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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 11

The Sandringham Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The fire that occurred at Sandringham beneath the bedchamber of her Majesty was caused not as at first supposed, by the…

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Maitland District Fire in High-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 6

A fire broke out on Saturday morning in the premises adjoining the Angel inn Paskin's Arcade, and occupied by Mr. A. W. Fitness, cycle importer and…

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Waratah. a Small Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 5

A fire occurred on the premises of Mr. Henry Lee, Turton-road yesterday afternoon, when a shed used as a washhouse was burnt to the ground. The members of the fire brigade…

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Plattsburg. Alarm of Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 6

A serious accident was narrowly averted at the Salvation Army barracks, where a large gathering had assembled to listen no selections of music by the Austral Guards'…

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Into the Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 6

It was dark now, and the fantastic and grotesque eaves of the houses were hung with many a bobbing Chinese lantern, and the yell of "Yang-quitze" was everywhere…

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An Ingenious Fire Escape

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade of London has just received a most ingenious combination fire escape and water tower. It is in reality a telescopic skyscraper on…

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Fire at a School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—An outbreak of fire occurred in a school in Glasgow on Saturday. There were 1000 children in the building at the time, but…

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Fire at Killingworth. Extensive Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 5

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out at the Caledonia Coal Company's work shop at Killingworth Colliery , and completely destroyed the buildings, which…

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Killingworth Fire. Heavy Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

It transpires that the loss to the Caledonian Coal Company by the fire which, as reported in yesterday's issue, demolished the workshops at the Killingworth…

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Fire at Ireland's

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 5

At about half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon a burst of flame issued from the chaff-cutting portion of J. Ireland's premises in King-street, adjoining the A.A…

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Fire Extinction on Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 6

At Calcutta recently a steamer, while loading, caught fire, but the outbreak was subsequently extinguished, and the damaged cargo discharged and sold at auction…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Mighty Realms of Alaska. the Fire Station and "Engine" in a Primitive Alaskan City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 5

We have seen in Australia how extraordinary is the growth of townships and settlements when touched by the magic wand of gold production. A forest…

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The Fire at Ireland's

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 December 1903 · page 6

Sir,—In reading the account of the fire at Ireland's, I notice that you mention the names of several who put out the fire. The fire was first seen by D. Clouten, who…

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Hamilton Fire Brigade. Complimentary Banquet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1903 · page 6

A complimentary banquet and smoke concert was tendered to the Hamilton Fire Brigade at the fire station last night by the residents of Hamilton. The Mayor,…

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District News. Stockton. the Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1903 · page 7

The members of the Stockton Fire Brigade, who journeyed to Armidale to compete in the fire brigades' sports, were received at Stockton on their return by a…

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