Fire in Hunter-street
AT eight o'clock lust evening a serious fire in Hunter-street was narrowly averted. The window curtain on the third floor of the Singer Sewing Machine depot, No. 44, caught…
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Fires & bushfires, 1891
226 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 12
Great Fire. 10,000 HOMELESS
LONDON, Wednesday.—An extensive fire has occurred at Hankow, the great" treaty" port at the junction of the Han and Yang-tee. Kiang Rivers, China. Thirteen…
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GREAT dissatisfaction exists amongst the local fire brigades respecting the arrangements for the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Demonstration, to take place in Sydney on Monday,…
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AT midnight on Saturday a cottage occupied by the family of James Birks, at Brewarrina, caught fire. The mother, who was at a neighbour's had left four children at home…
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THE Fire Brigades Demonstration, in which a number of the Northern district firemen are taking part, commenced at Moore Park today. On Saturday night a torchlight procession…
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AT the invitation of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, a lecture was recently delivered by Mr. Arthur Harries, M.D., on "Extinguishing…
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SOME surprise was caused in Sydney yester-day afternoon by the hoisting of Mr. J. C. Ellis's house flag on the flagstaff at Miller's Point, but before long it was learnt that the…
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THE fire brigades' demonstration was continued at Moore Park to-day. The wet weather had a distressing effect on the attendance, which was almost wholly…
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THE northern district representatives are very indignant regarding the unfortunate disagreement which arose in connection with the alarm and rush competition at the Fire…
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Telegraphic news from Cunnamulla states that extensive bush fires have occurred all over the district, and the country from there to Cooper's Creek…
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ABOUT half-past 8 o'clock on Saturday evening the Tighe's H[?]ll Fire Brigade were in formed that a fire had broken out in Islington. Captain [?]os. Bevan immediately…
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A telegram from Napier (N.Z.), dated November 10, says:—" The fire on board the barquo Castor was practically confined to the lazarette and saloon, little damage beine done to the cargo…
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LONDON, Monday.—The ship Carpathian has been destroyed by fire off Africa, Peru. Fifteen of those on board were drowned in attempting to escape…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A telegram from New York reports that a disastrous fire has occurred in the city. The flames extended along St. Louis-street, Broadway, and…
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OUR people have good grounds for complaining against the combined action of the fire insurance companies doing business here in raising the rate of their premiums. For it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Rudyard Kipling's "Irons in the Fire."
MR. RUDYARD KIPLING, who is now in New Zealand, will probably be away from Europe for some months. His admirers there will not,…
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A DIG. fire occurred early this morning at Pyrmont in the confectionery establishment of F. G. Nicholls and Co. At about halfpast 5 o'clock the Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
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THE joint resolve of the fire insurance companies of Sydney to increase the rates of premium on all Newcastle risks has naturally excited much astonishment, and a good deal…
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AT about five minutes to 9 o'clock this morning, while some men wore engaged shunting a goods train, flames were noticed issuing from one of the trucks containing…
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AT seven minutes past 3 o'clock this morning the fireman on tower duty at No. 1 station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade new flames issuing from a private dwelling situated in…
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