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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
219 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
Regarding the fire on the ship Cedarbank a report says:—"Ship not so mach damaged as anticipated; six 'tween decks beams twisted; ceiling partly burned through; two stringer plates twisted 20ft, also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The formal opening of the new fire brigade station has been arranged to take place on Saturday next. The programme of events will open with a monster firemen's procession…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ST. PETERSBURG, Friday.—News from Smolensk, a fortified city on the Dnieper, and the capital of the Government of Smolensk, states that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday at an early hour a fire broke out on board the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Eurimbla at Rockhampton. No serious damage was however done, and the boat sailed at 8 o' clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I desire, through the columns of your paper, to draw the attention of the public to the manner that the fire brigades of the Northern district are being treated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—In looking over the correspondence column to-day I noticed a letter headed as above and signed by William Brown, of Adamstown. I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—In this morning's issue of the Newcastle Herald, Mr. Phillips, of Lambton, in reply to Mr. Brown, states that it is news for him to learn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Friday.—The residence of Lord Charles Beresford was entered by burglars at an early hour yesterday morning. Lord Beresford, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SATURDAY proved quite a red-letter day in the history of Waratah, when the municipality was en fete on the occasion of the opening of the new fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LAST evening delegates from the several fire brigades in the city and district met at the Hamilton Fire Brigade Station to discuss the programme of prizes for the several events as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT an early hour this morning a fire was discovered on the premises of Messrs. E. Noble and Co., tailors, Clarinda-street, Parkes, and speedily spread to the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE committee and members of the Waratah Fire Brigade hold a meeting in the now station house on Tuesday evening, a fair number being in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT an early hour this morning a fire broke out in the rear of weatherboard premises situated in Lord and Maria streets, Newtown, and occupied by John Alfred Goodsell, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The members of the local fire brigade are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to make the district fire brigades competition and sports to be held next Friday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEW YORK, Friday.—Intelligence has been received from Detroit City, in the State of Michigan, that a terrible collision occurred between two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Northern District Fire Brigades competition and sports will be held at Lambton this evening and to-morrow. The members of the Lambton Brigade, into whose hands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As a preliminary to the district fire brigades' competition and sports to be held in the Lambton Park to-day a grand torchlight procession took place last night, and much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE town of Lambton was en fete on Saturday on the occasion of the fire brigades competition and sports held in the Park. Some two years ago the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Intelligence from Damascus states that one of the principal mosques of the city has been completely destroyed by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FULL particulars are to hand of the fire in which Edmond Pezon, the Paris Wombwell, recently lost his valuable collection of wild beasts. The…
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