Our Lancers Again Under Fire
LONDON, Saturday—The detachment of New South Wales Lancers, under Lieutenant Osborne, took part in the recent reconnaissance made by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
181 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10
Maitland District the West Maitland Fire Brigade
The members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade held their annual torchlight procession in High-street on Saturday evening and the function attracted hundreds of…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The "Daily Telegraph" says that the Boers south west of Colenso have re-crossed the Tugela River, and their laagers…
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The annual meeting of this brigade was held on Monday evening at the brigade's station. There was a large attendance, including the Hon. J. L. Fegan, Minister…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The latest news from South Africa states that Major-General French made a rapid night advance with a body of infantry riding in…
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The annual meeting of the above was hold in the fire station on Wednesday evening, when a full attendance of members was present. Mr. D. Fisher, president, occupied the…
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When the Broken Hill express which left the Barrier on Wednesday night was about two miles from Manna Hill, at about 12.30 a.m., a fire broke out in…
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Shortly before five o'clock yesterday morning guns wore fired from Signal Hill, denoting the fact that a vessel was in trouble. The weather was exceptionally thick,…
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LONDON, Friday.—News from Chieveley states that General Buller destructively shelled the trenches on the plain adjoining Inhlowe Hill. The…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Transvaal Boers fired upon the Free State troops for surrendering Arundel…
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The third annual meeting of the New Lambton Fire Brigade was held at [?] show on Monday evening. The captain (Mr. Brogden) was in the chair. There was a full…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A fire broke out yesterday in the residence of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York "World." The housekeeper and…
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Sir,—As one who has taken some little interest in fire brigades since coming into this district, I am glad to see my way clear to endorse every word of the suggestions…
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The annual meeting of the Adamstown Fire Brigade was held in the fire station on Friday night. There was a full attendance of members, and, the captain occupied…
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The annual dinner in connection with the election of officers for the ensuing year was held in the fire shed on Friday evening There was a large number present,…
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Mr. Tom Stock, who went to South Africa from Casterton (Vic.), with the first contingent, has written an interesting letter from De Aar to his…
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The editor of the "National Druggist" given some highly interesting information respecting the fire-extinguishing qualities of aqua ammoniae,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Coal Mine. the Act of an Incendiary. Lithgow
The Vale of Clwydd mine, which took fire some time ago, and had to be sealed up has been re-opened, and the fire found to be extinguished. The…
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On Thursday evening the annual meeting of the Waratah and Mayfield Fire Brigade was held at the fire station, when there was a full and representative attendance. Besides…
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A fire broke out in the residence of Mr. James Couchman, of Woodville, at about 9 o'clock on Friday evening, when a child 8 years old narrowly escaped being burned…
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