Something Relating to Bush Fires
The bush-fire in Australia is, in a sense, quite as serious an affair as drought in the same country. But while drought is to some extent man's master, the bush-fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
213 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 11
Barque on Fire
The Aberdeen liner Sophocles, now at Sydney, brought news from Capetown of the destruction by fire at sea of the steel barque Aventa. The vessel was owned by her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton. Fire Brigade Social
Last night, at the Temperance Hall, a successful social was held by the members of the Stockton Fire Brigade, to provide funds for paying the expenses of the members of…
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LONDON, Monday.—A fire has occurred at the arsenal at Cadiz, in Spain. Much damage was done, and two torpedoers were destroyed…
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Shortly after eleven o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out on the steamer Tiberius, lying at No. 12 crane at the dyke. It appears that one of the crew was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades' Association Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of the Northern Fire Brigades' Association was held at the Newcastle West station last evening. The president, Mr. G. J. Kempster,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigades' Appeal
The condition of the fire brigades in the district is one that should cause property owners in Newcastle and its large area of populous…
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LONDON, Thursday.—An outbreak of fire has occurred on board the blockade-runner Carlisle, which has been detained for months at Saigon,…
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At the invitation of Mr. Oliver Wansey, the agent for Newcastle and northern district, at number of citizens assembled at the rear of Messrs. Lang, Wood and Co.'s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cost of Berlin Fire Brigade
It is always a matter of some interest, in considering questions of fire-brigade organisation, to look at the matter of expenditure. The total expense of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Broadmeadow. Fire Brigade
A concert was given by the Adamstown Variety Company, assisted by local talent, in aid of the Broadmeadow Fire Brigade competition fund. The Mechanics'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Laman-street
Shortly after eight o'clock last night a fire broke out in a small building at the corner of Laman and Corlette streets, Newcastle, occupied by Mrs. Lyons and…
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Mr. Chapman, coroner for the Brisbane Water district, held an inquest on Wednesday at the Woy Woy Hotel, in connection with two fires which occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tighe's Hill Fire Brigrde
In order to increase the funds at their disposal to defray their expenses to the Orange Fire Brigade competitions in January, the Tighe's Hill Volunteer Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Destruction of Property. Sydney
Reports to hand from various centres in the country districts show that bush nres continue to do great damage to crops and pasture, although there are no outbreaks…
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