The Dalgonar on Fire. Towed Back to Port
LONDON, Thursday.—The ship Dalgonar, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, and which put into St. Vincent with her cargo on fire, has been towed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 10
Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Fire at Strathfield
BY a fire at Strathfield on Friday night a cottage in Eve-street occupied by Mr. James Bagnall was totally destroyed by fire. Several children who caused by the place were rescued…
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At about 10.30 on Friday morning the kitchen attached to a double house of four rooms, occupied by Messrs. Grant and Power, Newtown, Minmi,…
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AT about 7 o'clock last evening some excitement was created in the western portion of West Maitland by the appearance of flames shooting upward from a residence in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Fire on a Wharf
EARLY this morning the wharfinger at Russell's wharf, off Barker-street, discovered a fire amongst a quantity of forage stored on the wharf. An alarm was sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Theatre Destroyed by Fire the Audience Panic Stricken. Three Persons Trampled to Death
LONDON, Thursday.—During the performance at the Variety Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland, last night, the building caught fire and was burnt to…
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Although Morpeth does not yet possess a fire brigade the Borough Council are making provision for the welfare of the community in the event of a conflagration occurring. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lambton Fire Brigade
THE annual meeting of the above fire brigade was held at the fire station on Thursday evening. About 15 members were present, also Mr. Lawson Critchton, Mr. Geo. Hardy…
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Visitors to London are often struck with the frequency with which fire engines turn out (a London correspondent remarks), for scarcely a day or night but one or more fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton. Fire Brigade
The annual social in connection with this fire brigade was held in Stoker's Hall on Saturday evening. There was a good attendance of members and…
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During the passage from New Zealand to Sydney of the steamer Waihora boat and fire drill was carried out. On the alarm of fire being given, the hose was screwed on and the pumps were at work in two…
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On Monday last the bedding in one of the rooms of Mr. J. Warren scobie's residence at Lorn was found to be on fire. Mr Scobie secured the assistance of a neighbour, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Cockle Creek. Narrow Escape of a Workman
MATTHEW ADAMS, a stone mason, employed at the Cockle Creek works, barely escaped being burned to death in his tent early on Sunday morning last. When discovered by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Guayaquil. Terrible Destruction. Thousands Homeless
LONDON, Thursday.—A terrible fire has occurred at Guayaquil, the chief port of Ecuador. Half of the city was destroyed, thousands being…
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The patent lattice-girder fire escape which was purchased in London by the West Maitland Fire Brigade Board, at a cost of £50, arrived in town last evening, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Amalgamated Fire Brigades' Association
THE quarterly meeting of the district fire brigades was held on Tuesday evening at Hamilton, Mr Geo. Cave presiding. The following brigades…
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This well drilled and excellently organised body of men, of whom Stockton residents, owing to their long time happy immunity from serious fires, are apt somewhat to lose…
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ABOUT 3 o'clock yesterday morning Constable King, who was on duty at Carrington, discovered a fire in the stables of Mr. Geo Pearce, in Howden-street. The constable…
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A meeting of members of the newly-formed Volunteer Fire Brigade at Morpeth was called for Wednesday night, the object being to elect officers, but the business was…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A fire occurred at the great factory of Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Company, the famous makers of fire engines, &c., in…
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