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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 11
THE shop of Messrs. Cowpe and Company chemists, opposite the Post-office, 267 King-street, Newtown, was found to be on fire at a quarter to 1 o'clock this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE inquest into the facts connected with the very suspicious fire which broke out early yesterday morning et the shop of Cowpe and Co., chemists, of King-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—The greater part of the town of Rzeeze (?), Russia, has been destroyed by fire. Fourteen persons were burnt to death, and 2000 rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FURTHER inquiry was made at the Newtown Courthouse to-day into the facts connected with the suspicious outbreak of fire which occurred on Wednesday morning last, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Newtown Police Court this morning, the City Coroner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., resumed the inquest regarding the suspicious fire which occurred at the shop of Cowpe and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT 5 o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred in an unoccupied weatherboard cottage, consisting of four rooms, situated in Thomas street, Adamstown. The alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SERIOUS fracas occurred between the police and the fish poachers at Sandy Bay. Constable Sullivan collared a man under suspicious circumstances, and two others rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For some time the creditors of the local fire brigade have been pressing for their money, and have threatened to force their claim to the bitter end. The difficulty,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about half-past 4 on Thursday afternoon an alarm of fire was sounded from the bells at the local fire brigade station and St. Paul's Church. A house belonging to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire, resulting in the deaths of many persons, occurred last night at Tredegar, in Monmouthshire. The fire originated in a model…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday evening about 8 o'clock a fire broke out in Mulcahey's boarding-house, Newcomen-street, but was extinguished before much damage was done. The fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—The disastrous fire at the village of Grindelwald, Switzerland, resulted in great destruction of property. A number of English ladies who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following letter has been received by Mr. D. Scott, M.P:— "Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 17th August, 1892. Sir,—I am directed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—A great fire has occurred at Callao, the chief port of Peru. Many buildings were destroyed, including the offices of the Pacific and South American…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A WEATHERBOARD shop and dwelling-house, No. 7 Missenden-road, Newtown, owned by Mr. Gallagher, of Marrickville, and occupied by Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire at Kompthorne, Prosser, and Co.'s premises in Christchurch did damage to the extent of £2000. MESSAGE FROM THE SEA…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extensive fire broke out at Christchurch to-day in Messrs. Kempthorn and Prosser's wholesale drug warehouses in High-street, which were destroyed. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday evening a fire broke out on board the barque Lord Kinniard, which was lying alongside of the ballast wharf at the northern end of the dyke. The second officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN outbreak of fire was discovered at about 8.20 on Friday evening in the workshop of Mr. C. N. Trick, carpenter, at back of No. 388½ Pitt-street, near Liverpool-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday.—Serious cholera riots have taken place at some English works situated at Mariopol, on the Caspian Sea. A force of Cossacks, which was…
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