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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 13
"Why she could stay Oft the wharf here nod put a fire out over at Stockton," This was it remark made by an enthusiastic spectator on the Market Wharf,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The second annual dinner of the Maitland branch of the New South Wales Fire Brigade was held in the engine-room of the West Maitland station on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A conflagration, which lasted for 30 hours, destroyed the bazaar quarters of Damacus. The damage is estimated at about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire occurred in the city early this morning, the promises of the Queensland Agency, at the corner, of Edward and Mary streets, being almost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred at Guy's Hospital, in which the biology department was severely damaged. Owing, however, to the promptitude…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Near Cape Horn, in the island of Tierra del Feugo, live the most wretched people in all South America. It rains, or snows, or sleets nearly every day, and yet they…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The five brigade was called to-night at thirty-five minutes past eight o'clock to an outbreak at 151 Campbell-street, Surry Hills, in two-stories premises occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A four-roomed weatherboard building, the property of Mr. Charles Stevens, an ex-constable, was burnt to the ground early on Wednesday morning, The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane again suffered a visitation from the fire fiend, and on this occasion, as on the previous one, the building destroyed was comparatively now,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The principle of the amending fire brigades legislation foreshadowed by the Government is the only one likely to be acceptable to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fire alarm rang out at 8.10 pm. on Saturday, and within ten minutes there were several thousand people in a dense crowd opposite Txpper's building,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual report of the superintendent of the Brisbane Fire Brigade urges the necessity for increasing the strength of the brigade, which at present consists of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty-four square miles of forest have been destroyed in the States of Qregon and Washington. Many lumber [?]lls have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out shortly before midnight in Harrison's jam and pickle factory, an extensive two-story wooden building in Warren-street, Fortitude Valley, just off…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire took place early this evening at a two-storied premises in Oxford-street, City, occupied by the Griffin Tie Frame Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred on the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Malta, at the Royal Albert, dockyard. It started in the coal bunkers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An outbreak of fire occurred in No. 2 hold of the coolie steamer Sutlej just before she left Suvn for Calcutta. On the hold in question being opened Up, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A convention of airmen which is sitting has discussed the practicability of using aeroplanes to extinguish fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The most extensive fires which have seen experienced for many years are raging in the Yukon territory. The valley of the Yukon River is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire took place during a performance at a picture palace in Clerkenwell. The fireproof curtain was lowered,…
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