burns received at the late fire at North Lambton, was held in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fatal Fire at Lambton. Resumption of Inquest. An Open Verdict
THE adjourned inquest on the body of James Bradley was hold in Dent's Reservoir Hotel, on Wednesday morning, by Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., district coroner, before a jury…
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NEW YORK, Sunday.— A large sugar refinery, leased by Messrs. Fairbanks, has been burned down. The loss is estimated at three million dollars. Two persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Fire Brigade
LONDON, Friday.—Captain E. M. Shaw, C.B., chief of the London Fire Brigade, has recommended the London Council to quadruple the existing fire escape stations at an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire on the Steamship Culna
The fire which occurred on board the B.I.S.N. Company's steamship Culua appears to have been more serious than was at first anticipated. It broke out while the vessel was at Tanjong Pagar wharf,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday Night. Disastrous Fire. Bijou Theatre Destroyed. Firemen Injured
The Bijou Theatre was utterly destroyed by fire this evening. Brough and Boucicault's Company, which opened in "Betsy" on Saturday night, were rehearsing a new piece…
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