Newcastle City Fire Brigade
A complimentary smoke social in connection with the Newcastle City Fire Brigade took place in the Commonwealth Hall, Newcomen-street, last evening, the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1907
180 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 9
Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Fire Brigade
The members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade held their annual dinner at the fire station on New Year's Eve, when there was an attendance of about 30,…
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The annual smoke social in connection with the installation of the officers of the Carrington Fire Brigade took place at the fire station on New Year's Night…
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An examination of the steamer Irish Monarch, on which a fire broke out at Melbourne, showed that the outbreak occurred in No. 4 lower hold, and that it had eaten its way…
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A large building containing the whole of the camp equipment of the Southern Command, has been burned at Portsmouth…
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LONDON, Friday. — The damage done by the recent fire at Portsmouth, which destroyed the whole equipment of the Southern Command,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A great fire has occurred in the Chinese quarter of Bankok, the capital of Siam. The damage is estimated at £583,333…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →History of Fire Insurance
The earliest application of fire insurance was in connection with towns and districts in Assyria about 2500 years ago, when contributions were levied with the…
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Messrs. Scott Fell and Co. were advised yesterday morning, by a cable message from Sumatra, that a fire had broken out on the Commonwealth liner…
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An inquiry was held at the Minmi Courthouse yesterday by the coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, into the origin of a fire which occurred on Monday evening, when a…
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The usual quiet of Hexham was disturbed shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning by a disastrous fire at the residence of Mr. L. Worthington, coal…
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A fire occurred last night about 9 o'clock at the Molong Cottage Hospital, when the infectious ward was burned to the ground. Mr. J. E. Manton, who…
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The members of the Central Fire Brigade held their annual meeting at the station on Monday night. Mr. F. Morris, captain of the brigade, presided…
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In describing the Leslie-Walker instantaneous fire-detector, "Engineering" says there is little doube that many a great fire that has taken place in England might…
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A very severe earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, the most important of the British West Indian Islands,…
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Further reports In reference to the outbreak of the fire on the s.s. Irish Monarch were discussed at the ordinary weekly meeting of the Victorian Marine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Kempsey. Great Destruction. Town Half Burnt Out. Kempsey
A destructive fire, which destroyed a large portion of the town of Kempsey, and occasioned great loss, broke out this morning…
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The fire brlgade demonstration, held at Wagga Wagga, on Monday and Tuesday last, was very successful, and, apart from the outing, the Newcastle district…
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During the past week or two devastating bush fires have been sweeping over the grass lands in various parts of the western country. A most destructive firs…
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The first of the two special inquiries ordered by the Board of Trade into the origin of fires on sailing ships was held at Liverpool recently, before Commander Caborne, G.B.,…
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