Bush Fires at Paterson
A selector at Paterson named Jordan, after having lost everything in the bush fire which swept over his holding with terrible rapidity, narrowly escaped with…
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Fires & bushfires, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11
Fire at Cockle Creek
The firebell at Wallsend was rung yesterday afternoon, shortly after 4 o'clock, it having been ascertained that a fire had broken out at the Cockle Creek…
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Sir,—As a resident of Boolaroo, I would like to call attention to the position, of the fire brigade here. These men at all times volunteer to…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A Commission at Pretoria is inquiring into the creation of a Mining University in the Transvaal…
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A fire occurred at 1 o'clock this morning in the Albion Building, adjoining Parkes' Albion Hotel. It originated in Connolly Brothers' saddlery shop, which…
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The smouldering embers from the fire which raged from Black Creek and through the selections about 2½ miles south-west of Greta on the 8th instant, were fanned…
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All arrangements have been completed for the deputation to the Premier, Sir John See, tomorrow, respecting the reduction in the country fire brigades' vote, Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country Fire Brigades. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney
As the outcome of a special meeting of the northern fire brigades held at Newcastle recently a deputation waited on the Premier Sir John See, this afternoon, to…
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The position of the country fire brigades has, unfortunately, not been materially improved by the action promised by the Premier, in response to…
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LONDON, Monday.—A great fire has taken place in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nineteen buildings were destroyed, the damage done being estimated at…
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In speaking of the experiments carried out by the British Fire-Prevention Committee, "Engineering" says:—We have always had great faith in the fire-resisting…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A great fire has taken place at a maltster's at Rotherhithe (London, S.E.). Two hundred firemen were engaged…
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Last night, at the fire station, the members and several friends met to give the captain, Mr. E. J. Lawrence, a present in congratulation upon big recent marriage,…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A destructive fire has occurred in the palace of the Ameer of Afghanistan, at Kabul. Great damage was done, but the main…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nautical Notes. Side Lights and Screens. Fire-fighting Invention
That those who direct large mercantile concerns have worries to contend with outside the realm of legitimate trade competition, is shown in a speech recently…
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Hentach's Bond, of which Messrs. Oswell and Turner are the occupiers, situated at Miller' Point, was entirely by fire to-night. The building is an…
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The great fire at Hentsch's Bond, Miller's Point, although placed under control by 2 o'clock this morning continued more or less actively all, through to-day, and the…
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In speaking of the experiments carried out by the British Fire-Prevention Committee, "Engineering" says:—We ha[?] always had great faith in the fire-resisting…
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The work of salving the debris left among the ruins at Hentsch's Bond, which was destroyed by fire at Miller's Point on Friday night, was commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Embers of the Bond Fire.—manly Will Have a Surf Boat If New South Wales Will Pay for It.—a Strange Spectacle.—one Minister. Deputationises Another.—the Lord Mayor and His Title. Sydney
"The Bond fire is found to have been more serious than was at first suspected." By whom? The writer inspected the fire next morning, and found it an absolute…
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