Strikers Fire a Station
LONDON, Monday.—Calderbank Railway Station, near Glasgow, on the Caledonian Railway Company's line, has been set on fire by the men on strike, and totally…
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Fires & bushfires, 1891
226 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 12
The Wickham Fire. Arrest of Mrs. Cassidy
MRS. MICHAEL CASSIDY, who was found guilty by the coroner's jury of setting fire to her husband's shop and dwelling house in Hannell-street, Wickham, on Boxing Night,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire at Islington. a Child Mortally Burned. Another Seriously Injured. A Heroic Mother
AT half-past 10 o'clock on Monday evening a fire broke out in the shop and dwelling-house of Charles Page, butcher, on the Maitland-road,…
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AN exciting scene was witnessed at Kilkeel, County Down, recently. The Royal Hotel, which is kept by Mr. Annett, took fire at an early hour, and the flames speedily, spread…
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EARLY yesterday morning Mabel Page, the second child who was severely burned in the fire which broke out in her parents' residence at Islington, on Monday evening, died…
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The damage done by the fire on board the ship Talavera recently will, it is expected, cost about £3000 to make good. Repairs are now being carried out at, Mort's Dock, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Bush Fires
Bush fires have been raging near Quorn all day, and a large quantity of fencing and grass has been destroyed. ROYAL YACHTING CLUB…
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THE third annual meeting of the Hamilton Rose and Reel Brigade was held last night at the fire-station. Mr. John Arkins, Mayor of Hamilton, presided in the absence of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A British-india Steamer on Fire
Account has reached Sydney concerning the fire which broke out on board the Golconda. A telegram, dated from Calcutta, says that on the 20th December a fire broke out on the steamer…
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THE British steamer Lero, from Hamburg, reports that on December 1, in latitude 47.30 north, longitude 43 40 west, or about thirty-five miles north-east from the Flemish Gap,…
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THE above fire brigade is exceedingly jubilant over the safe receipt of the Government grant of £300, which was lately voted. The money is now actually to hand, and it is…
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ON Wednesday evening a meeting of the Suburban Fire Brigade Association was held at the Salvage Corps Station, Church-street, for the purpose of electing a superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Ship on Fire. Perth
THE barque Thornebank, 1200 tons, from Scotland, lying in the Ganges Roads, Fremantle, was completely gutted last night. The flames were fanned by a strong wind…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Another Fire
A serious bush-fire took place at Beau-morris to-day. The tramway stables were saved with difficulty. THE USUAL VERDICT…
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BY a fire which occurred in the Strand, four lives—a father and three children named O'Hara—were lost. Mrs. O'Hara was out at the time, and on her return heard the sad…
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The four-masted ship West Lothian, which sailed from Sydney on December 15 for London, has, according to a cable received by her agents at Sydney on Saturday, put into Pernambuco with her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. FIRE
Early on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the shop of Peter M'Kastie, wholesale and retail grocer, at the corner of Twin and Rundle streets. The fire quickly spread,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Bush Fire. Miles of Country Damaged. ADELAIDE
THE greatest fire ever experienced in the north is reported from Quorn. The fire started in Richmond Valley on Friday night, and on that night it was thought all the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Dumfrieshire. Part of Cargo Burned
A FIRE took place early yesterday morning in the lower held of the ship Dumfrieshire, now lying in port. The vessel was moored in the north harbour awaiting turn to load…
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Messrs. Callen Bros. have been instructed with the order from Captain Johnson, of the Dumfrieshire, to repair the damage to the decks of the vessel where the fire was on board on Monday last…
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