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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
454 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 23
One of the most sensational harbor fires for years occurred at Double Bay early to-day, when the collier, Duroby, was practically destroyed, and the Eden, lying alongside, was sevrely damaged. The Duroby was towed a ground…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs, Wormald Bros., Ltd., have applied to the Water Board for a [?] fire service for the Victoria Theatre. Newcastle. The engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Illawarra and South Coast S.N. Company's steamer Duroby was burnt to the water's edge while lying in Double Bay, Sydney Harbour, at an early hour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prompt action prevented a small blaze from assuming serious proportions in Hunter-street West early yesterday morning. Responding to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious fire was prevented by the prompt action of Mr. Meek, of Hannell-street, Wickham, who at an early hour yesterday morning noticed a blaze issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is reported from Newport Point, Quebeo, that a candle left on the coffin of a little child ignited a curtain, and destroyed the wooden frame house of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Through a lighted match falling on a bed yesterday at the house of Edward Wilson, 66 Ingall-street. Mayfield, a mattress was burned and part…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the absence of Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, of Charles-street. Abermain, their five-roomed wooden residence, the properly of Mr. C. N…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At last night's meeting of the Stockton Council, Alderman Hudson moved that the necessity of a motor fire service for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The destruction by fire of the American schooner Defiance at Faisi on January 20 formed the subject of an investigation, on the steamer Marella,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundreds of people who came out of doors in the city area when the bell at Newcastle East fire station rung shortly after 10 o'clock last night, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Regarding the report which appeared in your paper of March 10 of a meeting of the fire brigades, held at Broadmeadow fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hamilton Council has been advised that members of the Board of I[?]re Commissioners will visit Hamilton to-morrow, and will be pleased to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Harry Evans, of Bourke-street, Carrington, who was severely burned in the fire at Messrs. Johns and Skinner's garage recently, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—In answer to "Unionist," I wish to state that at the meeting held at Broadmeadow Fire Station all the arrangements made in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fairly extensive fire broke out in the business portion of the Hippodrome in Haymarket at a late hour to-night, when the Rumeinsen Stores, George Pillips,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last night a [?] meeting of the ratepayers was [?] by the Mayor of Carrington (A[?] Parker), in response to a req[?]sition, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Members of the fire board to-day inspected three sites at Hamilton for a central station, but arrived at no conclusion beyond that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tho proposal to instal a motor fire engine at Kurri was disci. visiting members of the fire board with Cessnock Shire representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The residence of Mr. Casey, of Heddon-street, Kurri, was threatened yesterday just after 1 p.m. by a bush fire, and the brigade turned out in…
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