Serious Fire at Warragul. Melbourne
A SERIOUS destruction of property by fire occurred at Warragul yesterday. A sawmill was burned, and two valuable horses destroyed, also the residence of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1891
226 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 12
District News. Adamstown. Fire Brigade Concert
A concert in aid of the newly-formed Hose and Reel Brigade took place on Friday night in the Carrington Hall. Prior to the concert, the Hamilton and Adamstown brigades formed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adamstown Fire Brigade. a Pleasing Ceremony
WHEN Alderman Watson tabled a motion in the council, suggesting the formation of a fire brigade in Adamstown, the matter was treated as a huge joke, and, though the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Fire Brigade at Merewether
A PUBLIC meeting was held on Tuesday evening in the Mechanics' Institute for the purpose of establishing a hose and reel fire brigade at Merewether. There was a very…
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AMONGST many institutions of a city like Newcastle, perhaps none are more important, or do greater service, than the fire brigades; hence it is only right that they should be…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the above brigade was held at the fire station, King-street, on Tuesday night. Mr. A. J. Potter, superintendent of the brigade, occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Shearing Trouble. Unionists Fire a Woolshed. Miles of Country Ablaze. Property Wilfully Burned. BRISBANE
THE Colonial Secretary received word this morning that the woolshed at Lorne station had been burned to the ground by unionists. About seventy men, when leaving Lorne…
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ABOUT 9 o'clock on Saturday night the fire-bells of the city sounded the alarm, and it was found that a fire had broken out in a cottage in Lower Church-street, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Palace Hotel Fires
An extraordinary statement has been made by Minnie O'Neil, who was charged with Pilley for perjury in connection with the charges arising…
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THE members of the Stockton, Tighe's Hill, Adamstown, Wickham, and the City Volunteer Fire Brigades assembled at Stockton at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and went…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Fire at Blackheath
Two houses, the property of R. Moss, situate on Bathurst-road, Blackheath, were burnt to the ground early yesterday morning. An adjoining cottage was saved by the exertions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Fire at Grafton
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Grafton this morning, about 2 o'clock. A general store, kept by John Saxon, was totally destroyed, and also three dwelling-houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Fire at Broken Hill
EARLY this morning a fire broke out, and completely destroyed the fancy goods shop occupied by Miss Forrester, at Broken Hill. The shop was built of stone and iron,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. New Fire Engine
The members of the local fire brigade are justly jubilant, and are reasonably proud of their splendid new steam engine, some few days ago unostentatiously landed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waratah. the New Fire Brigade
At a committee meeting of the new fire brigade for the town, it was unanimously decided to designate the organisation "The Waratah Fire Brigade"; also that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Blood and Fire
The Salvation Army's new barracks in Ann-street were opened this afternoon with considerable display. A tea meeting was held afterwards, at which several hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire on the West Lothian
The West Lothian, Sydney to London, whose arrival at her destination was advised on the 2nd instant, appears to have run a narrow escape from destruction by the fire which occurred during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Stockton. New Fire Engine
ON Thursday night a trial was made of the capabilities of the now steam fire-engine, lately bought by the local Volunteer fire Brigade. The trial was witnessed and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A River Steamer on Fire
Between midnight on Saturday and 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, the C.R. and M.R.S.N. Co's river steamer Casino, lying at Coraki wharf, heavily laden with the [?]mki's Casino cargo, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta. FIRE
What might have terminated in serious loss of property was narrowly averted on Monday evening, as the alarm of "fire" was speedily spread through our little town, and…
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