West Maitland. Maitland Fire Brigade
THE Only movement in Maitland on New Year's eve was the usual torchlight procession indulged in by the members of the fire brigade. At 8 o'clock the engine and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1893
219 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 11
Disastrous Fire. Property Destroyed Wholesale. SYDNEY
THE largest conflagration that has ever taken place on the Macleay broke out at Kempsey this morning. About 1 o'clock a reflection in the sky showed that a large fire had broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour Riots in Belgium. the Military Fire on the Mob. Three Killed
ANTWERP, Tuesday.—Considerable dissatisfaction exists in various branches of the labouring classes in different places throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Glebe Fire. a Verdict Returned. Sydney
AT the Globe Police Court this morning the inquest into the circumstance connected with the fie at Mr. George Smyth's boot store, 147 Glebe Point-road, on the night of the…
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The steamer Fifeshire arrived at Adelaide yesterday from London, after very rough weather in the Southern Ocean. Before reaching the Canary Islands she sighted the steamer Praetoria, of London, on fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Liverpool. Two Firemen Killed. the Damage Estimated at £200,000
LONDON, Friday.—An extensive fire broke out at Liverpool to-day in a cotton warehouse. The flames spread with great rapidity, despite the efforts…
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A FATAL fire occurred at 12 Ennis-lane, Balmain, on Monday morning, when a young man named Benjamin James Dunks lost his life The fire was discovered shortly after 2…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A despatch from America gives particulars of a disastrous fire which has occurred in Boston. Messrs. Steeht Brothers'…
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SHORTLY after mid-day yesterday an alarm of fire was raised, when smoke was seen to rise from the roof of a brick house belonging to and occupied by Mr. C. Lawson, in…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—By the burning of the large wool stores in Boston, 5,500,000lb of wool has been destroyed. The total damage amounts to £300,000. Half the loss…
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The yearly meeting of the Adamstown Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night. There was a full attendance of members. Mr. James Bullerwell, captain, occupied the…
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IN connection with the fire which occurred ant Carrington at midday on Thursday, it appears that a serious mishap befel the Honeysuckle Point Fire Brigade. The…
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YOKOHAMA, Thursday.—A disastrous fire, attended by great loss of life, occurred at the Osaka Spinning Mill, in which a large number of young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Sydney
BUSH fires are raging all round Cootamundra, and last night the whole district was illuminated. A tremendous quantity of property has been destroyed. One small selector…
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A FEW minutes after 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered by Mr. King in a six-roomed house in Brunker-street, Adamstown, the property of Mr. William…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Rubbish Heap
A RUBBISH heap situated in the Old Gaol Hill at the top of Scott-street was set alight by some very foolish person or persons yesterday morning. As a result, volumes of dense…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. the Recent Fire at Carrington. to the Editor
SIR,—In the report of the above, which appeared in your Friday's issue, the following ominous sentence occurred, viz., "One noticeable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Suspicious Bush Fire
At the inquest on the recent bush fire, near Echuca, Patrick Martin, in charge of Koyaga Station, stated that letters of a threatening character had been sent to him…
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AT about half-past 8 o'clock last evening the bed curtains in one of the rooms of the residence, of Mrs. Winchester, of Bolton-street, took fire. The various fire bells of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. FIRE
A fire at Port Pirie completely destroyed the shop of Mrs. Brown, and damage to the extent of about £1500 was incurred. The adjoining [?]buses, owned by George Sheppard,…
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