Hamilton Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting
THE eighth annual mooting of the Hamilton Fire Brigade was hold at the fire station on Thursday evening. Alderman Arkins, president, occupied the chair…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
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Newcastle Central Fire Brigade. Deputation to the Colonial Secretary. Sydney
MR. W. T. DICK, M.P., who was accompanied by Mr. Fegan, M.P., this afternoon introduced to the Colonial Secretary a deputation consisting of Mr. Crompton (secretary) and…
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Sir,—In the report of the above deputation in your issue of Saturday, Mr. Crompton, the Central Fire Brigade secretary, stated that a sum…
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Sir,—In your issue of yesterday Mr. Hillier, the secretary of the Newcastle West Fire Brigade, takes exception to my statement to the Chief…
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A MEETING of the Fire Brigade Board was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, at noon yesterday. Alderman Crothers, Mayor, occupied the chair, and there were also…
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SIR,—For the information of the public I beg to submit a statement relative to the amount of £125, which the secretary of the Central Brigade…
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Part of the cargo of the Golf of Venice, e, which took fire lost month while in part at Liverpool, has been sold by auction, being damaged and unfit for reshipment. The remainder will be reshipped by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire at Deniliquin. a Hotel and Five Shops Destroyed. Alleged Apathy of Firemen. Deniliquin
A DISASTROUS fire took places here early this morning, when six business places in Napier-street were destroyed. The promises destroyed were:—Mr. J. Geraghty's Black…
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LONDON, Monday.—A disastrous fire has occurred at one of the warehouses in the Rand district. The damage is estimated at £75,000…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred yesterday at the homestead of W. Schilg, one of the leading farmers of the Burrumbuttock district. The hay shed and contents (50 tons of hay and…
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MR. THOMAS CROMPTON, hon. secretary the Newcastle Central fire Brigade, writ as follows:—"In your issue of the 21st inst., Mr. Hillier, secretary Newcastle West Fire…
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Representatives from the several fire brigades in the city and district met at the Hamilton brigade station last evening, the president of the Fire Brigades' Association in…
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THE quarterly meeting of the above association was hold at the Hamilton fire station on Tuesday evening. Mr. Frank Gardner occupied the chair,…
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THE quiet township of Minmi was en fete yesterday evening, the occasion being the opening of the Fire Brigade Station by Mr. J. N. Brunker. The station, which was…
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EARLY on Saturday morning it was discovered by smoke issuing from the air shaft that a fire had broken out in the Hetton mine. The first one to notice the fact wan…
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IN connection with the banquet held in Wile's Hotel on Friday night, to celebrate the opening of the Minmi Fire Brigade Station, a well-selected…
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A DALZIEL telegram, dated February 8, from Quebec, says:—The insane asylum at Beauport, two miles fro here, is on fire, and there is great…
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A FIRE was discovered at the grocer's shop of Mr. J. H. Gallagher, Mary-street, Surry Hills, early this morning. The fire was reported about a quarter past 1 o'clock, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Steam Fire Float for British Guiana
A powerful floating steam fir engine, capable of throwing 1000gal of water per minute, and fitted with twin screws, has just been constructed by Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, of London, for the Fire…
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A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred recently at Santarem, a city on the Tagus, about 50 miles north of Lisbon. The close of the carnival was being…
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