The Ottawa Fire
LONDON, Friday.—The fund opened by the Lord Mayor of London. (Sir A. J. Newton) in aid of the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa has reached…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
181 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 10
Disastrous Fire. Ballina
Early this morning a fire broke out in a fruiterer's shop, occupied by Mrs. Marlow, situated in River-street, Ballina. The fire spread rapidly to the adjoining buildings…
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A newly-erected residence adjoining Woodville House, Woodville, the property of Mr. Henry Croaker, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Engagement at the Zand River. The Colonial Brigade Pressing the Boers' Rear. the Australians Shelled. Our Men Gallantly Check the Enemy. Under a Galling Fire. the Boers Retreat During the Night. Hutton and French in Pursuit
LONDON, Thursday.—In General Hutton's reconnaissance towards the Zand River, the New Zealanders were posted on a kopje overlooking the…
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In his letters to the London "Daily Telegraph," giving a complete history of the [?]ege of Ladismith, Mr. R. J. M'Hugh speaks enthusiastically of the behaviour of…
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As soon as news is to hand the fire brigades in each centre are requested by Mr. W. Hillier, secretary, to ring out a heavy call on their station bells. The signal will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades' Association
The annual meeting of this association was held at Newcastle West station on Tuesday evening. Captain Kempster, the president, occupied the chair. The…
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The officers and members of the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Brigade last night entertained the executive officers of the Northern District Fire Brigades Association and the…
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"Engineering" says that among riflemen it is well known that a bayonet fixed on one side of a rifle causes a jump or throw to the opposite side. So a breech…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A New Fire Alarm
A patent has recently been issued for an invention having for its object the giving of an audible alarm through the agency of smoke or non-flame-supporting gases, such…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →District News. Islington. Fire Brigade
The officers and members of the Islington Fire Brigade assembled at the local Mechanics' Institute last evening to celebrate the approach of their first year's severance…
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The Commercial Union Fire Insurance Company have decided to recognise in a practical way the action of little Miss Marjorie Croaker, daughter of Mr. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War The Relief of Mafeking. How the Column Fought Its Way. Supplies for the Besieged. a Boer Leader Fires at His Men
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is officially reported that Lieutenant-Colonel Mohan entered Mafeking at 4 a.m. on the 18th instant…
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One hears many accounts of the behaviour of men under fire, especially of men under fire for the first time. This was the case of the overwhelming majority of the…
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Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening an alarm of fire was raised by the vigorous ringing of the City bell. Smoke was seen issuing from the asylum grounds, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Rundle's Battle. Desperate Fighting. the Field on Fire. an Appalling Scene. Heavy Boer Losses
LONDON, Monday.—General Rundle on the 29th attacked a strong position six miles from Senekal. His shelling failing to silence the Boer guns,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Council and the Fire Brigades
Sir,—In the "Newcastle Herald" of Tuesday there appears a paragraph under "Current News" as follows:—"The City Council will not make any further grants of hose,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fire on the Buteshire
On April to, at London, Messrs. Turnbull, Martin and Co. sued the Hull Underwriters' Association to recover a total loss on a policy on freight on a cargo of frozen meat The insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Tighe's Hill. Annual Fire Brigade Celebration
The annual election of officers of the Tighe's Hill Volunteer Fire Brigade was celebrated last evening by a dinner and social. The meeting room at the station had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on the Ship Earl of Zetland
Captain Fugerland, master of the Russian ship Earl of Zetland, which arrived at Melbourne on Friday from London, reports an outbreak of fire among the cargo during the voyage. The ship left London…
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