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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
194 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10
MESSRS. STOKES and Co., the local agents for the New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd., have received a communication from Brisbane reporting that the s.s. Waikato took fire in her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SAD accident occurred late to-night. A fire broke out in a four-roomed wood and iron house in Crystal-street occupied by a minor named James Davy, his wife, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE annual meeting of the members of the Merewether Fire Brigade was held in the station-room on Thursday evening, Mr. George Dudley presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A FIRE occurred on board the steamer Nair[?]shire, one of the Shire line, from Glassgow, at M'Iiwraith's Wharf, Sussex-street, this morning. The cargo had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Regarding the fire on board the ship Gosford, which arrived at San Francisco, from this port, the following wires are to hand:—”San Francisco, Nov. 24: Further reports state after cabin quarters all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain Laidman, the local marine surveyor to the Sydney Underwriters' Association, who in conjuction with Captain Hall made a survey of the steamship Nairnshire which was on fire at Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →YESTERDAY morning a meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held in the Town Hall, West Maitland, to consider matters in connection with the brigade. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Adamstown Fire Brigade held their yearly meeting on Monday night, Mr. W. Bullerwell (captain) in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Another great fire is reported from Chicago Exposition Building. The conflagration, it appears, broke out first in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT 4 o'clock yesterday the fire bell rang out an alarm, and in a short time a largo crowd assembled ii the streets. The brigade mustered promptly at the station, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRUSSELS, Friday.—The Jesuit College at Antwerp has been completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000 francs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday,—In connection with the revolution in Brazil, news has been received that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Coptic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FEW minutes past 8 last evening the fire-bell rang out an alarm, and a rush was made for Brookstown, where it was soon discovered that the large seven-roomed cottage of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—The bottle food stores, of the well-known firm of Messrs. Thorley, situated in Caledonian-road, London, have been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A LARGE fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in Lorne-street, Junce, when the premises occupied by Mr. Raymond, storekeeper, Mr. Smith, tobacconist, and Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—A terrible disaster has occurred at Ningpo, one of the "treaty" ports of China. A temple caught fire while a service was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT 9 o'clock yesterday the shingled roof of one of two cottages, situated in William-street, Hamilton, was seen to be on fire. The bell at the fire station was quickly rung,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday night, shortly after 10 o'clock, the firebell rang out an alarm, and as the reflection of the flames was clearly discernible, a rush was at once made towards Back Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—Further details with regard to the outbreak of fire on board the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Kaikaura while on her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The hot weather has been productive of numerous fires in the country. Mount Brown Forest and Nursery have been nearly destroyed, while numerous hay stakes have been…
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