Central Fire Brigade Excursion
The moonlight excursion to Tomago, on Thursday evening, in aid of the funds of the Central Fire Brigade, was a decided success. Shortly before 8 o'clock the steamer Tomago…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10
Wickham. Fire Brigade Contest
On Friday afternoon a ladder race contest took place among the members of the local fire brigade on the ground adjoining the fire station. There…
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MACNAMARA'S wool works, Alexandria, was gutted by fire this morning. An employee named Henry Williams, aged 30, single, was burned to death. It is supposed that…
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Mr. W. H. Noad, son, the contracter for the erection of the new fire brigade station and belfry at East Maitland, has commenced the work, which will, it is expected, be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →(From Metropolitan Papers.) Great Fire in Manila
LONDON, Monday.—A great fire has occurred at Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands. Four thousand houses were destroyed, and 30,000…
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EARLY this morning a fire broke out at a brick cottage owned and occupied by Mr. George Gosnell, warehouseman, Marrickville. The fire originated in a bedroom…
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AN inquest was held at Prince [?]fred Hospital to-day regarding the death of a child named Henry George Gosnell, aged 4 years, who with other members of the same family…
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ABOUT 8 last night a fire broke out at Mr. Stool's bakehouse, near the tram terminus. The fire brigade was quickly on the spot, and succeeded In extinguishing the fire before…
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A NARROW escape from a serious conflagration occurred at Carrington on Saturday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock. A cottage oc[?] in Little…
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ABOUT 7 a m. yesterday morning an alarm of fire was given, and it was soon evident that a cottage situated in what is described as Boundary-street, Plattsburg, the property of…
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THE annual meeting of the Newcastle District Fire Brigades' Association was held at Hamilton Fire Brigade Station on Wednesday evening…
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A CURIOUS dispute has arisen at Kingston-on-Thames. The members of the fire brigade have threatened to strike unless a member of the Town Council…
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ON Saturday morning about 1 o'clock the fire bell rang out at Lambton in consequence of a fire in the Federal Hotel, owned and, occupied by Mr. G. Turri. Within a very…
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MR ARTHUR GRIFFITH. M.P., writes:—In your report of Friday's Protection meeting at Lambton appears the following paragraph: "Mr. Melville then stopped forward and said…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Suspicious Fires at Waverley. a Coroner's Inquest. Sydney
AN inquest was held to-day concerning the origin of three separate fires which occurred on Thursday and Friday last at 43 Grafton-street, Woollabra, in the occupancy of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. Lambton Fire Brigade to the Editor
SIR,—In Monday's issue Mr. Griffith accuses me of trying to "bluff" the electors of Waratah. That I certainly would not attempt to do while Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. Barque on Fire
A fire occurred aboard the barque Barunga yesternight, doing damage to a considerable quantity of cargo, INGHAM, FRIDAY…
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AN outbreak of fire put a stop to the steam trial trip of the new torpedo-boat destroyer Haughty, which was taking place on the measured mile off…
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WHAT threatened to be a most disastrous fire broke out on Saturday night at the furniture warehouse of Mr. W. T. Gibb, situated in Hunter-street West, and had it not been for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Perils of the Sea. The Alexandra's Cargo on Fire. Towed Into San Francisco
NEWS was resolved in town yesterday of the arrival at San Francisco on March 23 of the British ship Alexandra with her coal cargo on fire. The Alexandra left Newcastle on…
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