Fire Brigade Legislation
The announcement made by the State Premier, Mr. Carruthers, that an amendment of the law relating to fire brigades will be made at an early…
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Fires & bushfires, 1907
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Arsenal on Fire. Destruction at Toulon. London
A great fire, the cause of which is unknown, has occurred at the arsenal at Toulon, in France. The workshops, the officers'…
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At four minutes past 5 o'clock this morning the fire brigade received a call to the promises of Messrs. Sandover and Company, in Hay-street. They were…
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LONDON, Thursday.—After the fire at the arsenal at Toulon, France, a fuse was found pushed under the door of the annexe. The fuse,…
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On Tuesday night the steamer Wareatea, bound from Launceston to Melbourne, had a narrow escape of being burnt. When the vessel was about forty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Bielefeld. Water Powerless to Quench It. Brisbane
A fire broke out this afternoon in the afterhold of the German-Australian liner Bielefeld, which arrived on Wednesday last from Hamburg via Sydney, and now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Bielefeld. Extinguished After Fifty Hours. Brisbane
The fire in the hold of the steame[?] Bielefeld was extinguished this evening after burning for about fifty hours. About five o'clock the services of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plattsburg Fire. Inquest Opened
At the Wallsend Court-house yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, opened an inquiry into the fire which occurred on Thursday morning, at a shop in…
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A fire broke out in the forchold of the Union Company's steamer Mokola at Dunedin to-day among 1200 bales of two and flax. It was not extinguished till 400…
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The twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the office of the company, 9[?] Pitt-street, Sydney,…
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A fire of a very serious character broke out on Friday afternoon among 900 bags of copra, stowed in the after hold of the German liner Bielofeld, which arrived her…
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Details of the fire on the Aparima, at Singapore, which was briefly mentioned by cable, became available on arrival of the boat yesterday. Damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Sydney
The city fire brigades were called out to-night to a fire in a three-storied building in Wynyard-square. The outbreak occurred on the second floor, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Plattsburg Fire. Conclusion of the Inquiry
At the Wallsend Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, concluded the inquiry into the circumstances of the fire which occurred on the morning…
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A serious fire broke out last evening in the business portion of Hastings, Hawke's Bay. A large building, occupied by Williams Kettle, and other tenants, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Sea. Steamer Thorthil Founders. London
The steamer Thorthill, bound from New York to Brazil, caught fire, and foundered, in mid-ocean. The crew, numbering twenty-nine,…
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Particulars have been received of the fire which occurred on the Union liner Aparima at Singapore recently. It appears that the steamer was ready to leave on her voyage,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, May 11. Fire on the Mokoia
Early on Monday morning a fire was discovered in the hold of the Union S.S. Company's fine steamer, lying at the Dunedin wharf, and Just arrived the day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in Kent. Boy's Home Destroyed. London
The great Boys' Homo at Sidcup, in Kent, has been destroyed by fire. The six hundred boys displayed perfect discipline, and marched…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Islington Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of members of the Islington Fire Brigade was held last night at the Northcoto Hall. Prior to the meeting the members entertained a number…
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