Fires at Waratah
At Waratah the shade reading on Saturday was 106 degrees, and the heat was intensified by the smoke from bushiness west of the town. A large fire was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
213 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 11
Fires in Maitland District
The maximum register on the thermometer at the Telegraph Office on Saturday was 115 degrees, and on Sunday 113 degrees. Since Friday bush fires have been…
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The weather was cool in the city to-day, but hot in the country. Bush fires were raging, and Thompson's Eucalyptus Works at Bendigo were destroyed. In the malice…
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The members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade held their annual dinner in the engineroom, at the fire station, on Saturday evening. Superintendent C. T. Phillips, on Saturday evening,…
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The heat on Saturday was intense throughout New South Wales, the temperature rising to 122 degrees in one district, while in many others the maximum stood…
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The heat of the last few days has been greater than ever known here. On Friday over 112 degrees was registered, and on Saturday the temperature was even higher,…
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The weather in Newcastle yesterday forenoon was oppressive in the extreme. At daybreak there was slight promise of an agreeable holiday, the city and harbour…
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Dense volumes of smoke which appeared above the hills around Maitland yesterday gave sad evidence of the fact that the bush fires had not spent all…
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The most destructive fire in the history of the town occurred to-day by which the Lismore Convent, consisting of two buildings, and containing 40 large rooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Fate of the Barquentine Makaweli.—are Some Ships Launched Under an Unlucky Star?—reported Death of General Kuroki.—a Baptism of Fire for the New Year.—interview with Miss Florence Nightingale.—the Post Office and Its Holidays. Sydney
The Makawell may be remembered by Newcastle readers. Owned by a San Francisco firm, she was a four-masted barquentine of 899 tons, and was launched…
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The story of the damage done by the bush fires that have been sweeping over the greater portion of New South Wales and Victoria, makes pitiful…
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Reports of damage arising from bush fires continue to be received. On New Year's Day a fire threatened Greta from the direction of Allendale, and a party of…
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The heat wave which swept over the State during the last few days appears to have stated, and there are prospects that a change of weather and a fall of rain may…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamer Buteshire, from New York for Melbourne, has arrived at Capetown with a fire in No. 3 hold. Part of the cargo has been…
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Reports of the most distressing nature continue to be received regarding the damage caused by the bush fires. Several days will probably elapse before the true…
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On Saturday morning a fire occurred it stable attached to the dwelling-house of Mr. Vallanco, the outbreak being caused by a spark from a tree which was burning close…
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A report has been received that the well-known steamer Buteshire, which left New York on November 28th with a general cargo shipped under the auspices of the American and…
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The general change it the weather has tended to stay the progress of the bush fires, which have caused such widespread damage in this State. Report, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →If a Big Fire Broke Out. What Would Newcastle Do?
In his annual report dealing with the working of the metropolitan fire brigader. Superintendent Webb puts a significant question when he asks what the fate of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Sparks From Locomotives, and the Necessity of a Preventive.—the Lesson in the Canadian Immigration System.—the Local Consumer and the Foreign Consumer Are Like the Volunteer and Pressed Man—the Former Is Worth Three of the Latter.—where Are Our Very Rich in Connection with the Bushfires?—the Debt Which Every Wealthy Man Owes to the Soil.—sydney Is Profoundly Sorry to Read of the Newcastle Difficulty. Sydney
Touching bush fires what is the preparation that is correctly attributable to flying sparks from passing locomotives? We blame the tramp, we blame the picnicker…
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