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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 15
A fire broke out in the bulk store of the Kurri Kurri Co-operative Society, in Cessnock-street, Kurri Kurri, yesterday morning, at about half-past five o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The doubts and fears which have been current in respect to the steamer Parisiana, which was overdue from New York, have been set at rest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It has so far not been possible to secure reliable information concerning the insurances on the buildings and stocks destroyed by the fire on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Traders' Hotel and Theatre, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, which adjoined a number of business houses, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The names of the members of the crew of the steamer Parisiana who lost their llves are J. Gannon, fourth engineer, who was smothered while endeavouring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Acting Judge Edmunds to-day continued his inquiry into matters connected with the administration by the late Fire Brigades Board and the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A thrilling fire occurred at Omaha, in Nebraska, last night. The Millard Hotel was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The inquiry by Acting Judge Edmunds into the administration of the Fire Brigades Board and the Board of Fire Commissioners was continued to-day. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For a person to be handcuffed every time an alarm of fire is sent in over-the wires from a street box, and for the person to receive It in such a manner…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Twenty men died and 50 were injured at Philadelphia, and 30 were killed, including the chief of the fire brigade, at Chicago in two great fires which occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out on the Adelaide Company steamer Flinders on Saturday night. The steamer was lying out of commission in the north arm of the Port River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about three o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the billardroom of the Carrington School of Arts, which completely gattered the room and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Acting Judge Edmunds continued this morning the inquiry into the purposes to which public and other funds have been devoted by the late Fire Brigades Board,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Acting Judge Edmunds continued his inquiry into matters connected with the administration of the late Fire Brigades Board yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Rupara, belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company's fleet, left for Port Lincoln and other West, Coast ports this afternoon but returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire broke out in Marshall's Buildings, which adjoin the Currency Lass Hotel, in High-street, Maitland, yesterday morning at about 2.35 a.m. The buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A lengthy report was submitted at the Wickham Council meeting-last night by Mr. W. M. Shedden, the town clerk, in respect to the Fire Board's claim, and its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first annual dinner of the West Maitland branch of the New South Wales Fire Brigade was held at the are station on Saturday evening, when Sub-district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The centre building of the Sublime Porte, in Constantinople, has been destroyed by fire. The Foreign and Grand Vizier's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in the basement of the Newcastle post-office at about a quarter to two o'clock this morning, but, fortunately, was extinguished before any…
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