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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 29
Several clashes between police and strikers occurred in London. In the East End strikers held up, overturned and set private cars on fire. The occupants were injured and were taken to hospital. The police dispersed the strikers by a baton charge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Representatives of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners visited the Maitland district yesterday. The party comprised Mr. T. Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday visited Kurri, Abermain, and Weston to receive deputations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Ocean View Hotel at Urunga was totalling destroyed by fire early this morning. The hotel, a favorite resort for tourist, was full at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alexander Langtree Seaton, 26, a laborer, was remanded by Mr. T. Cohen, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court to-day, on a charge of having,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire broke out this morning in the south coal piller in the old furnace shaft at Myall colliery, a small mine near Cardiff…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the week-end a fire developed in the Myall Colliery, a small mine near Cardiff, and yesterday a motor engine from fire brigade headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire which has been turning in the old working of the north tunnel of Myall mine, near Cardiff, has been overcome, and work will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Receiving a telephone call at 8.45 p.m. yesterday, Hamilton and headquarters fire brigades attended an outbreak of fire at the spoke and handle factory of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out in the Black Hill Colliery. Glasgow, and two safety men, Thomas Alexander and Robert MeGeachle, were cut off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There was a large and representative gathering present at the function held at the Lambton fire station on Saturday evening, on the occasion of the official…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fourteen fire engines and 65 men were requisitioned to fight a huge blaze in Little Collins-street, Melbourne, early, this morning. The outbreak was in the upper storeys of Aynsley's building,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in the oil fuel of the steamer Makura at No. 5 Darling Harbor to-day. The vessel was due to sail at 4 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is reported from St. Paul, Minnesota, that thousands are fighting forest fires, which are seriously menacing a large section of the north-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the early hours of the morning sparks were blown by a westerly wind from burning loss into the shed adjoining the farmhouses of Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A serious outbreak of fire occurred in the stokehold of the Union Company's steamer Makura about an hour before the vessel was due to leave for San Francisco…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damage estimated at £325 was done by a fire which broke out last night in the top section of a house of two floors at No. 21 Grove-street, Waratah, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire was discovered in some rubbish in the basement of the premises formerly occupied by Walter Neve, at the corner of Hunter and Thorn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The popular lady competition held in connection with the Fire Brigades' hospital effort has been concluded. There were three candidates. Miss Edna…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Wednesday The colmnon of the actors in the a lost act of "Give and Take" saved 2 panic in the Grand Opera house last…
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