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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
229 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12
ANOTHER disaster to a vessel of the mercantile marine has to be recorded to-day, the steamer Victorian, of the Adelaide Steamship Company's fleet, being completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gilbin Hall, one of the most extensive libraries in the colonies, was destroyed by fire early this morning. A party returning from a ball gave the alarm, but the services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. MARTIN, the District Coroner, held an inquiry yesterday, at the Victoria Theatre Hotel, into the circumstances attending the fire at Pearson's Furniture Warehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OWING to the dryness of the season and a high westerly wind, bush fires were very prevalent yesterday between this city and Sydney. Along the railway the country in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday.—The Bulgarian army has compelled Prince Ferdinand, ruler of the country, to moderate his overtures for reconciliation with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Captain J. M. Banks, representing the underwriters, and the marine surveyor for the owners, paid a visit to Johnstone's Bay, with the object of making a survey of the Adelaide Company's steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ONE of the greatest conflagrations that has taken place in our town occurred (writes our West Wallsend correspondent) between 2 and 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, when a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A TREMENDOUS fire has been raging at Wollongong in the centre of the town. A wire came for a special train with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, but was countermanded at the last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT noon on Saturday it was reported in the city that the Seaham Colliery was on fire, and the departure of a number of firemen to West Wallsend was probably the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the last four days very strong westerly winds have prevailed in the Maitland district with disastrous effect upon young crops and vegetation. Unfortunately, also bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Sunday bush fires were raging all round the town (writes our Charle-town correspondent), the smoke being almost unbearable. Mr. M'Geachie's (the colliery manager)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extensive bush fires are raging in this district. M'Dougall's Hill, overlooking Singleton, was illuminated by the burning timber. The flat country round Dulwich…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire occurred hero last night by which the extensive business premises of J. F. Gunnion, situate in the main street, were totally destroyed. The fire was first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TIHE work of hermetically sealing the Seaham Colliery was completed late on Sunday evening, and the management state that the stoppings in both shafts have proved to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY bush fires were raging near Adamstown, where such are not generally looked upon as anything unusual, but the outbreak this time is ala[?]ming. Yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Police Court proceedings at West Maitland yesterday brought to light the origin of a very destructive fire The outbreak was produced by a lad carelessly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT a quarter-past 2 o'clock this morning a fire occurred to Bolton-street, by which the weatherboard buildings occupied by the Federal Printing Company and Mr. Pike's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OUR West Wallsend correspondent states that there is nothing fresh with regard to the fire in the Seaham mine, and it will be probably some time before there is. The mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CONSTABLE GRANT, of Swances, telegraphed to Inspector Lynch last night stating that a bush fire had been raging there all day, and portion of the school fence and 30 panels of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE origin of the fire that occurred in the Federal Printing Company's premises in Bolton-street yesterday morning, remaies a mystery, but some light will, it is hoped, be…
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