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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

213 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 11

Stockton. Fire Brigade Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 6

On Tuesday evening the Suburban Male Voice Party, the winners at the recent Ipswich Eisteddfod, gave a concert in the Stockton Temperance Hall, in aid of the…

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Municipal Fire Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 7

Sir,—I have read Mr. Edden's letter with much interest, but fall to see that he has grasped the purport of mine of the 15th inst. If he will re-read that…

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Fire in Holland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A great fire has occured at Freezenveen, Holland Two churches and 200 houses were destroyed…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 5

A fire broke out between one and two o'clock this morning in the agricultural machinery works of Messrs. John Buncle and Sons, in North Melbourne. A strong…

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Extinguishing Fire on Shipboard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 6

Fire is under all circumstances a most dreaded agent of destruction; but it assumes a peculiarly terrible aspect when it breaks out in the hold of a vessel which is…

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Fire at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1905 · page 5

A few minutes before four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in an unoccupied wooden house at the corner of Newcastle and William…

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Northern Fire Brigades. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 6

Mr. W. T. Dick, M.P., introduced to Mr. Hogue, the Chief Secretary, this afternoon, a deputation representing the Newcastle district, the subject for…

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Islington Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Islington Fire Brigade was held at the Islington Mechanics Institute last night. About forty sat down to dinner, under the…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 6

Shortly before ten o'clock to-night the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to a fire on board the German steamer Regalus, 3131 tons lying at Cowper's…

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Fire at New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 6

Shortly before nine o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred in an old unoccupied building at the corner of Regent-street and Portland Place. The building,…

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Newcastle Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 6

At yesterday's sitting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board the following minute, written by the president to the Under-Secretary for Public…

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Country Fire Brigades. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 4

A deputation was introduced by Mr. [?] Storey, M.P., to Mr. Hogue, the Chief Secretary, to-day, the object being to ask that country Volunteer Fire Brigades…

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Broadmeadow. Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 6

The Mayor of Hamilton, Alderman Arthur, is doing his almost to firmly establish the Broadmeadow Fire Brigade, of which he is president. Representation…

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Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade was held last night at the Tighe's Hill station ,the celebration taking the form of a supper. Mr. J. Welford…

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Fire at Earl's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Welcome Club, Earl's Court, has been partially burnt, but the Earl's Court Exhibition itself was saved…

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Juggling with Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 2

Fire tricks were practised in very ancient times, and many of to-day's best known tricks were employed to deceive the public of long ago. There is nothing even…

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Fire in Moscow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A great fire has occurred in Moscow. Four depots containing provisions for the For East have been destroyed…

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Fire in South Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1905 · page 7

One of the most serious fires that has occurred in the city for some time past was that which destroyed Messrs. Hancock and Gore's timber…

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Carrington Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 3

Sir.—For a long time past the members of this brigade have expressed dissatisfaction regarding what they affirm to be an unfair distribution of the Government…

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Fire at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1905 · page 6

Shortly after ten o'clock last night a fire broke out in a four-roomed weatherboard house, situated at the corner of Howe and Croudace streets, Lambton. The house…

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