Fire on a Steamer. in the Mississippi. Four Persons Killed. London
A fire burst out on a Mississippi steamboat, which resulted in the vessel being burned to the waterside. There were 1500 passengers on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 12
Great Fire in Glasgow. Large Soapworks Destroyed. Eighty Thousand Damages. London
Messrs. Ogston and Tennant's large soapworks in Glasgow have been destroyed by fire. The damage is computed at £80,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Durham. Promptly Suppressed. Adelaide
It was reported to-day that a fire broke out on Saturday morning on the Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Durham, as she lay moored at the powder buoy, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigades. Municipal Contributions
At the Wickham Council meeting last night a letter was received from Messrs. Sparke and Millard advising, in regard to the claim by the Fire Brigades' Beard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Forest Fires. Wisconsin Town Surrounded. Inhabitants Fly for Safety. London
Forest fires are ragig in Wisconsin, in the United States. The inhabitants of Corncopia, a town in Wisconsin, have fied, it being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Indradevi Fire
The New Zealand Nautical Court, in its inquiry into the fire on the Indradevi, found no conclusive evidence as to the origin of the fire. There was no evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades Act. Newcastle Liability
At the meeting of the Newcastle Council on Monday night, Alderman Shedden submitted some particulars of the Fire Commissioners' claim…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Canada. Town Burned Out. Only Two Houses Left. London
Intelligence has been received that the town of Campbellton, in the north of the Canadian province of New Brunwick, has been practically…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Montana
Thirteen forest fires are raging in Montana, United States. The town of White Fish is in serious jeopardy…
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A disastrous fire has occured at Portland, Oregon, in the United States, destroying seven blocks and 200 horses. One life was lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Newcastle. a Good Save
Whilst on his way to the Honeysuckle Polut railway station, at nine o'clock last evening. Senior-constable Broder noticed smoke issuing from the roof of Mr. L…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Recent High-street Fire
Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., conducted an inquiry at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday concerning the fire on the business premises of Mrs. T. C. Blum, in…
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The measure introduced into the State Legislative Council by Dr. Creed to provide for the better control of the storage of volatile oils and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in America. a Town Destroyed. London
The town of Hernemann, in Wisconsin, has been destroyed by fire, and the inhabitants have taken refuge in Bloomville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved by Wireless. Fire at Sea. London
A sensational fire occurred on board the steamer Momus, bound from New York to Now Orleans. The crew and passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Fire Brigade
Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., is in receipt of the following communication from the secretary to the Fire Commissioner of New South Wales:—"I am directed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigades Board. Municipal Contributions. Protest by Councils
The taxation proposals and other matters relating to the Fire Brigades Act have been occupying the attention of a number of municipal councils in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Land of Ice and Fire
Just bordering on the Arctic Circle, 50 miles north-west of the northern coast of Scotland lies the large island of Iceland. It is, says the "Sheffield Telegraph,"…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire in a Shop. Five Women Suffocated. Electric Light Fused. London
The fusing of an electric light set fire to the goods in a window at a draper's shop at Accrington, Lancashire, and the premises were soon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades Act. the Rating Question
The following report has been prepared by Mr. W. M. Shedden, the town clerk of Wickham, on the subject of municipal rating under the Fire Brigades Act. It…
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