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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

229 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 12

Fire at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 5

THE residence of Mr. A. Warner, residing on the New Lambton Estate, near Adamstown, was burnt to the ground yesterday. Mr. Warner gave the alarm at the fire station…

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Tighe's Hill. Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 6

A meeting of the fire brigade and trustees was held in the station on Wednesday night. The president, Mr. R. Jones, occupied the chair…

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Waratah. Fire Brigade Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 6

On Thursday evening a successful entertainment was given in the School of Arts by the Charlestown Variety Company, with the object of raising funds to obtain a new bell…

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Wickham Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1895 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the above brigade was hold at the fire station on Friday night last. Captain Frewin occupied the chair. Apologies were read from Messrs. J. L…

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Carrington Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1895 · page 6

THE annual meeting of this brigade was held at the station on Friday evening. Captain Louis Bernard occupied the chair, and, there was a good…

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Fire at Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 4

ABOUT a quarter to 12 o'clock on Wednesday night a fire broke out in a three-roomed house in Ridge-street, Merewether, belonging to Mr. Eli Openshaw, by which the whole…

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The Fire at Merewether. the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1895 · page 3

MR. MARTIN, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Beach Hotel, Merewether, yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the fire that…

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Big Fire at Bourke. Estimated Damage £3000. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 5

A BIG fire took place at Bourke yesterday afternoon. Flames were discovered emerging from the dentist's shop occupied by Mr. Brothers, about 4 o'clock, and they speedily…

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Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 December 1895 · page 8

The members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade will hold their annual demonstration to-morrow evening, and the proceedings promise to be of a thoroughly enjoyable…

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