The Hunter-street Fire. Inquiry Continued. Mr. Joel Re-examined
THE inquiry into the cause of the fire at Mr. S. Joel's second-hand shop was continued at the Royal Hotel yesterday, before Mr. Coroner Martin and a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
271 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14
Lambton. Fire Brigade Social
A successful social was held, under the auspices of this brigade, in the Music Hall, on Friday night. There was a large attendance, in all about…
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AFTER 1 o'olock yesterday morning the residence of Mr. Neil M'Neill in Gosford-street, Commonage, near Adamatown, was discovered in flames by Messrs A. Gilpin and C…
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In consequence of the Coolgardie rush and the generally impoverished state of the district from a working man's standpoint, the local Fire…
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The fire fiend has not been glaringly in evidence during the past few years, in fact not since the water supply was placed uper its present footing; but there was a tme in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Two Fires
ABOUT 9 o'clock to-night the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call from the fire-box at Woollomooloe, to the effect that M'Carthie's cask, case, and bottle store, in…
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LONDON, Friday.—A great fire has occurred at Belfast, Ireland. Five largely-stocked linen warehouses were destroyed, and other extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telephonic Communication. The Newcastle Fire Brigade System
WHILE there may be need for telephonic communication with the Benevolent Asylum at Waratah, most people are of opinion that a connection between the different fire…
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A DISASTROUS fire broke out yesterday morning in the big Proprietary mine. About 7 o'clock the clarm was sounded, when it was found that not only was there danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire at Broken Hill. The Fire Under Control. Broken Hill
HIGHLY satisfactory news continues to come from below at the big mine. Mr. Stewart, the general manager, says that good progress is being made in advancing on the fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Indian Frontier. Fort Lockhart Relieved. Effect of Artillery Fire
LONDON, Wednesday.—Advices from the north-west frontier of India state that Brigadier-General Biggs has relieved Fort Lockhart, after brilliantly…
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[?]extraordinary preventive measures [?]h have been taken for isolating Brod[?] [?]'s, the burning section of Block 12, and [?]ing its spread into the neighbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle's Centenary. the Scene in the City. Grand Torchlight Procession of Fire Brigades. a Blaze of Brilliancy in Hunter-street. Pyrotechnic Display in the Upper Reserve. About 40,000 People in the City
Those people who were loud in their belief that the centenary celebrations would not come up to those of the record reign must now feel satisfied that Newcastle has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fire-engine Tramcar
From the United States come particulars of a novelty in the form of a special truck designed to carry a fire-engine and its equipment quickly to the scene of a conflagration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Broken Hill. Continued Progress. Broken Hill
[?] is not mush alteration in connection with the fire. As the men get closer to the fire the unple[?] santness from smoke and gases is intensified, and a dozen men have been…
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EVERYTHING is going on highly satisfactorily in connection with the fire. Although the bloze, as stated by Mr. Wigg, was practically on for some days ago sending down water is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades' Competition
At the Newcastle West fire brigade's station last evening, the prizes won at the local competition, run on the Cricket Ground on Saturday, were handed over by the president of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Fire Brigade. Meeting of the Board
A MEETING Of the board of management of the Newcastle City Fire Brigade was held at Mr. Frank Gardner's office yesterday morning. There were…
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THE members of this brigade held a successful social on Friday night in the Centenary Hall, lent free of charge by Mr. J. Garrett, proprietor. The…
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ANOTHER social was held in the Wickham School of Arts on Friday, under the auspices of the Wickham Fire Brigade, and proved a success…
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