Loss by Fire
LONDON, Saturday.—The stores of hay, oats and compressed forage belonging to the British Government at Delagoa Bay, have been destroyed by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 11
Fire in Chicago
LONDON, Monday.—The Chicago Meat Market and the adjoining shipping offices have been destroyed by fire. The amount of property…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The fire at the British Government stores at Delagoa Bay is still burning, and the fire brigade being without appliances is…
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At about 5.30 yesterday morning a fire broke out on the barque Ruthwell, lying at No. 5 crane, loading ,coal for Callao. The prompt measures taken to subdue the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The fire in the British Government stores at Delagoa Bay is abating. The damage is estimated at £1,000,000…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The premises of the Telephone Company at the London Wall Exchange, which supplied 3000 subscribers was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton. the Fire Brigade
Members of the Wallsend Fire Brigade met representatives of the local brigade at the fire station in James-street, on Saturday night, an played…
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It having been represented that some of the public schools of this district were not provided with fires during the cold and wet weather of last week, a member of…
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LONDON, Monday.—A great fire has occurred in Guayaquil, the chief commercial city of Ecuador, in South America…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boolaroo. Fire Brigade Social
On Friday evening the local Fire Brigade held an enjoyable social in the Sulphide Hall, about fifty couples being present, including Messrs…
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The band formed about four months ago from members of the Stockton. Fire Brigade, to whom the council has lent, free of rent, the brass band instruments…
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On Tuesday evening a special meeting of the fire brigade was held for the purpose of considering means of raising funds for defraying the expenses in…
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By the R.M.S. Sonoma on Saturday the underwriters received news of the narrow escape by fire at sea of the ship ship Monkbarns. After a passage of 149 days from Liverpool the vessel arrived at San…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta Colliery Fire. Commissioners' Finding. Not Spontaneous Combustion
Mr. G. C. Wade, who as Special Commissioner held an inquiry, under section 23 of the Coalmines Regulation Act, into the matter of the Greta Colliery fire which…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The inquiry into the disastrous fire which occurred in the five-storied premises occupied by the General Electric…
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This morning the Italian barque Pasquale Lauro, bound from London to Port Adelaide with general merchandise, arrived at the Semaphore with her cargo on…
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A fire occurred here at about 9 o'clock this morning at All Saints' Church of England parsonage. The rector, the Rev. Chaffers Welsh and family, were seated at…
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Sir,—In your last Wednesday's issue appears the Commissioners finding, and I think it would be interesting to many miners, and a few managers in this State if…
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The Italian barque Pasquale Laur[?], which arrived at Adelaide last week on [?]e, has been removed to a be thin the new books. The merchandise in the main hold is in an almost un-ecog[?]eable mass. All…
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The history of coal mining in the British Empire centres in England. That coal was used by Julius Ceasar on his invasion is certain, and the records show…
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