A Hotel Fire
The Star and Garter, a very well-known hotel in Oamaru, was burnt down on February 14th. A magisterial inquiry is proceeding into the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
164 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9
Maitland District. the Kurri Kurri Fire
The Cessncok-street fire, which occurred at Kurri Kurri on the morning of the 22nd February, was the subject of an inquest, opened at the Kurri Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Fire Control. Conditions at Newcastle. Minister's Reply to Critics. Sydney
Mr. Flowers, the Minister for Public Health, and President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales made reference yesterday to various…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Fire Control. Attitude of Wickham
Mr. Shedden, the town clerk of Wickham, in reply to the statement made by Mr. Flowers, the Minister for Public Health, and the chairman of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Kurri Kurri Fire. Chephard Committed for Trial
The inquest concerning the Cessnock-street, fire, Kurrik Kurri, was resumed at the Courthouse, Kurri Kurri, yesterday before the coroner, Mr. G. Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. British Gun Fire
The accompanying sketches are from photos taken from opposite directions. They serve to show the terrible destructiveness of the fire of the latest British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outbreaks of Fire
There were three outbreaks of fire in Newcastle on Saturday, but in neither case was material damage done. A fire was discovered about half-past…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Submarine Attacks. Germans Fire on Fishermen. London
The Grimshy trawler Ascantha, coming from the White Sea, laden with fish, was torpedoed in the North Sea by the German submarine U19…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Liverpool. Great Damage Done. London
A fire which broke out in a large Store in Liverpool last night did enormous damage. The store, Which contained thirty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bishop of London. Goes Under Fire. London
Dr. Winnington Ingram, the Bishop of London is paying a fortnight's visit to the British army. He has frequently been under fire. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Destructive Fire at Lorn. Shop Completely Gutted
The destruction by fire of the general store of Mr. Thomas F. Bertles, situated an Belmore-road, Lorne, early yesterday morning, was productive of a big…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Emotions Under Fire
A French soldier, who in times of peace was a school teacher, gives an interesting account of his feelings under fire. "We have been fighting in all directions, first…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire Brigades. Wickham Council's View
At the meeting of the Wickham Council, held on Wednesday evening, the following report was presented: by Mr. W. M. Shedden, the town clerk, relative to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Children and Fire
Every winter there is a lamentable number of deaths by fire among children, and the three main causes of the outbreaks are found to be the leaving about of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Catherine Hill Bay Fire. Coroner's Inquest
At the Catherine Hill Bay Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest into the circumstance of the fire which occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Hell of Fire. Terrific Bombardment. London
The correspondent of the "Daily News" at Dunkirk states that there was an unspeakable [?]umuit throughout Thursday in the attack of the Germans on Hill No. 60…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battle Sidelights. Under Shell Fire
A sergeant in the London Rifle Brigade writes:—"We have been doing fatigue work in the wood being the bring line, laying down fresh 'corduroy' paths,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire
The firebell rang out at 8.20 p.m. last evening, and a rush was made for Mount Pleasant-street, the scene of the fire being Constable O. A. Harcomne's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire Brigade
The Board of Fire Commissioners have approved of the following improvements in connection with the West Wallsend fire station:â(1) The removal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ordeal by Fire
This war touches our own lives... None of us can escape altogether from the ordeal through which we are passing. We are called upon to brace ourselves to face…
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