Fire Brigade Demonstration. West Maitland
THE Maitland Fire Brigade marched through the streets tonight with a torchlight proceeded and hand. A large number of people joined in the procession. The annual dinner…
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Fires & bushfires, 1892
202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 11
A Destructive Fire. Heavy Damages to Stock. SYDNEY
A CALL for a fire at Balmain was received by the M.F.B. at 3.46 this morning. The brigades turned out, and it was found that a dreper's shop occupied by Charles Hooper,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the City. Destruction of Mr. J. R. Rodgers' Factory
AT ten minutes to six o'clock yesterday morning the city fire bells rang, the cause of the alarm being a fire in the timber yard and wood-working factory of Mr…
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On Monday night a fire broke out on board the ship W. H. Lincoln, in Sydney Harbour, and continued burning yesterday till the vessel was destroyed. The W. H. Lincoln is a wooden ship…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Fire at Broken Hill
AT 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out in Bromide-street, with the result that two four-roomed wood and iron houses were completely destroyed. The fire brigade did…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Extinction of Fire Aboard Vessels. to the Editor
Sir,—The burning of the fine timber-laden ship, W. H. Lincolo, at Cowper Wharf, Sydney, is only one of a long list of similar misfortunes in which water proved totally…
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THE destruction of the Carr Rock by fire and explosions renews, says the Colliery Guardian, the subject which a Royal Commission was appointed to…
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A FIRE broke out in the extensive power loom manufactory of Messrs. Steel, Hunter, and Gilmour, Rutherglen, Glasgow. The fire originated…
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LONDON, Monday.—The State University at Columbia, Missouri, has been burnt down. Forty thousand books wore destroyed. The University buildings cost £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extinction of Fires Aboard Vessels. to the Editor
Sir,—In last Saturday's issue of your journal, Mr. Sharp suggests the employment of carbonic acid gas for extinguishing fires on vessels, and…
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Yesterday morning at an early hour a fire broke out on board the ship Inchcape Rock, lying alongside of the Queen's Wharf. Fortunately the fire was discovered in time to prevent any serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Minmi. FIRE
A fire broke out at the residence of Mr. A. Patrick on Tuesday morning about 3.30, which might have proved very disastrous in its effects but for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Sir J. E. Millais's Residence
LONDON, Tuesday.—The residence of Sir J. E. Millais, Bart, the famous artist, Bowerswell, Perth, Scotland, has been destroyed by fire. Sir John's collection of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Terrible Fire in Leeds. the Midland Railway Station Threatened
LONDON, Wednesday.—A disastrous fire occurred to-day in a large soap works at Leeds. The damage is estimated at £800,000. One fireman was cremated before the eyes of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New English Fire Engine. Put Through a Series of Tests. SYDNEY
THE official test of Sydney's new fire engine, which arrived here from London last week, and which is said to be the largest land fire engine in the world, was made this morning…
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A fatal fire occurred at the dwelling of Mr. Raphaell, Christchurch. A domestic servant named 3liackmore failed to make her escape, and one…
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THE half-yearly meeting of members of the above brigade was held at the Fire Station, King-street, on Friday. Twelve members attended, and Captain Morris was in the,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District News. Merewether. FIRE
On Sunday morning last, at about 2 o'clock, Dr. F. W. Clarke's residence had a narrow escape from being burnt down. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Australia. Fire in Perth
Late at night a fire broke out in the printing establishment of Messrs. Sands and M'Dougall, Limited, Perth. The type, machinery, and portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire at Zeehan. Loss of over £20,000. HOBART
THERE was a serious fire at Zechan at 4 o'clock this morning. Mulcahy's new hotel and the post office were totally destroyed. The loss is estimated at £20,000. The…
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