Rimutaka Fire
LONDON, Thursday.—Although the officers of the Rimutaka wished to rely upon the Clayton machine to extinguish the fire on board, the police…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 11
Rimutaka Fire
LONDON, Friday.—An examination of the cargo of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rimutaka, which took fire in dock in…
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A meeting of the Holmesville Fire Brisgade was held in Mr. E. Baker's Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Roy presiding. It was resolved that Messrs. S. Holmes,…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The London underwriters have urged the Board of Trade to approach the Earl of Elgign, [?]ecretary of State for the Colonies,…
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Dib Domeny was charged at the Molong Police Court this morning with attempting to induce Claude Charters to give false evidence on oath at the judicial…
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A disastrous fire has destroyed St. Michael's Church, at Hamburg. The steeple, which was 430 feet high collapsed, and fell into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Lambton. Fire Brigade Social
A social in all of the bazaar funds of the New Lambton Fire Brigade was held in M'Intosh's Commonwealth Hall on Friday evening, but the attendance was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Mangrove. Inquest Adjourned
Mr. William Chapman, coroner, held an inquest at Lower Mangrove, near Gosford, on Wednesday, concerning a fire which occurred on July 1st, in a boarding-house…
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Questioned by a "New Zealand Times" reporter as to what the New Zealand Government proposed to do regarding fires on wool ships, the Premier (Mr. W. Hall-Jones) pointed…
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LONDON, Friday.—The palace of the Civil Governor of Seville, Spain, has beeps burnt down, and the archives destroyed…
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The half-yearly meeting of the West Wallsend Fire Brigade was held en Wednesday, Mr. D. Johnson, vice-president, presiding, there being a good attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Coalmine. Four Men Entombed. Auckland
A fire broke out this morning in the Molyneaux Coal Co.'s mine. Alexandra, South, Otago. Four miners named samuel Churchill, William King, Michael Keane,…
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Mr. William Chapman, coroner of the Brisbane Water district, resumed the inquiry on Saturday into the circumstances of the fire, by which the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News Hamilton. Fire Brigade
A meeting of the members of the Hamilton Fire Brigade was held at the fire-station last evening. The president, Alderman W. R. Alexander, occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Pitcairn Fire
LONDON, Friday.—The Naval Court at Valparaiso is strongly of opinion that the fire which destroyed the barque Pitcairn Island originated by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Clarencetown. S.s. Cooreei Sunk
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out on board the s.s. Cooreel while lying at the wharf at Clarencetown, which resulted in the burning of that…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A disastrous fire is reported from Milan at the Palace of Decorative Art, where an exhibition is pt present in progress…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The fire at the Milan Exhibition has been traced to anarchists…
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Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an Inquiry at the courthouse, Waratah, yesterday, as to the cause of a fire which occurred at Mr. John Sawyers'…
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At about 20 minutes to 4 o'clock on Monday morning, a fire broke out in the storeroom of Mr. W. Smiths Clyde Inn, West Wallsend. It appears that Mrs…
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