Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade
The first annual meeting of the above body was held in the committee room of the Mechanics' Institute last night. Fourteen members of the brigade were present in uniform, Mr. E. R. Laws…
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Fires & bushfires, 1883
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Fire Brigade Meeting
The first annual meeting of the Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening. The public had been invited to attend, but did not do so, only two persons…
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THE first annual meeting of the Goulburn volunteer fire-brigade was held at the mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening. Fourteen members of the brigade, including Superintendent Main, were present…
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One of the practices peculiar to Japan, and one that naturally excites the curiosity of the stranger, is the singing of men at work upon…
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GOULBURN FIRE-BRIGADE.—A special meeting of this brigade wan hold in the largo room of the mechanics' institute on Wednesday evening last. Fourteen members of the brigade were present. Mr…
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This association held a meeting in the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of electing a captain for No. 1 fire engine, vice Mr. E. Gillespie, resigned, and to deal with any other…
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On Friday night last the Laggan flour-mill and the dwelling-house and general store attached, were burned down, everything being destroyed, except about £60 worth of…
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A FIRE which was attended with fatal results, and the news of which will be received throughout the community with feelings of deep sympathy, broke out in…
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THE Wilcannia Times reports that the Two Hills Hotel, situated at Teltawingee Creek was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night, the 1st instant. The…
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AN inquest was held on Saturday at Lexington‘s Australian Hotel, Wombat, as to the cause of a lire which destroyed the dwelling-house of Jas. Goodman. (Charles Riley was in custody…
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A FIRE broke out early on August 15 at the mansion at Southall Park, a private lunatic asylum, which has been carried on for some years by Dr. Boyd. The…
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IN the midst of danger, soldiers are sometimes prone to jest and laugh, and even practical jokes on each, as the following anecdotes will show:--…
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AN inquest was held by Mr. Betts at the Retreat Inn, Mummel, on Saturday last, on the remains of a stack of hey the property of John Frost, which was destroyed by fire in September last…
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THE FIRE-BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.—The representatives of the Goulburn fire-brigade requitted themselves well at the competition in connection with the fire-brigades demonstration in Sydney…
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Shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night, a considerable amount of anxiety and alarm was occasioned in Sydney, through the outburst of a most disastrous fire in the Chinese quarter, Lower George-street…
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Shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night the city was thrown into a state of intense ex[?]iemnt through the breaking out of an extensive and most disastrous fire in the Chinese…
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Something approaching to a panic was caused in the Theatre Royal on Saturday night in consequence of a person in the body of the theatre giving the alarm of fire. Fortunately the alarm…
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Shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night Sydney was thrown into a state of intense excitement through the breaking out of an extensive and most disastrous…
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An alarm of fire was given shortly after ten o'clock on Thursday morning. It appeared that some rubbish had been burned that morning in a yard at the back of Messrs. Riley…
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On Saturday last as the mail train was passing New Lawn (near Wagga Wagga), a spark from the engine set fire to Baldwin's house grass paddock. Mr. Baldwin saw the…
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