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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11

Fire on a Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday—While the Highland express train, was running between Inverness and Perth last night the luggage van took fire. The guard…

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Lambton. Fire Brigade Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 6

On Thursday evening the annual meeting of the Lambton Fire Brigade was held in the meeting rooms adjoining the fire station. All members were present, the…

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Disastrous Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A most disastrous fire broke out in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Before the conflagration was mastered two-thirds of…

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A Quirindi Blaze. Five Buildings Destroyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 5

A fire occurred at Quirindi early yesterday morning resulting in the destruction of five buildings in the principal portion of the town. So far as can be…

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Plattsburg. Fire Alarm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 6

About 1.30 a m. yesterday morning the residents were suddenly aroused by the ringing of the fire bell. It transpired that a large stock of iron ark used by…

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Fire on a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1901 · page 6

When the British India steamer Ujina passed Sydney Heads yesterday morning bound for Newcastle from Melbourne she signalled that on…

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Disastrous Fire. Twenty Persons Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A most disastrous fire, involving serious loss of life, occurred to-day, in Philadelphia. In a cellar of, the upholstery manufactory…

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Fire in the City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 6

Shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in Messrs. Silk and Williams' tailoring establshment, opposite the police station, in…

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An Electric Fire Pump

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 9

The new electric fire pump, which contains 100 gallons of water and is ready to start for a fire at any moment, is proving quite a success at Paris…

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Silk and Williams' Fire. Coroner's Inquest. Adjourned Until

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Martin, District Coroner, opened an inquest at the Westminster Hotel on Saturday, concerning the fire which occurred on Wednesday at Messrs. Silk and…

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A Fire in Mid Ocean

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 4

Interesting details have been received from the ship Ardencraig, which arrived at Table Bay on September 29 last, having on board the captain and crew of the British barque Glenegle, which 10 days…

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Silk and Williams' Fire. the Coroner's Inquest. Further Adjourned Until To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 7

The adjourned inquest concerning the fire which occurred at Silk and Williams' tailoring establishment on Wednesday last was resumed before Mr. G. C…

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Silk and Williams' Fire. the Coroner's Inquest. The Jury Disagree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1901 · page 6

The adjourned inquest on the fire which occurred at Silk and Williams' tailoring establishment in Hunter-street on Wednesday. October 30, was continued before Mr…

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London and Its Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 11

A year's fires in London is a formidable record. The number increases rapidly year by year, whereas with the great improvements in heating and lighting they…

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Electric Fire Pump

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 10

A new electric fire pump, which contains 100 gallons of water and is ready to start for a fire at any moment, is proving quite a success at Paris. It has an electric…

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Great Fire at Emerald. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 6

A great fire occurred early this morning at Emerald, 165 miles from Rockhampton. Rawlings', Warner's, and Nalty's hotels were burnt to the ground;…

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Fire in Hunter-street West

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 5

At about half-past 10 last night a fire broke out in Messrs. Malouf and Company's drapery establishment, 269 Hunter-street West. The alarm was…

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Anti-fire Water Curtains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 12

The principle of the so-called water curtain which was proposed quite a number of years ago for fire protection in theatres, being intended to cut off the auditorium…

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The Hunter-street West Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

As yet the cause of the fire which occurred at Mr. Malouf's drapery establishment, Hunter-street West on Thursday night remains uncertain. It is states…

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Fire in a Mine. Twenty-two Men Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A fire attended with disastrous results has taken place in the Smuggler Union mine in Colorado…

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