Fire on the Tekoa
About 9 o'clock on Friday night, October 6, while at sea, a fire was, discovered on board the New Zealand Steamship Company's vessel the Tekoa, among the general cargo. The ship was immediately headed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10
Intercolonial Fire Brigades' Competition
A special train for firemen from this district attending the intercolonial competitions at Sydney will leave the Newcastle Station at 12.30 p.m. to-morrow. The West Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Anthony Horderns. SYDNEY, Wednesday Morning
At 2 o'clock this morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call from the police that Anthony Hordern's great building in Haymarket, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the Ferndale Pit. Alarm Among Wickham Residents. Carbon Monoxide in the Fumes
The Ferndale Colliery, at Wickham, which was abandoned some 4½ years ago, has been known to be on fire for two months past. The smoke issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires at Nelson's Bay. Narrow Escapes. Nelson's Bay
Terrible bush fires wore raging here to-day. Three houses and the telegraph office had a narrow escape from destruction. Several excursionists when boiling billy in the bush…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades' Competition. SYDNEY
The volunteer firemen's competition and carnival was held on the Royal Agricultural Society's Ground to-day, under the auspices of the Metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Palace Emporium Fire. Hard Work of the Fire Brigades. a Good "Save." Sydney
As telegraphed for the information of the public of Newcastle this morning, the outbreak of fire in one of the largest buildings of the block…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades' Carnival. Sydney
The metropolitan fire brigades demonstration was continued at the Agricultural Ground to-day. Details Scaling Ladder Race.—First prize,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Fire Brigades. At the Late Competition at Sydney
The results of the competition in Sydney are such as the brigades forming our local association should feel proud of. There were eight events set down for competition,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Prince of Wales Birthday. Nearly a Record City Fire. a Municipal Loan of £100,000. the Possibility of the Plague. Where the Dunbar Went Down. the Clergy and Cup Day. a Just Punishment for Ruffianism. Sydney
"Please to remember the Ninth of November" was not written because it was unnecessary to do so. The fact that the prince of Wales condescended to be born…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stockton. the Fire Brigade
The members of the Stockton Fire Brigade who were chosen to take part in the fire brigades, competition in Sydney on November 9th and 10th have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire at Klondyke
LONDON, Tuesday.—Half of the business portion of Dawson City has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Fire Brigade System. Telephonic Communication Needed. A Suggestion
The need that exists for having the various fire brigade stations within and close to the city connected with the telephone exchange has repeatedly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Minmi. Fire
The town was thrown into a considerable state of excitement on Wednesday afternoon whet the firebell rang out the alarm. Bush fires had been raging all day in close…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on the Tekoa
The 440 tons steamer Tekoa arrived at Launceston on Thursday from London, on her way to New Zealand ports. This vessel brought 500 tons machinery for the Tasmanian mine at Beaconsfield. This is the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire-walkers of Fiji
A more extraordinary custom than the fiery ordeal of Fiji has probably never been heard of. This mysterious fire-walking ceremony has been a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Minmi Fire
Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, opened an inquiry at Minmi yesterday concerning a fire or series of fires.' in Mr. Samuel Freeman's 'remises on the 16th inst. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton. Fire Frigade Trophies
The prizes won by the fire brigade at the recent contests at Bathurst, are on view in the window of Mr. R. C. Donald, chemist. That for the ladder race contest is a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →What a Rapid-fire Gun Is Like
Rapid-fire guns are just now much talked about, but most people have only a vague idea of what they are. People who take the Gattling gun as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire in 'Frisco. Twenty Lives Lost
LONDON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred yesterday in San Francisco, Baldwin's Hotel and Theatre being destroyed. Twenty lives were…
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