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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1904

207 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11

Fire on the Glaucus. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 4

A fire broke out at an early hour this morning on the collier Glaucus, berthed at a wharf in the Yarra, near the Gas Works. The vessel arrived yesterday with…

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District News. Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 6

A bazaar, in aid of the Stockton Fire, Brigade, was successfully opened yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Alderman T. Riddell, the Mayor, presided, and Mrs…

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Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 6

The bazaar in aid of the fire brigade was continued last night, when there was a good attendance, and fair business was done. It is believed that there will be…

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Fire at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 6

The residence of Mr. Edwin Pepper, the well-known coal prospector, was burned to the ground on Thursday evening, at about nine o'clock, Mr. Pepper was away…

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Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 6

The Fire Brigade Bazaar was continued last night, and was very liberally patronised. Business was exceedingly brisk, and highly satisfactory. The song. "Far Away,"…

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Fire Brigades' Board Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 5

The election of representatives on the Fire Brigades Board by the fire insurance companies, and the Volunteer Fire Brigades, took place to-day. The Insurance…

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District News. Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 3

The bazaar in connection with the local fire brigade was continued on Saturday afternoon and evening, and was liberally patronised. In the afternoon there was a…

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District News. Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 6

The bazaar in aid of the Fire Brigade was continued last night, when very good business was done. Captain Sterling, of the ship Great Admiral, presided, During…

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District News. Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 5

The bazaarr aid of the fire brigade was brought to a conclusion last night, when there was a very good attendance, and brisk business was done. The many useful…

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Stockton. Fire Brigade Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1904 · page 7

The ladies' committee which worked so hard to make this bazaar a success, has just completed its labours, and in this issue publicly thank all who in any way…

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Fire in Brown-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1904 · page 4

Early on Saturday morning a fire broke out in some rubbish at the rear of the premises occupied by Messrs. F. Ash, Ltd., in King-street. The outbreak was…

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Fire at Waterloo. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1904 · page 5

A fire broke out about four o'clock this morning at Rockitt's blue factory, at Waterloo. The fire brigades were soon in attendance, and after three hours' hard…

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Fire at Ottawa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A fire has occurred at the Canadian Government House at Ottawa. The damage done is estimated at £10,000…

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Plattsburg. Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 3

At about 2 a.m. yesterday an alarm of fire was given, and notwithstanding this early call the members of the fire brigade soon had the reel out. By this time the…

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Timber Vessel on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

Advice has been received that the British ship Simla, loading timber at Port Blakely for Sydney, caught fire on March 8 while lying alongside the wharf. The damage was…

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Wickham. Fire Brigade Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 6

A social, promoted in aid of the Wickham Fire Brigade, was held in the Wickham School of Arts last evening. There were shout 50 couples present, and…

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Fire in a Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The St. Vincent's Hospital at Indianapolis (U.S.) has been destroyed, by fire. The patients, numbering 121, were safely…

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Fire in Toronto. Enormous Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A great fire has occurred at Toronto, many acres in the wholesale business district being destroyed…

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Fire at Dalby

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 6

A somewhat destructive five occurred in the township of Dalby (South-west of Queensland) on Sunday morning last, when the premises of a draper, a butcher,…

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Hamilton. Fire Brigade Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 7

On Saturday night, at the, Hamilton Fire Brigade Station, a complimentary social was tendered to the ladies by the members of the Hamilton Fire Brigade…

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