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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

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

Fire at New Lambton. the Inquest Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 6

Mr. G. C. Martin, District Coroner, held an inquest yesterday in Butterworth's Hall into the fire at Mr. Sidney Beacham's store, on Saturday morning, the 15th…

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Disastrous Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON Sunday.—The mansion of St. Cloud, at Powick, near Worcester, occupied by Lady Mary Catherine Berkeley, and the property of Lord…

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Fire at New Lambton. Inquest Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 6

The Inquest into the cause of the fire at Mr. Sydney Beacham's premises on Saturday, 15th lost, was continued by Mr. G. C. Martin, District Coroner, at…

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Fire at New Lambton. Inquest Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 3

The inquest into the cause of the fire at Mr. Sydney Beacham's store was continued yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, and a jury of twelve…

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Fire at New Lambton. Inquest Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 6

The inquest into the cause of the fire that took place at Mr. S. Beacham's store, Alma-road, on the 15th instant, was continued yesterday, before the District…

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"Clayton" Fire Extinguisher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 December 1902 · page 4

An apparatus of considerable interest has been fixed on board the ship Celtic Monarch, now in port at Newcastle, with a view to doing away with the special risks consequent…

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Fire at Rat Portage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A destructive fire has occurred at Rat Portage, Canada. Many houses, six steamers, and 25,000,000 feet of lumber were…

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Fire in Hunter-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 6

Yesterday morning, shortly, after 1 o'clock, the Honeysuckle fire bell aroused the residents in that locality and was followed by the Central and City bells. The…

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New Lambton Fire. Verdict of Incendiarism. Mr. and Mrs. Beacham Committed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 6

The inquest into the fire that occurred at Mr. S. Beecham's store on Saturday morning, November 15th, was resumed at Butterworth's Hall yesterday, before Mr…

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Clayton Fire Extinguisher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 December 1902 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Keightley, the city manager of the Newcastle Coal Company Dr. Russell. Medical Superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane;…

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On Fire at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 December 1902 · page 4

The hip Breads, a well-known Visitor in Australian waters, has arrived at Sea Francisco after a terrible voyage. A fire was discovered when the ship was off Cape Horn in…

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Fire at a Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A fire has occurred at Lincoln's Hotel, Chicago, one of the largest in the city. Fourteen persons perished in the conflagration,…

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Fire Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1902 · page 3

There were many-unmarried men working at East Greta, and they batched, together. The lodge claimed a ton of coal for each adult each month…

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Fire at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 5

Between 1 and 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire was discovered in a shop in Brunker-road, occupied by Mr. Albert Perry. Mr. D. Cameron, a tram…

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Setting Fire to a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1902 · page 6

At South Shields last month Thomas Sinclair Leinster appeared at the North Shields Police Court on a charge of setting fire to the streamer Richmond, of…

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