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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
180 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 9
The report of the fire at Murwillumbah fairly startled Sydney on Monday evening. At once it was evident that a terrible thing had occurred, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about noon yesterday a fire broke out in the forehold of the barque Trongate lying at North Stockton jetties. The outbreak was confined to some rubbish, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 9 a.m. on Saturday a fire broke out in the roof of a three-story building in High-street, between the A.J.S. Bank and Mr. B. Brown's dental surgery and but for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At about half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the Catholic portion of the West End Cemetery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Zealand Wool Fires Commission, in a further report to Parliament, submitted a copy of the correspondence that has taken place regarding the examination in London…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Turakina, 10,960 tons, Captain Forbes, which sailed from Auckland for London on September 26th with a full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out at Mr. William Howard's Mayfield nursery yesterday afternoon at about two o'clock, and demolished a pot-plant, house and some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As Mr. W. Johnston was crossing the Belmore Bridge on his way home at noon yesterday, he noticed that a small portion of the bridge had become ignited,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Zealand Shipping Company's big steamer Turakina, which was on her way from Auckland to London, has just entered port on fire. The fire broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rarely does a ship come to grief in the way shown in the sketch. The vessel was the steamer Netherton, and her cargo consisted of benzine. When…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Most women have too many irons in the fire. Just as the woman with too many strings to her bow, may be ultimately left without a target, so the former…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bush fires are raging all round. Several properties have been destroyed. On Thursday last a very alarming fire burst in on the town about mid-day, coming…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Questioned regarding the intention of the Government as to the report of the fires on wool ships commission, the Premier of New Zealand said the whole matter was now being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Later details of the railway disaster near Shrewsbury state that the driver of a London and North-western express with mails, the rolling stock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about a quarter-past seven o'clock last night a fire broke out suddenly in the residence of Captain Cowan, night berthing master, in Vulcan-street, Carrington…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Court of Inquiry into the fire on the steamer Turakina found that there was no evidence to disclose the actual cause of the origin. They were unable to say whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In view of the statements made in the report of Mr. W. Humble, senior inspector of coalmines, in connection with the recent movement on the Hill, the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another fire broke out on the auxiliary schooner Endeavour at Auckland on October 20. The fire, which was located in the cabin. gained a firm hold, but after a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advice has been received that the steamer Oceano, which left Newcastle on the 4th October for San Francisco with a cargo of coal, has arrived at her destination with her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An exciting incident occurred on board the s.s. Indramayo, which reached Fremantle this morning, during her voyage from New York. The vessel left New…
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