Waratah. Fire Brigade
An interesting cribbage tournament between the members of Lambton and Waratah fire brigades, held at Waratah, resulted in a win for the home team by 16 games to 14 in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 11
Fire at Toohey's. Good Work by the Firemen. Sydney
A destructive fire took place in the maithouse, which forms part of the brewery of Tooheys, Ltd., to-day. The news that a fire had broken out at this mammoth…
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Since Mr. Seddon re-introduced his State insurance scheme there has been a drop of many thousands of pounds in the shares of the New Zealand insurance…
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Shortly after eight o'clock on Saturday night a fire was discovered on board the barque Aldergrove, lying at Callen's wharf at the far end of the dyke.The discovery…
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Captain Veliacott, Lloyd's Surveyor at Newcastle, yesterday made a preliminary survey of the barque Aldergrove, on which a fire broke out of Saturday night…
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The Wallsend Fire Brigade paid a visit to West Wallsend on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of instructing and holding a combined practice with the local…
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Sir,—In your issue of Monday you had at account of the fire that occurred in this vessel on Saturday, in which justice is hardly done to me. By that account it…
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The quarterly meeting of the Northern Fire Brigades' Association was held at the Newcastle West Station last evening, the president (Mr. G. J. Kempster) in the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A great fire, resulting in much loss of life, has occurred at a large fancy goods estab[?]ment in Budapest, the capital of…
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The executive officers of the Metropolitan Association, Captains Love, Smallwood, Broadhurst, and Walsh, and the executive owners of the Northern Association,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A railway van, containing printed, matter forming part of the Indian and Australian mail, caught fire while the train was…
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A fire broke out this morning on the steamer Kyarra, the latest 7000 ton addition to the A.U.S.N. Company's fleet. The vessel was berthed at the company's wharf…
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At the Newcastle Courthouse this morning Mr. C. Hibble, the Coroner, will open an inquest concerning the fire which occurred on the barque Aldergrove on the…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A fire occurred at Capetown yesterday, destroying the premises of Mercer and Skangen, importers of ship chandlery Dock-street;…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A great fire has occurred fit the town of Travnik, Bosnia. Six hundred houses, seven mosques, and one synagogue have been…
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An inquest was commenced in the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning before Mr. C. Hibble, the District Coroner, and a jury, concerning the fire which…
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The inquest concerning the fire which occurred on the barque Aldergrove on the 22nd August was resumed before Mr. C. Hibbie, district coroner, and a jury, at…
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A serious fire broke out to-night on the well-known inter-State trading steamer Pilbarra, 2600 tons, belonging to the A.U.S.N. Company, and at present under…
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Those fire insurance companies which do a large business in New Zealand are anything but pleased with the system of State insurance established in the island…
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A successful concert was given by Mr. J. H. Kay's Ministrel Troupe recently in the Federal Hall, in aid of the funds of the local fire brigade. Previous to the…
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