Fire Brigades' Association
A MEETING of the Northern Fire Brigades' Association was held at the Newcastle West station last evening. There was a large attendance of delegates, and the president (Mr…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
271 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14
A New Fire Extinguisher
According to a statement published in a New York insurance journal, the hose and hydrant have found a formidable rival in their work of fire extinction. The new…
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The decision of the Court of Nautical Inquiry in Auckland has been given in the fire case aboard the auxiliary schooner Aotea. The magistrate found that the evidence did not enable him to determine…
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A fire occurred on board the ship Northelhay, anchored at Port Pirie, on Wednesday night, and proved more serious than was at first thought. It seemed to have originated at the foot ot the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The greatest fire since the memorable Tooloy-street conflagration originated to-day in a gas explosion, which occurred in…
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THE most disastrous fire which has ever occurred in Australia took place in Flinders street this morning. It is supposed to have originated in the large drapery establishment…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Coraki. Quain's Club Hotel, valued at £3000, and two shops, owned by Mrs. Bridge Quain, valued at £200, and occupied by Fredk…
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IN the course of conversation with a reporter to-day on the subject of the conflagrations in London and Melbourne, Mr. Bear, Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,…
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THE coasting steamer Wyoming, which arrived at Ballina from Newcastle on Saturday day with coals, had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire during the passage…
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LONDON, Monday.—The preference shares and first mortgage debentures issued for public subscription by the limited liability company formed by…
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LONDON, Monday.—Included among the buildings destroyed by the great fire were those of Messrs. Bing, Harris, and Co., and Messrs. Nathan…
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AN alarm of fire was sounded last evening [?] after 7 o'clock, and hundreds of persence to the Belmore Saloon, where a sons [?] had given origin to a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Great Fires. Conflagrations in London and Melbourne. 4000 People Out of Work. Much Property Lost. Estimated Damages, £3,500,000. Many Warehouses Consumed. a Second Tooley-street. Miraculous Escapes of Lives
The daily press has recently given an account in detail of two great fires, one in London and one in Melbourne. Such conflagrations are generally visited by more or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Adamstown. Fire Brigade Social
The local firemen invited a few friends to join them in a social at the fire station on Saturday night simply for a night's enjoyment, which it really proved. There were…
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Forty-eight hours' notice has been given to the owners of structures 'in Flinders street rendered dangerous by the fire that unless they remove them the corporation will…
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AN extensive fire occurred this afternoon in Bland-street, Ashfield, causing the destruction of two residences and a weatherboard ball room. The firemen at once turned out…
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A most destructive fire broke out in the large goods-shed on the eastern" T" of Queenstreet Wharf During the English steamer Rangitira[?] cargo of…
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On Monday evening, shortly after 9 o'clock, a four-roomed brick cottage, the property of Mr. William Cook, was destroyed by fire. Cook states that he took a lighted…
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It will probably take from three to six month to repair the damage caused by the fire on the Auckaland wharf. The Harbour Board has decided to give presents not exceeding £50 to Captain Reed,…
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BETWEEN 8 and 9 o'clock last night the city firebells rang out an alarm of fire, and upon inquiries being made the firemen ascertained that the supposed conflagration was out at…
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