Fire Brigade Management. Sydney
Recently the Government appointed Deputy-superintendent Sparkes, of the Central Fire Station, to visit all the principal northern town, with a view to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 11
Fire at Grafton. Grafton
A disastrous fire occurred last night, shortly after 12 o'clock, by which three business places in the heart of the city were destroyed. The fire broke out in…
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The origin of the fire on the steamer Ionic at Wellington is so far a mystery, but the Marine Department will inquire into the matter. One of the labourers who was…
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A fire occurred at Mullumbimby last night, when the buildings occupied by the English and Scottish Bank and by A. Harper (chemist), Hagerbaum (mercer),…
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The carriage works of the Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, situated at Meadowbank, about eleven miles from Sydney, were destroyed by fire at an early…
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The Newcastle West steam engine, which was not in thorough order (owning to want of funds) prior to the late fire at Messrs. D. Cohen and Company's…
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The Court which recently held an inquiry at Wellington, N.Z., concerning the fire on the steamer Ionic, has given its finding. The Court found that the fire was caused by…
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At 4 o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out in the grocer's shop, No. 139 Parramatta-road, Annandale, occupied by Mr. A. Fenton…
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An explosion took place in the Seiler Factory, Vienna, with terrible results. The celluloid dust was ignited, and the fire destroyed the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Hat Factory. Sydney
A fire was discovered about 11 o'clock the morning in the storeroom of the hat factory of Messrs. Lewis and Loney, Limited, Charles-street, Redfern…
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The promises in Hunter-street West. Newcastle, almost opposite the end of Darby-street, occupied as a furniture shop by Mr. W. Shearman, were, with their…
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The clothing factory in George-street, Sydney, of Messrs. Lamb and Brown, was, with a portion of the contents, damaged by fire last night to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. New Lambton. Fire Brigade Celebration
The ceremony in connection with the trial ring of the new alarm bell recently purchased by the New Lambton Firs Brigade took place at the fire station on…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The village of Zirl, in the Tyrol, has been destroyed by fire and 1300 persons are homeless…
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When the steamer M[?]nderry was proceeding along the Victorian coast a couple of days ago, it was discovered that the lime cargo in the forehold was on fire. The master…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A fire at Three Rivers, near Montreal, Canada, devastated the business portion of the city…
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LONDON. Friday.—A motor car took fire at Beachy Head, Sussex, and was soon ablaze. Immediately the occupants escaped…
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LONDON, Monday.—Six oil wells at Boryslav, in Galicia, were ignited by lightning. The flames rose to a height of 600 feet. The fire was…
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An interesting demonstration was (writes "Chambers' Journal") recently given in London with a new fire-extingushing medium. Unlike the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A fire at Port-Ru-Prince, Hayti, destroyed four hundred buildings, including the courthouse, prison, and arsenal, where the…
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