Fire
An incident which would undoubtedly have been attended with serious consequence but for the prompt action of the occupant occurred in Mr. P. B. Cohen's dental…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10
East Maitland Fire Brigade
On Monday night a meeting of the East Maitland Borough Council Fire Brigade committee and the members of the local fire brigade was held at the council chambers,…
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IT invariably happens that whet fires occur in outlying places the properties are pretty well gutted before the firemen arrive on the scene. This is the fault of the system. The…
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A great fire took place to-day in Flinders Lane, in the eastern part of the city, a short distance from Swanston-street. The extensive clothing factory of Beath, Schiess, and…
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On Saturday last Mr. Theophilus Cooper coroner for the Paterson district hold an inquest at the courthouse, Gresford, on the fire by which the store and dwelling of the Mr. G…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A great fire took place in Antwerp last night. The city market was burned down. The damage is estimated at £80,000…
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Some time ago Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., made representations to the Government as to the necessity of making provision on the estimates for a special grant for the West Maitland…
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Mr. Geo. Cave, secretary to the Carrington Fire Brigade, has been advised that a further £100 has been granted by the Government towards…
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YESTERDAY Mr. J. F. Butler, acting on behalf of the Morpeth Fire Brigade, purchased from the Maitland Fire Brigade Board a large bell with stand and ropes, the…
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Mr. GRIFFITH, M.P., has been notified that the following sums have been allotted from the vote of £4000 for suburban and country fire brigades: Waratah £100, Lambton £150,…
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JUST as we wore going to press this morning the fire alarm was given, and three guns were fired from Signal Hill. A glare in the western sky in the direction of…
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IT transpires that the fire, which was reported in Saturday's issue to have taken place at Mr. John Buckley's residence, Carrington, early that morning, originated in…
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A public meeting of the residents was held on Monday evening for the purpose of forming a fire brigade in the town. There were about 50 persons present…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A great fire occurred at Bradford last night, the premises of 40 business firms being completely gutted. The damage is…
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The receipt of a notification that £100 has been granted by the Government to the Fire Brigade has caused a feeling of satisfaction among…
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The Adamstown Hose and Reel Brigade held a special meeting on Monday night for the purpose of arranging for a social in aid of Mr…
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YESTERDAY at noon an alarm was rung on the fireball at Waratah, and within a few minutes ten members of the brigade, with several residents, turned…
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YESTERDAY a three-roomed weatherboard cottage in President Avenue, Rockdale, near Lady Robinson's Beach, was completely destroyed by fire. The building was…
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ABOUT 8 o'clock last evening an alarm of fire was given, which proved to be at Mr. Mulvey's shop in Hunter-street. The fire brigade turned out, but on arriving at the…
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The annual meeting of this brigade was held at the fire station on Friday evening. Mr. G. T. Edwards, trustee, occupied the chair, and there was a…
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