Maitland Fire Insurance Board
A MEETING of the local representatives of fire insurance companies was held at the council chambers, West Maitland, list evening for the purpose of electing a member to the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1894
194 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 10
Fire
AT about 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the largo galvanised iron stores belonging to David Cohen and Company, situated at the rear of the firm's business promises near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster in Russia. Two Trains on Fire
LONDON, Thursday.—A passenger train collided yesterday with a petroleum train near Samara, on the Batraki and Orenburg Railway,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Fire at Urana
A FIRE broke out this morning at the Urana Hotel, occupied by Mr. W. Eedy. The building, which was of brick and wood, was totally, destroyed. It was insured in the Sun…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The R.m.s. Kaikoura Fire
A cable dated London, January 29, says that the New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Kaikoura, which left London for Wellington on January 11, and was reported in a message of the 19th instant to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Fire Brigades Demonstration. a Government Grant Asked. Sydney
THE members for Newcastle have interviewed the Premier and asked him to grant a special sum of £750 towards the expenses of an amalgamated northern district fire brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Fire
The Baillieston Hotel, a large house, was burned down to-day. The proprietor was away, and the premises are not insured. CAUSING BUSH FIRES…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting
THERE was a full attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Hamilton Fire Brigade which was held in the station on Thursday evening; the president (Mr. F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire at Cardiff. Destruction of an Hotel. A Miner Burnt to Death
AT half-past one o'clock yesterday morning the firebells of the city rang out their unwelcome alarm, the cause being a lurid glare in the south-western sky,' The brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fatal Fire at Cardiff. Inquest and Verdict
MR. G. C. MARTIN district coroner, held an inquest at Cardiff yesterday morning touching the death of a man named Randle Thomas, whose remains…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
THE oldest licensed promises in Broken Hill in the shape of Delamore's Bonanza Hotel, was destroyed by fire at about half-past 2 o'clock this morning. Delamore retired to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dorunda's Cargo on Fire. One Man Drowned and Another Mad. A Mysterious Affair. Thursday Island
CAPTAIN of the steamer Duke of Argyll, from London, reports a serious fire on the British India Company's steamer Dorunda, for London. When he met her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire on the Cedarbank
Under the heading of "Strange Tales of the Sea" an English exchange has the following:—"For long-drawn-out agony there is nothing like a fire, especially if it is among coal, and there is also dynamite or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton. Fire Alarm
On Saturday morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock, the town was roused by the fireball ringing, and within a few minutes the firemen men had mustered, but no one present could…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. the Dorunda Fire
The Duke of Argyll brings particulars of the fire on the Dorunda, concerning which telegrams have already been published. The ontbreak created great excitement on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire at Chicago
LONDON, Monday.—Another fire has occurred in the Chicago Exhibition building. It is believed to have been the work of incendiaries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge of Arson. The Tarragon Hotel Fire. Sydney
AT the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Windeyer, John O'Neill and Adam Match wore arraigned on an indictment charging O'Neill with arson, and Match…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Iquique
The following telegram were received in London, from Cape Town last month:—"British ship Iquique took fire in port and the fire was not extinguished until much damage was done to cargo by fire and…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A fire occurred yesterday in a school building at Stockholm, Sweden, causing a panic among the children, 11 of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merewether. Fire Brigade
THE members of the volunteer fire brigade held a special meeting in the back room of the fire station on Monday evening. Captain Dudley…
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