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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
381 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 20
The following stirring article was written for the Manchester "guardian" by Mr. Francis McCullagh from Ukmerge, Lithunia:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A message from Berlin states that fire broke out in Anselm mine, in the Ratisbon district. Sixteen are dead, and thirty-six others were rescued under the gravest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mayor of Adamstown, at last night's meeting of the council, spoke about the dilapidated state of the local fire station. He though that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Within a radius of about 200 yards of where the fire broke out in the National Buildings in Pitt-street, near Park-street, last night, there have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A dramatic story in told of death and rescue on a blazing German steamer off Lowestoft on a recent Sunday night. "The vessel—the Vesta, of Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The National Building, a four-storeyed place in Pitt-street, between Park and Market streets, owned by the Scottish-Australian Investment Company, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A grass fire on the sand paddock off Frederick-street, Merewether, occasioned the owners of the houses in the vicinity some alarm this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Acting Coroner, Mr. Fincham, concluded his inquiry to-day into the cause of the second series of the mysterious fires at the home of Walter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire which broke out in the quartern of John Trammel, manager of the laundry at the Church of England Home for Women. Avon-lane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty acres of bush lang was ablaze on the outskirts of Merewether this morning and a number of houses were in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Newcastle district fire brigades had a busy time yesterday, responding to fires in the grass and scrubs in the suburbs. The first call was received at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another scrub fire broke out to-day in a paddock near Goninan's engineering works at Newtown, Broadmeadow. A strong westerly wind fanned the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The, Newcastle brigades had a busy time again yesterday with bush fires. Shortly after eleven o'clock in the morning headquarters station received a call…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A grass fire at East Greta caused some excitement yesterday afternoon. The alarm was given at 3.30 p.m., and Substation Officer Bowden, with eight men,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A grass fire at East Greta caused considerable excitement yesterday afternoon. The alarm was given at 3.30 p.m., and sub-station officer Bowden,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At Hamilton, one of the most thriving provincial towns in the North Island, a hotel, built of wood, caught fire at four o'clock in the morning, and was quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →While the Prince of Wales and his entire suite were attending the Imperial cherry blossom party, a fire completely destroyed the Imperial Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out this morning to extinguish a fire at the rear of the pre[?]ses in High-street, occupied by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Imperial Hotel, the oldest and largest in Tokio, was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon while the majority of the guests were in the Shinjiken Park…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A bush fire has destroyed about 4000 acres of grass of Messrs. Brown Bros.' property, between Nevertire and Warren. The origin of the…
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