Wallsend and Plattsburg Volunteer Fire Brigade
A MEETING of members and citizens in connection with the above brigade was held in the fire station on Monday evening. There was a very largo attendance…
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Fires & bushfires, 1891
226 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 12
The Fire on the Leading Wind
As a result of the recent fire on board the ship Leading wind, the Auckland Harbour Board have authorised the chairman, Mr. Niccol, to communicate with the Government, suggesting that an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Palace Hotel Fire
Oswald Twist, after a trial lasting five days, charged with setting fire to the Palace Hotel, was acquitted by the jury, who added a rider to the effect that undue influence had been…
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ABOUT a quarter-past 8 o'clock last evening, a fire broke out in the bedroom of a house in Wolfe-street, occupied by a plumber, named Herbert Solway. The Newcastle Hose and…
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The ship Dumfrieshire, on board which a fire occurred few days ago, has now been repaired, and is ready for loading, On Saturday last, Mr. Thoms Brooks, Lloyd's surveyor, inspected the…
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CHARLES LOISELLE, a life convict at Auburn, U.S.A., suddenly became insane, and poured paraflin over himself, and then set fire to his clothes. The prison guard seized him,…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The s.s. Echuca, which left Sydney for London on January 13 last, arrived at Suez on fire. The fire was extinguished, but it was found on…
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MUCH damage was caused by fire at a house at Cheadle Heath, Stockport, the other morning. The fire brigade afterwards found in an aperture of the chimney a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Adamstown. Fire Brigade
A MEETING of the Hose and Reel Brigade committee was held on Monday night at Russell's Hotel. Mr. T. Stoker presided. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Australia. Perth, Tuesday. a Disastrous Fire
Last night a disastrous fire broke out in Hay-street, in a block of buildings occupied by Anderson, Carr and Co., grocers, and Devenish Bros., India fancy goods merchants…
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EARLY this morning a fire was discovered on board the steam ferry-boat Pearl, which was lying at Grant's wharf, Pyrmont, and the alarm having been given, the fire brigades…
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The ship Moresby, from Liverpool, discharging a cargo of general merchandise at Port Adelaide, was discovered to be on fire at an early…
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FOR the first time the members of the Wickham Fire Brigade held their meeting of Thursday last at the new fire station in Albert-street. Most of the members were…
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THE members of our local Fire Brigade are at present making arrangements for the erection of a new station-house, capable of holding the present appliances and steam-engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Benjamin Brothers' Fire
Benjamin Bros, whose premises were recently destroyed by fire, have issued a writ against J. C. Hassall, resident secretary of the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance…
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The brigade committee met last night, Mr. T. Stoker in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted…
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THE opening of the newly-erected Fire Brigade Station at Wickham took place last evening, and proved one of the finest and most imposing ceremonies that has ever…
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EARLY on Thursday morning, a fire broke out at the drapery store or Mr. Thomas Laidlow, of Victoria-street, Adamstown, which totally consumed the stock and…
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AT 1 o'clock yesterday the fire-bells rang out their unwelcome alarm, and the people in Hunter-street were startled to see the fire-engines driving down to the Victoria…
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A FIRE broke out shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday evening in the cellar of a factory connected with a large establishment in Grenfell-street. The building, which…
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