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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1894

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. the Dredge Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1894 · page 5

IN connection with the fire on the dredge Hunter at Newcastle yesterday, Mr. Lyne has dispatched the Superintending Engineer of Dredges to Newcastle to inquire into the…

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Fire in America. Sixteen Lives Lost. Extensive Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 4

NEW YORK, Monday.—Intelligence has been received from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that a disastrous fire took place there yesterday, the local…

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The Fire on the Dredge Hunter. Inquest Commenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 7

MR. G. C. MARTIN, District Coroner, commenced an inquest in the small court-room of the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday forenoon regarding the recent fire on the dredge…

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Large Fire in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A large extent of buildings devoted to the manufacture of glucose, and situated in the city of Buffalo, New York State, have been…

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Fire on the Dredge Hunter. An Open Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 5

THE inquest into the, fire which occurred on the steam dredge Hunter on the night of the 6th instant was resumed in the small court-room at the courthouse…

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A Duke's Palace on Fire. His Grace Superintends Its Extinction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 5

COBURG, Monday.—A fire broke out at the palace of the Duke of Coburg to-day, which at one time threatened serious consequences. A body of…

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Coal Cargoes and Fires on Shipboard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 12

AT Liverpool recently judgment was given in a Board of Trade inquiry into the burning and loss of the Liverpool ship British India, near Madeira, in…

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Fire in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Jefferson City, the capital of the State of Missouri. The fire originated in some Government…

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Fire at a French Arsenal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at the arsenal at Toulon, France, destroying material to the value of £200,000…

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Fire in Dublin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A disastrous fire occurred last night in the great store of Arnott and Company, Limited, drapers, carpet, curtain and general…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 5

The stable and coach-house of E. Pitt, fruiterer, at Payneham, was burnt out last night, with four horses. The damage is estimated at £700…

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Fire at Raymond Terrace. Raymond Terrace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 5

A DISASTROUS fire occurred here on Sunday morning, by which two houses in William-street were completely destroyed. The fire commenced in an empty two-story house…

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Fire at Bermuda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—A disastrous fire broke out in the Royal Navy Yard at Ireland Island, Bermuda, and destroyed the armoury. The…

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Fire on the Poherua

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 4

A fire occurred on board the Union S.S. Company's steamer Poherua, at Wellington, the other day. The fire was first observed by Mr. Watson, chief officer of the Poherua, who happened to be sitting in his cabin…

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Lambton. Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 2

Shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday morning the fireball was set ringing fiercely. The firemen turned out promptly, but fortunately their services were not needed to extinguish…

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Great Fire at Tamworth. Enormous Damage. No Water Supply. Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 4

THE most extensive and destructive fire ever witnessed in Tamworth occurred about 4 o'clock this morning. The premises occupied by Messrs. Cohen and Levy as wholesale…

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Great Fire in Brooklyn. Destruction of the Tabernacle. Damages, a Million Dollars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 4

NEW YORK, Monday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Brooklyn yesterday, by which Brooklyn Tabernacle and other buildings were completely…

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The Fire on the Dorunda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 4

The steamship Dorunda, of the Queensland Royal mail line, had a perilous tune of it on her last homeward passage. She left Brisbane on January 16, and later on left Thursday Island for Batavia, with an…

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(From Metropolitan Papers.) The Brooklyn Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Rev. D. Talmage, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, which was destroyed by fire, has decided to start on a…

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Great Fire at Boston. Five Hundred Families Homeless

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A terrible fire has occurred at Boston, by which 500 families have been rendered homeless. Twelve acres of houses were…

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