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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

213 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 11

Fire at Broadmeadow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 5

At about two o'clock on Saturday morning a fire was discovered in the stables of the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow. At that hour, Mr. Denney, the licensee, was…

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Fire on a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A great fire has occurred at Dolhuter mine, Jobannesburg. Before the outbreak could be got…

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District News. Stockton Fire Brigade Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 6

The members of the Stockton Fire Brigade and Band bold a social on Friday evening, in the Temperance Hall, in aid of their competition fund. About 200 persons…

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District News. Hamilton. the Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 6

The citizens' committee, which has had in had the collections in aid of the local fire brigades, met on Monday night in the Council Chamber. The Mayor, Alderman…

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Fire at Anna Bay. Nelson's Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 5

A fire occurred last night at the residance of Mr. Mark Blanch, farmer, of Anna Bay. It appears that Mr. Blanch and his wife retired to bed early, and some hours…

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Hamilton. Fire Brigade Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 6

An entertainment, comprising merry-go-round, swinging boats, and razziedazzle, and walking on the tight ropes, was given last night on the ground at the…

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Tighe's Hill. Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 6

The Tighe's Hill Fire Brigade held their annual social in the Rosedale Hall last night under very favourable conditions. In the past this function has been of a semi-private…

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Shipyard on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A great outbreak of fire has occurred in a shipyard at Genoa. Two steamers that were in course of construction for the…

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Adrianople on Fire. Enormous Losses

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

LONDON, Monday.—A great fire has taken place at Adrianople, in Turkey. Seven thousand houses were burned, of which only 15 were burned…

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Charlestown Fire Averted

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

On Monday night a cottage occupied by Mr. John Henderson and his family caught alight in some way, and but for the prompt action of some neighbours would have…

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Fire Brigades' Association. Quarterly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Newcastle and Northern District Fire Brigades' Assocation was held last night at the Newcastle West fire station. The president,…

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Fire in Adrianople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The damage caused by the great fire in Adrianople has been ascertained to be 1,000,000, of which one-fourth is covered by…

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Steamer on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The traffic of the Suez Canal was temporarily suspended and considerable alarm created by the, steamer Chatham,…

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Nerves on Fire. Neuralgia for 17 Years. Worst Case on Record Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 12

"If I talked from now till the day of judgment I couldn't tell you one half what I suffered with Neuralgia," said Mrs. Eliza M. Bevan, Hill-street, Forbes. "It…

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Broadmeadow. Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 3

The recently-formed fire brigade at Broadmeadow is getting into working order, thanks to the efforts of the president, Alderman Arthur…

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Fire Brigade Smoke-helmets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 6

In the course of a series of articles on "The Continental Fire Service," "Engineering" says that both the Austrian and Hungarian firemen, urban and rural, have…

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American Disasters. Explosions and Fire. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 5

News from the United States records two great catastrophes. Two explosions happened at the Rand Powder Works, Uniontown,…

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Fire at Singleton. Stables Destroyed. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 5

About half-past one o'clock to-day a fire broke out in the stables of the Royal Hotel, George-street, Singleton. A strong westerly wind was blowing at the time,…

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Fire Insurance in Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

There is, says "Engineering," a very considerable control over the insurance business of the different States of the German Empire, and in many States the…

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District News. Lambton. the Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

A public meeting was held in the Lambton Council Chambers last night. The Mayor, Alderman Noble, presided, and said that the meeting had been…

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