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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
219 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11
A DESPERATE encounter took place at Terrible Vale, four miles north of Werris Creek, yesterday, between a constable and a maniac who was travelling in the direction of Werris…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Edwards' turning factory at Prospect was burned down last night. The damage is estimated at £600. SHOW OPENED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All the coal heaps at the mouth of Leigh's Crock coal mine are on fire and burning fiercely. The fire was not checked in the first instance, all the men being on contract…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT a quarter to 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in an unoccupied wooden building in Watt-street. The city firebells quickly rang out an alarm, which was followed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BETWEEN 4 and 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, a fire was discovered to have broken out in an unoccupied four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Hunter-street, Junction. Shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a tobacconist shop in Hunter-street West, occupied by Mr. Frank Street. The Honeysuckle Fire Brigade were promply in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT about 11 o'clock on Wednesday evening an outhouse in connection with the residence of Mr. Henry O'Neill at Islington was observed to be on fire. The flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEW YORK, Sunday.—An extensive fire occurred at Boston yesterday, a large block of buildings being consumed. The fire spread so rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One of the padded cells in the Adelaide Hospital caught fire to-day while being fumigated. The fire did not spread beyond the cell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SHORTLY after 2 o'clock yesterday morning the firebell rang out an alarm at Lambton. The firemen at once turned out with the reel, accompanied by a large crowd of helpers, And…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In your issue of Monday last I am sorry to notice that Mr. Spencer has questioned the accuracy of your report concerning the recent fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ABOUT 10 o'clock last night a fire was discovered to have broken out in a six-roomed weatherboard cottage in Watkin-street, belonging to Mr. James Aspinall. A very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY afternoon a fire broke out at the residence of Mrs. Turubull, senr., Union-street, but it fortunately was discovered in time to prevent a conflagration. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT appears that when the residence of Mr. James Aspinall, at Merewether, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening, the owner and his wife were both absent. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FREDERICK M'KAY, who stands charged with having inflicted bodily harm upon his wife, Agnes M'Kay, by throwing kerosene over her clothing and then setting fire to it, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A DESTRUCTIVE five occurred last night in the Chinese quarter of the town of hay, and seven or eight houses were burnt to the ground. The fire started at half-past 11,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LISMORE has again been the scene of disastrous fires. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at Simmons's Building, in Molesworth-street. When the alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain Bone, of the s.s. Ruahine, which arrived at Hobart on Tuesday from London, via Cape of Good Hope route, reports regarding the outbreak of fire on board :—When 370 miles off St. Helena smoke was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS morning a fire was discovered in Argent-street South in a block of wood and iron buildings. The block consisted of five shops, one occupied by J. J. Christmas, baker;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade have arranged a picnic to Tomago and have made complete preparations for an enjoyable day. The commodious steamer Tomago will leave the…
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