New Lambton. Fire Brigade Concert
The Linwood Vaudeville Company gave an entertainment in Butterworth's Hall on Friday night in aid of the local fire brigade competition fund. The Mayor,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
A New Fire Ladder
A new fire ladder was exhibited recently before the members of the Fire Brigade Committee of the London County Council and most of the principal officers of the…
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. A. H. Prince, the representative of Messrs. Hebbie white and Go., of Sydney gave a demanstration of the merits of "Kilfyre," a…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Terrible forest fires have occurred in the States of Oregon and Washington, the damage amounting to millions of dollars…
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At about half-past 7 o'clock last night a fire took place in a weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. Samuel Bennett, situated at the corner of Francis and…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Thirty-eight bodies of victims of the great forest fires in the States of Oregon and Washington have been discovered. Many…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Extensive forest fires have occurred in Western Washington, and the destruction caused has involved several hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. Manapouri's Cargo Destroyed Sydney
At half-past seven o'clock to-night a fire broke out in the lower hold of the Union Company's steamer Manapourli, lying outside the steamer Darmstadt at the…
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At about two o'clock yesterday afternoon an accident occurred at the Stockton Colliery that caused considerable excitement. It appears that…
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LONDON, Sunday.—After an address had been given at the Negro National Convention at the Baptist Church, at Birmingham, in Alabama, a false…
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A serious outbreak of fire was discovered at the Corrimal Colliery, about four miles to the north of Wollongong, early this morning, and the news following so…
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The work of extinguishing the fire at the Corrimal Colliery baa been proceeding satisfactorily. Mr. W. H. Atkinson, the inspector, of mines, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fire. Outbreak at Kayuga. Muswellbrook
A fire broke out in the Kayuga Colliery—distant about seven miles from here—to-day. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. The discovery was made by Mr…
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Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. J. Campbell Wood, Platt's Hill. It appears that the stove in the laundry, a wooden…
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At the Newcastle Company's B pit at the Glebe yesterday morning a fire was discovered at 8 o'clock in the main intake, about a quarter of a mile from the pit…
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One of those absurd bets which are made periodically in public houses all over the globe has led to the death of Pierre Leplas, who was well known at…
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The Danish steamer Euxinia arrived at Plymouth after an eventful experience calculated to try the nerves of the strongest. On July 12 she left Savannah…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Damp and Safety Lamps Remarks by the Chief Inspector
In his annual report, published in the report of the Department for Mines for the year 1901, Mr. A. A. Atkinson, the chief inspector of collieries, writes as follows…
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The dry weather to a certain extent is responsible for numerous fires, which are reported from time to time, from different parts of the State. A few days ago news…
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Messrs, Atkinson, Humble and Tennant, Government inspectors, were at Greta yesterday, in conjunction with Mr. Jeffries, the ex-manager, and Mr. Patey,…
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