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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1904

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

Bolton-street Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 3

Sir,—Dr. H. Martin Doyle's letter does not in any way prove his first statements, that the Salvation Army building was the cause of the fire, Neither does he…

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Broadmeadow. Fire Brigade Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 6

Last night a meeting was held at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, for the purpose of forming a fire brigade. The chair was occupied by Alderman Arthur, and there…

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Nautical Notes. Fires on Nitrate Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1904 · page 6

The loss by fire of the nitrate-laden barque W. J. Plerrie at Tocopilla, has (says "Lloyd's Weekly") been the subject of an official inquiry, and, apart from the…

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District News. Greta. Bush Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1904 · page 3

On Monday morning the grass on the temporary common caught fire, and the dry fallen timber, with the brushwood surrounding it, being dense, the fire soon…

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The Dorset Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1904 · page 4

Pending the completion of a uniform arrangement for the custody of the funds collected in connection with the Dorset general average, the contributions (says the Perth "Morning…

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Fires on Shipboard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 13

All experience goes to prove that fire still remains a very real danger on ship-board, and underwriters as well as ship-owners could furnish practical testimony…

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Fires on Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 6

The recent fire on the steamer Sophocles and the loss of property valued at £25,000, will in all probab[?]ty revive the question as to how mar such occurrences may be…

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West Wallsend. Fire in a Cottage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 6

On Thursday night about 11 p.m. a line six-roomed cottage, belonging to Mr. James Campbell, situated in Brown-street, was partially demolished by fire. Mr…

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