Kurri Fire Brigade
Mr. Wood, the Chief Secretary, was to-day asked by a deputation representing Kurri Kurri and Cessnock, if he would make a substantial grant to the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1907
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Pen=notes and Pencillings. the Dealing with Fire Damp
Fire damp in collieries has excited the attention of science for over half century. Though very much has been done to reduce the number of explosions, these…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A fire that broke out yesterday in a shipbuilding yard in the Baltic resulted in the destruction of two gunboats, which were…
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The Austrian emigrant steamer Giulia, from Trieste, arrived at New York on October 10. after a terrible experience in mid-ocean. The vessel carried nearly 900 people all told,…
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The New Zealand Government was asked in Parliament recently by Mr. Buddo whether it will favourably consider the offering of a reward for the discovery of some method of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Block Fourteen. Broken Hill
The poppet heads and the bridge to the mill bins at Block 14 mine were destroyed by fire at four o'clock this morning. Considerable consternation was…
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LONDON, Wednesday. — Several persons were killed and many terribly injured by a fire in a six-storied dry goods store at Cincinnati…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fires. Great Loss in Melbourne. Telegraph Stores Suffer. Melbourne
A great fire broke out in Melbourne shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday night at the warehouse of Messrs. Clarke and Company, general importers, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Longreach. Many Buldings Burned. Brisbane
A disastrous fire broke out shortly after twelve o'clock last night, which resulted in nearly the whole of the northern section of Eagle-street being destroyed, only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Mr. Nash on Private Companies.—who Is It Makes the Commercial World Too Wise?—the Growth of Shilling Sweep Schools.—"knuckle-dusters," and Those Who Carry Them.—that Chinese Tender and the Federal Government.—lighting the Fire with Kerosene. Sydney
MR. R. L. Nash has the reputation deservedly enough of being a first-class expert on finance. On Thursday, therefore, the large attendance who assembled in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Melbourne Fire. Hospital in Danger. Melbourne
The front and side walls of Wallach's-buildings are still standing. They appear, however, to be a great danger, and it is thought that should a strong wind rise…
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LONDON Tuesday.—Eight buildings connected with the Anchor Maltings at Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, have been burnt down. The damage is…
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A destructive fire broke out at the homestead of Archerfield Estate, owned by Messrs. A. R. and F. Bownman, about half past 1 o'clock yesterday. Mr. Frank…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A fire broke out yesterday in a tunnel which is being constructed between New York and New Jersey resulted in fourteen…
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The quarterly meeting of the Northern Fire Brigades' Association was held last night in the Hamilton Fire Station. The president, Captain G. J. Kempster, was…
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A fire broke out on Tuesday in No. 1 bold of the steamer Lord Stanley at Wellington, A number of cases of kerosene were burned, and the oil exposed, hat the steam injected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in New Zealand. Parliament Houses Burned. Auckland
Parliament buildings, at Wellington, wore burned down at 2 o'clock this morning. The whole place, with the exception of the library, with all contents, was…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Much sympathy is expressed in the English newspapers with New Zealand in regard to the destruction of Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Near Melbourne. Melbourne
A large bush fire occurred yesterday in the Beaumaris district, by which eight square miles of grass and scrub were destroyed, and a dwelling house of sixteen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The History of the Fire Engine
The latest fire engine a few months ago was the motor fire engine. This is now beaten again by an improved motor engine—one that has a laddar on the back…
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