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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
219 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 11
ANOTHER large fire broke out at South Melbourne this evening, when the timber yards of Messrs. Ronicke, Gunnerson, and Company were almost completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—By a fire at Bordeaux 400,000 bottles of claret have been destroyed. The damage is estimated to amount to £75,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday.—The great dog biscuit factory of Spratt's Patent Company, Limited, Henry-street, Bermondy-street, and Tooley-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Saginaw, a town in Michigan, U.S.A. The flames spread with great rapidity, and the best…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Sunday evening just as people were making their way to the various churches an alarm of fire was raised, and hundreds of people quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Monday.—It was W. G. Clarke and Son's biscuit factory at Lee-street, Limehouse, which was burned down, not Spratt's factory, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FIRE broke out in the four-masted ship Port Jackson at the Central Wharf, Miller's Point, between 10.30 and 11 o'clock last night. The chief officer, on returning to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FIRE broke out on Gibbs, Bright, and Company's Wharf at 12.30 to-day. The wharf was covered with cases of kerosene, and while they were being stacked it is believed that one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—The Wild West Show at Chicago has been burned, and several camels and Arabian horses perished in the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE old training ship Vernon, which has for many years boon the training ship whereon New South Wales waifs and strays received their first lesson in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The council clerk has received a communication from Mr. A. Edden, M.P., to the effect that the sum of £150 has been placed on the additional estimates for the benefit of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A public meeting, presided over by the Mayor (Alderman Thornton) was held at the council chambers on Tuesday evening for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is a source of satisfaction to the residents of the island to know that their local Fire Brigade is now thoroughly constituted. The number of members is 15, and judging from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Sunday.—Several fires in succession have occurred in the south of London, and immense damage has resulted. Several workshops, two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—A large fire took place last night at Cardiff (Wales). It broke out in the offices of the Western Mail, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the premises situated in Alice-street, Merewether, and the building was completely gutted. The house belonged to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW YORK, Tuesday.—A terrible ire, attended by serious loss of life, broke out in this city to-day. The scene of the conflagration was a tailor's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the members of the Carrington Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, and correspondence from several sources was received, promising donations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SHORTLY after four o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the Bolton-street branch of the Bank of Australasia. Smoke was seen issuing front the windows by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BERLIN, Monday.—A fire broke out at the Potsdam Barracks during last night, and before the flames could be extinquished a large part of the…
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