East Greta Fire
In connection with the fire at East Greta Colliery, Mr. Thomas, the general manager, states that from indication at the brick seals or stoppings, the fire must…
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Fires & bushfires, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 11
The Amiral Gueydon Fire
The shipwrecked passengers of the French steamer Admiral Gueydon were landed at Colombo by the F.M.S. Nora on her voyage to Australia. The story of the disaster was told…
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LONDON, Friday.—A fire occurred on a train running from St. Petersburg to Moscow, and besides doing other damage, destroyed the mail packets, valued at…
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No fresh developments have taken place in connection with the fire in the sealed area, but preparations are being made for the flooding, A cement and concrete dam…
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Indications of fire in No. 2 pit, referred to in yesterday's "Newcastle Morning Herald," continue. The seat of the new trouble is between the second and bottom…
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There are no fresh developments in connection with the fire in No. 2 pit save that the air within the sealed area is cooling. The manager hopes to be able to…
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The work of removing the fallen coal and conglomerate from the victi[?]ity of the seat of the heat in No. 1 tunnel, was continued yesterday. The material brought out was…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The theatre at Woolwich Barracks, and the reading and recreation rooms, adjoining, were destroyed by fire last night…
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LONDON, Monday.—While 125 Italians working on the Pennsylvania Railway, were sleeping in a shanty at Altoona, an overheated stove set fire to…
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Rumours are current to the effect that exports have expressed opinions contrary to the theory of spontaneous combustion being the cause of the fire in No. 2 pit,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Sydney Letter. at Last—an Example for Perjury!—the Great Question of Transportation in Relation to the Empire.—what Is the Probability or Possibility of a Bush Fire That Will Sweep New South Wales From the Darling to the Sea?--an Interesting Question—what Has Made the Soil So Productive in 1903?—An American Journalist Says Something on Australian Labour.—"the Oath," and Children. Sydney
At last an example has been made in a case of perjury commensurate with the offence. It is true that the accused denied his guilt, and after sentence again…
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The sealing operations in No. 1 pit are being carried out as expeditiously as circumstances will permit. The work of hauling the bricks up the jig is hampering the men in their work,…
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LONDON, Friday.—A fire broke out in a School Board school at East Ham yesterday morning, damage to the amount of £50,000 being done…
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Reports from East Greta are not of an encouraging nature, and the outlook is a very gloomy one. The temperature at the seat of the trouble in No. 1 pit,…
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A social, was held in the Stockton Temperance Hall on Friday night in aid of the funds of the Stockton Volunteer Fire Brigade, with which is associated the…
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There is every probability that the approaching summer will be marked by a number of disastrous fires, involving great loss to the pastoral and…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Catholic University at Ottawa has been almost entirely destroyed by fire. Of the students, 300 escaped unhurt, but…
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Shortly after six o'clock this evening a fire broke out at Tooth's brewery; situated near the railway station, at George-street West. The fire brigades were at…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A fire which lasted for two hours, has occurred in the storeroom of the cruiser Hermes at Devonport. The shell room was…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A fire occurred at Sandringham Hall, Norfolk, one of the King's residences, early on Thursday morning, and Queen…
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