The Suspicious Fire. Inquest Resumed. Sydney
THE inquest regarding the fire in the cellar of the Engineers' Hotel, Hay-street, Hay-market was resumed to-day. John Currie, a butcher, after being cautioned…
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Fires & bushfires, 1894
194 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10
Extensive Fire at North Sydney. Damage Estimated at £5000. Sydney
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at North Shore early this morning, resulting in the total destruction of Messrs. Brown and Tapson's steam joinery works on the Lane Cove-road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Suspicious Fire in Sydney. Conclusion of the Inquest. Sydney
THE inquest regarding the fire which occurred last week in the cellar of the Engineers' Hotel, Hay-street, Haymarket, was resumed to-day. The two men John…
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THE frequency of false alarms of fire in this city are becoming, to say the least of them, most monotonous. Last night, at half-past 6 o'clock, the bells rang out and three…
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AT half-past 10 o'clock last Thursday night a fire broke out in a storereom at the rear of the Co-operative Society's shop situated at the corner of Denison and Beaumont streets,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A disastrous fire broke out among some cargo at the port of Fiume, on the Adriatic, The whole surroundings of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Fire Brigade Inspection
THE Premier this afternoon visited the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, when an alarm was given and the men turned out promptly. Mr. Reid complimented the…
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LONDON, Monday.—Telegrams from Trieste report that the disastrous fire at Fiume, on the Adriatic, is still uncontrolled, and has already been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. Fire Brigade Troubles
Some contemptible miscreant has placed a dead dog in the underground tank belonging to the fire brigade station. Such an action merits severe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire on the Kaikoura
Regarding the fire on board the R.M.S. Kaikoura, further particulars are to hand which show that there was a narrow escape from fire on board at Lyttelton on the 13th instant. Considerable heat was noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Fire Brigades. Their Present Condition. An Undesirable State of Things
SOME ten years ago this city and district wore notorious for the large number of fires which were constantly occurring, and at last things got so bad that the insurance companies not…
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IN the first article on the district fire brigades, which appeared in our issue of Saturday, the amounts held at risk within the city of Newcastle by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Serious Loss by Fire
The insurance on Webster and Company's premises, damaged by fire last night, was £13,000, and on the stock £43,000. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ARSON…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Fire Brigades. Their Present State. Completion of the List. [No. 3]
IN consequence of the disastrous fire that occurred in Nelson-street, Wallsend, in or about November, 1888, the necessity for the inauguration of a fire brigade became…
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LONDON, Friday.—A terrible conflagration has taken place among the Chinese boats on the Pearl River at Canton, on which many thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire in Sydney. a Furniture Warehouse Destroyed. Four Other Buildings Damaged. A Fireman Killed. Sydney
ONE of the greatest fires seen in Sydney since the tremendous conflagration in Moore-lane five years ago took place yesterday evening in George-street, between Liverpool and…
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NEW YORK, Monday.— Terrible forost fires are raging in many parts of the state of Minnesota, causing serious loss of life and enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. Our Fire Brigades. to the Editor
Sir,—In your recent articles on district fire brigades appears the following:— "The insurance companies at the present time support the brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The George-street Fire. Inquest on Fireman Brown. a Large Funeral. Sydney
THE front wall of Lawler's furniture warehouse, in George-street, which was destroyed by fire on Saturday night, was still standing this morning, but was in a very dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires in America. Sixteen Towns Destroyed. Fifteen Hundred Lives Lost
NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Great forest fires are raging in many States, owing to a two months' drought. Sixteen towns, exclusive of villages, have been…
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