Local and General. Fire Chiefs Visit
Captain Pearce of the local Fire Brigade, has been advised that the chief officer of the Board of Fire Commissioners, will will Glen Innes…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
289 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 15
Fire Brigade Matters
Intelligence has been received that members of the Board of Fire Commissioners will visit Inverell on September 7, when it is probable that necessary…
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A fire which broke out in a wooden cottage owned by Mr. S. R. Dunn, between 5 and 6 o'clock on Thursday afternoon last, it remarkable for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appalling Disaster Yokohama Almost Blotted Out. Two Hundred Thousand Houses Destroyed. Earthquake, Tidal Wave and Fire
Vancouver, Sunday. One of the greatest-disasters in the history of the world is reported from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day's News. Seven Hundred Men Out of Work. Sealed Up. to Smother the Fire. Inquest Opens. Mr. Baddeley's Prophetic Speech. SYDNEY
The Bellbird tragedy was proba[?] due to ignition of bad gases in an old working. The mine has now been closed down for about six months in…
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A large stark of firewood on one of the properties of the Tingha Tin No Liability Coy, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese Disaster. Earthquaks, Tidal Wave and Fire
A Reuter Pek[?] message says the Japanese legation received the first available details of the earthquake, tidal wave and fire, which successively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quakes, Fires, and Tidal Wave. Disaster Along Japanese Coast. Yokohama an Immense Mass of Ruins. Death Roll Incalculable. (Reuter's Cable). London
There has been great loss of life in Japan in consequence of a severe earthquake, and fires and a tidal wave which followed it. The number of dead in the capital alone is incalculable. The entire city of Yokohama is on fire, and there has also been a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Mine Disaster. Bellbird Mine Fire. Twenty-one Lives Lost. Heartrending Scenes at Pit Head. Heroic Rescuers' Vain Efforts
An appalling disaster occurred on Saturday afternoon at the Bellbird Colliery, one of the best and busiest on the Maitland coalfields. The disaster occurred in No. 3 section of the mine, shortly after 2 p.m. The death roll totals 21. of whom 15 were brought to the surface by…
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The suggestion made by Messrs. Campbell, and Campbell for improved methods of getting the fire engine supplies without going down into the…
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Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon five officers of the N.S. Wales Fire Brigade Board visited Armidale. The party was Mr. E. B. R. Harkness (President),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan's Disaster Earthquake and Fire. 500,000 Casualties. Pitiable Scenes of Hunger and Death
As a result of the earthquake and fire in Japan, the casualties total half a million persons. Three hundred thousand houses have been burned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Fire Miners at Home. Sydney
A fire is raging in the No 3 West Pelaw Main Colliery. The miners have been at home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Hillgrove. House and Furniture Destroyed. a Widow's Loss
On Tuesday afternoon, the residence of Mrs. Hare was completely destroyed by fire. It appears that Mrs. Hare, who is a widow, left her home to visit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cessnock Disaster. Origin of Fire a Mystery. Official Report Available
The report, of Mr. Hindmarsh, Chief Inspector of Mines, regarding the Bellbird Colliery disaster, suggests that a fire was started by some means…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Not Yet! That Fire Engine. Armidale Must Wait. a Question of Money
The question of a motor fire engine for Armidale was discussed by aldermen and members of the Board of Fire Commissioners On Thursday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fire Brigade. Further Equipment Required. Sympathetic Commissioners. Praise for the Fire Fighters
At a result of a visit from the Board controlling the affairs of fire brigades in this State, it is practically certain that a motor…
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Among the matters that were brought under the notice of the fire commissioners on the occasion of their visit on Friday was the installation of…
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Among the matters that were brought under the notice of the fire commissioners on the occasion of their visit on Friday was the installation of…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners is making its annual itinerary, and visited Inverell on Friday last. The party arrived by car from Glen Innes…
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