A New Fire Station for South Broken Shill
Mr. W. M'Niven, architect to the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, arrived from Sydney this morning to take in hand the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Victorian Bush Fires £150,000 Insurance Paid Melbonrne
The secretary of the Fire Underwriters Association of Victoria, states that the total amount of insurance paid in respect of the recent bush fires…
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At 6.28 o'clock this morning the Fire Brigade was called from the alarm at tho corner of Patton and Picton streets. The South motor turned…
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Upon returning in his home at Paringa, on the Loxton-road. on Tuesday Andrew Fisher, a contractor. found his cabin in flames. The…
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A 1.11 o'clock on Monday morning the Fire Brigade was called through the telephone exchange to Crystal-lane where it was found that some packing…
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At 7.45 p.m. on Sunday the Fire Brigade was called from the alarm at the corner of Chloride and Williams streets, but on turning out it was…
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Wood's sawmill at Monkerai, 162 miles from Sydney in the Dungog district, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The mill was valued at about £1500…
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A serious fire occurred in the main street of Alstonville, 604 miles from Sydney, yesterday when buildings on the southern side of the street…
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Awakened by a neighbor calling "fire" Mrs. Lena Jorgensen, an elderly woman, and her son, found themselves trapped in a burning house at Ithaca…
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A fire occurred last night in a fruit shop at Payneham-road occupied by H. Tonkin. The prompt arrival of the Norwood fire brigade prevented a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disorders in London Motor Car Set on Fire. (Reuter's. Message.) London, May 6
There wore disorderly scenes in the Old Kent-road district. A strong body of mounted police and hundreds of foot police were engaged in clearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disorders in London. Motor Car Set on Fire (Reuter's Message.) London, May 6
There were disorderly scenes in the Old Kent-road district. A strong body of mounted police and hundreds of foot police were engaged in clearing the…
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At a meeting held in Melbourne, Fannie Hodges (15) was made a presensation which included a £20 wristlet watch, a camera, and a suitcase of…
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At 6.30 p.m. yesterday the Fire Brigade was called from the alarm at the corner of Bismuth and Cornish streets. On turning out it was found…
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The annual report of the Board of Fire Commissioners for New South Wales shows that the estimates for the current year are £302,169, an…
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The foundations for the new fire station at South Broken Hill are about finished and a start will soon be made on the crection of the walls…
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A fire caused damage to the extent of £1500 last night to the shop and contents of Arthur Victor Cottrell, tailor and mercer, of King William…
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A fire broke out in the Myall colliery yesterday. There were no men in the shaft at the time. The fire brigades are swamping the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Incendiary Fires Occur at Clerkenwell Bubmarines Generating Power To,work Docks Peace Moves Reported. London, May 11
Four incendiary fires occurred at Clerkenwell. Two arrests were made. At Birmingham arrests were made in connection with the spreading of…
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The Central Fire Brigade turned out to a call from the alarm at the corner of Bismuth and Newton streets last night, but on arrival it was found that…
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