A Very Ingenious Fire Escape
A Very interesting piece of apparatus to wit, a pneumatic fire escape and tower, is illustrated in the "Scientific American for March 8. Although the device has…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 11
Fire in London
LONDON, Wednesday.—A fire occurred on the premises of the Welsbach Incandescent Gaslight Company, York and Palmer streets, Westminster,…
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At 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at the rear of Barnett's tobacconist shop. The fire brigades were quickly on the scene and succeeded in…
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The fire in Hunter-street, which was reported in our Second Edition yesterday, resulted in more damage than was at first thought. The outbreak occurred in…
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The annual social of the Fire Brigade was held at the Mechanics Institute on Friday evening. Aldermen Frith (Mayor of Wickham) president at the formal meeting…
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LONDON, Monday.—A serious fire has occurred in the mould loft at Chatham Dockyard. The drawings and moulds of all current work were…
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Yesterday morning while the deputy was going his round in Now Lambton Bit he discovered a prop that was used to hold a roller over which the tail rope runs, and…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—An appalling fire occurred yesterday at the offices of the General Electric Lighting Company in London, which are situated…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible fire has occurred at the St Luke's. Sanatorium, Chicago. Ten of the inmates were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Where Pioneers Sleep. Wallsend Cemetery. Death by Fire
Twenty-nine years ago two men were laid to rest in the Wallsend Cemetery whose death marks a distinct epoch in the history of Wallsend colliery in the month…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tighe's Hill. Fire Brigade Dinner
The annual public meeting and social gathering of the Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade was held in the station building on Friday evening. The function was a district…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A disastrous fire occurred in a leather goods factory in Philadelphia, United States, The premises were several storeys…
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While in mid-ocean the barque Fannie Kerr, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco with a cargo of coal, was found to be on fire. When in lat. 26 N., long, 169 W., the crew abandoned the vessel…
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LONDON, Monday.—The prison at Bucharest, Roumania, was destroyed by fire yesterday. There were 600 prisoners in the gaol…
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The annual meeting of the Newcastle and Northern District Fire Brigades' Association was held at the Newcastle West Station last night. Mr. G. Kempster was…
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Shortly after 3 a.m. yesterday morning the well-known. Lake steamer Maggie Johnson was almost wholly destroyed by fire while lying at the Cockle Creek…
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Shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday the fire hell rang out an alarm, but fortunately the services of thee firemen were not required. The kitchen of Mr. W. Dunlop's…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A buge fire has occurred in the heart of Capetown which destroyed the South African Mutual Insurance Company's Office…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The fire in Capetown was caused by the Coronation decorations catching fire. An entire block was destroyed, the damage…
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A special meeting of the members of the local fire brigade was held on Thursday night to consider the best means of celebrating the opening of the new fire…
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