Newcastle West Fire Brigade
The twenty-first annual meeting of the Newcastle West Fire Brigade took place at the station, Hunter-street West, on Friday night. About twenty members of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1904
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Central Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Central Fire Brigade was held at the fire station, King-street, the captain, Mr. J. Keith, presiding…
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On Friday night the ladies who have been interesting themselves in the affairs of the Stockton Fire Brigade held a successful social in aid of the funds. There…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A fire is reported to have destroyed Aalesund, a town in Norway, and an important centre of the cod-fishery trade. Whilst it was…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Several deaths have been reported in connection with the disastrous fire at Aalesund, in Norway. The Customs House and 20…
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The annual social of the Adamstown Fire Brigade took place on Friday night in the Carrington Hall. There were over 50 couples present. The duties of M.C. were carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sydney Letter. the Details of That Fire at Sandringham.—an Extraordinary Story of Leo Xiii's Wealth. England and America Reaping a Harvest Over the Far East, and Australia Merely Reaping Experience.—an Interesting Essay on Wages and Co-operation.—thirty Five Members Less Means a Savings of 2d Per Head of Population Per Annum.—a Suggestion for an Impressed Duty Stamp Receipt. Sydney
Exchanges to hand show that the fire at Sandringham was far more serious than at first reported. As a matter of fact, the Queen escaped a horrible death by the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Coroner's jury which has been inquiring into the terrible disaster at the Iroquois Theatre. Chicago, has committed…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A hundred thousand books were destroyed by the fire in the library of the Turin University, and only 1000 out of 4000 choice…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The managers of the London, theatres and other places of amusement are making special efforts to guard against the…
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The annual dinner in connection with the New Lambton Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Saturday evening. In addition to the members of the brigade,…
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A paper on fires on shipboard, their causes, and methods for prevention and extinction, was recently read by Mr. G. Canning before the Junior Institution of Engineers, London…
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The annual meeting of the Hamilton Fire Brigade was held in the fire station. The president, Alderman Alexander, occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance…
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During the hot westerly dust storm on Saturday an alarm was given that the scrub which lies between the railway line and the Maitland-road was on fire…
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A telegram from Kadina states that the fire at the Wallaroo mine is becoming seriously complicated and the present outlook gives promise of very protracted…
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LONDON, Monday.âA tremendous fire is reported from Baltimore, in the United States. A wholesale dry goods warehouse and 70 business houses were…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The German steamer, Augsburg, Captain Koch, from Adelaide, November 16, via Java ports for Hamburg, has arrived at…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The great fire at Baltimore, in the United States, has destroyed a section of the city, a mile long and a quarter of a mile broad…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The insurance companies estimated the losses sustained through the recent disastrous fire at Baltimore, in the…
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One of the most extensive fires which has occurred in the city for a number of years broke out about nine o'clock this morning at Overell's drapery…
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