Waratah. Fire Brigade Re-union
The annual re-union of the Waratah and Mayfield Fire Brigade was held on Thursday evening in the School of Arts. The gathering was representative, there…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11
The Recent Fires
The two outbreaks of fire that have occurred at Stockton within the past few days illustrate the already well-known fact that the district is ill…
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A meeting was held last night, to consider what steps should be taken to assist the sufferers by the fire which occurred on Saturday morning…
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The whole district was startled at about half-past 11 a.m. yesterday by the furious ringing of the different fire bells. People were not long in…
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The scene of the latest fire at Stockton was visited by many people yesterday, the ruins being still smouldering. As early as 8 a.m. men were on the spot…
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Although this State has not altogether escaped loss by bush fires, yet the fires experienced here can in no way be compared with those recently…
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An inquest into the recent fire at Mount Huntly House, Harper's Hill, was held at Mr. A. J. Doyle's residence, Harper's Hill, on Saturday, by the…
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Considerable excitement was caused on Sunday evening about half-past eleven by the ringing of a fire alarm. During the day a large bunk fire was raging in…
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About midday yesterday, the firemen again received a call to the bush fire which has been raging in the S.A.M. Co. pit paddock for the past few days. The…
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The annual meeting of the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the new station, James-street, last evening. The President, Alderman W. R…
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A young fad was engaged burning off grass in a paddock near Mr. Tegg's residence at Fishery Creek on Thursday morning at noon, when the flames ignited the…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Commandant Vannickerk's commando were caught while making an attempt to fire the collieries at Brakpan, south-east of…
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LONDON, Monday.—A terribly destructive disaster has befallen the town of Paterson, the capital of Passaic County, New Jersey (U.S.). A fire…
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Shortly before six o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire, resulting in very slight damage, occurred at the Victoria Theatre Hotel, Perkin-street. The Chinese cook…
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Considerable excitement wan caused about noon yesterday by the ringing of fire alarm. A crowd quickly gathered, and no time was lost in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sydney Letter. the Extraordinary Increase of Rats.—hail Newcastle and Its Patriotic Meeting!—the Fourth Test Match.—australia and the Japanese.—our Navy to Be Discussed.—bush Fire Fiends.—capital or Tariff, Which? Sydney
It is quite extraordinary the way the rats are increasing just now. As a similar thing was observed when we had our first plague epidemic, the two must be…
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The Boolaroo Brigade is in constant practice for the Easter competition, and although moot of the members are new to fire brigade work, it is believed that…
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A gas that will put out fire has been experimented with recently with some very striking results. The name of this useful anti-fire-agent is sulphur-dioxide gas. A…
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At about half-past 2 o'clock on Saturday morning the fire bell rang an alarm, and the members of the brigade turned out. The fire was soon…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A fire broke out in the Armoury of the 71st Regiment, New York, and spread rapidly to the Park Avenue Hotel, and resulted in a…
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