Forest Fires in America. the Work of Devastation. Danger From Smoke
NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Details received to-day from the States affected by disastrous forest fires are of an appalling character. It is estimated…
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Fires & bushfires, 1894
194 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 10
A Fire on a Steamer
AT 2 o'clock yesterday morning, while Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Age was lying at the Carrington Dyke, a fire broke out in the lamp and oil room. It was luckily…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Fire in Sydney. Narrow Escapes. Sydney
EARLY this morning a fire was discovered at Baumann's Cafe, Pitt-street. Smoke was first seen rising from the back of the premises. The watchman on duty roused…
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Further particulars of the loss by fire of the Melpomene at Iquique on June 5th have been received. The fire, the origin of which is unknown, broke out at 3.30 a.m., and with such violence, that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Fires in America. Great Destruction of Life
NEW YORK, Friday.—In connection with the forest fires, the entire county of Rainy River, in the vicinity of Lake Winnipeg, has been swept by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Fire at Newtown
A SHOP and dwelling at King-street, Newtown, occupied by a grocer named W. H. Johnston, were greatly damaged by a fire which broke out yesterday morning. Mr…
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A new fire alarm system has been invented for vessels by Mr. Lewis G. Rowland. The invention is an electrical contrivance, so adjusted to give an alarm at any desired temperature, preferably 160deg…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Great Fire in Sydney. Inquest and Verdict. Sydney
THE inquiry into the fire at J. Lawler and Co.'s premises, George-street, on September 1st, was resumed to-day. John Lawler was the first witness. He…
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AT half-past noon yesterday a fire broke out in a three-roomed weatherboard cottage situated in Denison-street, Hamilton. It was owned and occupied by a miner named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire at Bermondsey. Amount of Damage, £80,000
LONDON, Friday.—It is estimated that property valued at £80,000 has been destroyed by the extensive fire which broke out at Bermondsey at an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Darling Point. a Coachman Burnt. Sydney
A FIRE, attended with loss of life and considerable destruction to property, occurred this morning in the coachhouse and stables at the residence of Mr. Duncan M'Masters,…
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THE ship Milton Park arrived in port yesterday morning from Santos. On this occasion Captain Little, who is well known here, is in command. His last charge in these waters…
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In the hold of the ship Star of Bengal, which is loading at Sydney for London, a fire occurred yesterday morning. The hatches had not been [?] since Thursday last, and to the surprise of the stevedores…
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The Morstone Downs woolshed was destroyed by fire on Monday night; 200 sheep were burnt. The perpetrator is supposed to be a man ordered off the station by the owner…
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AT an early hour this morning the Manly steamer Admiral, which was lying at Circular Quay, narrowly escaped total destruction, by fire. The origin of the outbreak is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend. Fire Brigade Concert
THE annual concert in aid of the funds of the Wallsend Fire Brigade took place on Tuesday evening, in the Agricultural Hall, and provide a great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on the Gulf of Siam
The Gulf of Siam, s, 2120 tons, of Greenock, which left London on 23rd August for Sydney, has arrived at Capetown with her cargo on fire, she has been surveyed and allowed to proceed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Abell and Klaer's Circus. Tent Destroyed by Fire
ON Saturday afternoon Messrs. Abell and Klaer'selever company who have been amusing the Newcastle public for a week past, gave a matinee entertainment, with specially low…
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A meeting of the Maitland Fire Brigade Board was held at the Town Hall West Maitland, yesterday, with the object of opening and considering tenders which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Unlooked-for Protest. Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
AT 11 o'clock on Sunday night, or just one hour before the expiry of the time fixed for disbanding the Broken Hill Fire Brigade, a fire broke out in Cobalt-street in a wooden…
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