Fire at Hamilton
A fire occurred at Mr. D. Murray's furniture factory in Cameron-street, Hamilton, yesterday morning. Serious damage was only averted by the prompt action of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1903
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
Oil Wells on Fire
LONDON, Thursday.—The reservoir at Baku, belonging to Nobel Brothers Petroleum Production Company and Messrs. Rothschild, containing…
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The following notice to branch managers has been issued by the head office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha in regard to the fire on the French mail steamer Tonkin:—"As you…
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At the School of Arts last night the members of the local fire brigade held a very enjoyabe social. There were over forty couples present, including a number of members from…
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The first of a new kind of fire engine, which has just been constructed for the Leyton and Leytonstone Fire Bridge by Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, or…
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The Railway Commissioners have some little anxiety as to the results of the good season in regard, later on, to possible grass and bush fires when the summer…
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For the current year the Stockton Fire Brigade has received a grant of £40 only from the Government, as against the usual £100, although other brigades in…
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The members of the New Lambton Fire Brigade held a social in Thompson's new hall on Friday evening, in aid of the brigade's, competition fund, at which…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A fire occurred last night at the house of Nathan Zausmer, a bootmaker, in the Hackney-road, London. Zausmer, his wife,…
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A sensation was caused in West Maitland yesterday by a report to the effect that a fire bad broken out in East Greta Colliery, and that two men were missing. Inquiry, however,…
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Operations with a view to suppress the fire in the old workings were continued on Saturday. About 300 yards of hose was obtained from the West Maitland Fire…
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LONDON, Monday.—A fire has occurred in a crowded tenement in New York, which his caused the suffocation of 25 persons, mostly women and…
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Reports from East Greta are not of a very promising nature. The general manager, Mr. Thomas, decided on Sunday afternoon to seal off a small area from the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—On the occasion of the recent fire in the Vatican, at the instance of the Pope, Italian firemen co-operated with the firemen…
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The work of sealing up the area affected by the fire was completed yesterday morning, and considerable difficulty was experienced in carrying it out in the face…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ovalau Disaster. Fire in Mid Ocean. Captain Todd's Story. Sydney
At an early hour this morning the pilot steamer Captain Cook, which was despatched in search of the missing steamer Ovalau, arrived in Watson's Bay from…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Pope personally directed the efforts to extinguish the fire in the Vatican. The "Codex Marcellianus" and some…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A fire occurred in Glasgow last night. The premises of Messrs. Brown, Smith, and Sons, a large milling establishment, and of…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Kearsage coal mine in Virginia, in the United States, is on fire. Altogether 75 miners are entombed, and it is feared…
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The inquest respecting the fire which destroyed Elder's Hall, Pyrmont, on the night of October 25th, was resumed to-day. Evidence was given by 'District…
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