The Peregrine Fire
At a meeting of the Brisbane Marine Board on a Monday Shipping Inspector Forrester reported having held a preliminary inquiry into the circumstance attending the fire which…
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Fires & bushfires, 1904
207 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11
A Sydney Letter. Fireworks on the Royal Birthday Night, an Institution of the Past.—an Interesting Ship-coaling Incident From Fremantle.—the Police Warn Sydney Suburban. Residents, Door to Door, of the Burglar Danger.—hawkers and Beggars, and How They Infest the Suburbs.—a Certain Misapprehension Caused by the Use of the Word "Judge."—the Motor Fire Engine, the Beginning of the End of the Horse System at Fire Stations. Sydney
The younger generation noticed nothing extraordinary about last night, because a certain institution was practically dead before they had arrived at years of…
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The German steamer Elbing, which arriven at Melbourne on Saturday from Hamburg, narrowly escaped destruction by fire, during the voyage. At midnight of October 30, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Wallsend. Fire Brigade and Band Sports
A day's sport in aid of the funds of the local Fire Brigade and Brass Band was held on Saturday on Mr. W. Pryor's grounds. The weather was rather warm…
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Early yesterday morning a fire occurred at the engine-house known as Paddy Lewis's, the property of the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, and situated…
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Shortly after seven o'clock last evening a fire broke out in two-storey wooden premises, in Darvall-street, owned and occupied by Mrs. Anderson as a general…
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In the Marine Court to-day Judge Backhouse, assisted by Captains William Arthur Worrall, and William Charles M'Gibbon (assessors), commenced an inquiry in…
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On Friday by some means the grass on the side of the man road alongside of the Greta Park caught fire and rapidly spread into the park, where the grass is very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mount Stewart Fire. Marine Court Decision. Sydney
The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse, with Captains Worrall and M'Gibbon, as nautical assessors, delivered their reserved decision to-day regarding…
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The decision of the Sydney Marine Court regarding the fire which occurred at Sydney on board the ship Mount Stewart is one which interests…
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The annual meeting of the Newcastle and Northern Districts Fire Brigades Association took place at the Newcastle West fire station on Tuesday evening…
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Shortly before eight o'clock on Saturday night, the alarm was given of an outbreak of fire at Mr. J. R. Shephard's tailoring establishment, 372 and £74 Hunter-street…
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During the last week bush fires have devastated, hundreds of acres of grass land in the Rothbury and South Allendale districts, the fires extending some six…
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Within the last few days several circumstances have arisen which point to the need of improvement in connection with the Fire Brigade systems of the…
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LONDON, Monday.—Enville Hall, Staffordshire, the famous mansion of the Countess of Stamford and Warrington, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. That Old German's Suicide.—the Grave Question of Larrikinism.—should School Children Have Two Months' Holidays at Christmas?—the Demand for an Extra Public Holiday on 27th December.—the Sale of Wax Matches and Bush Fires.—why Not a Tax on Sweetprizes? Sydney
The amended report regarding that alleged larrikinistle attack on an old German, an the final result of which he committed suicide, is said to improve matters, but it doesn't. In…
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A cable has been received by the Sydney underwriters, stating that an outbreak of fire had occurred on board the steamer Aparima at Calcutta. No particulars were given regarding…
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On Monday night last the Stockton Fire Brigade had an enjoyable moonlight excursion to Fern Bay. The s.s. Lily was chartered for the occasion and was well…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waratah. Fire in High-street
Yesterday morning, about 9 o'clock, a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. J. T. Scale, High-street, Waratah, but was fortunately extinguished before any…
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The largest fire at Fremantle for several years occurred early this morning, when Messrs. Harris, Scarfe, and Company's warehouse, running from…
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