Lambton Fire Brigade
Mr. T. F. Sheedy, of Elder-street, Lambton writes to complain at the method of administration of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade, He states that…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
184 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10
Fire at Cockatoo Dockyard. Sydney
A fire which caused extensive damage occurred at the Government dockyards at Cockatoo Island at a late hour to-night. Two large sheds used as a timber mill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, August 20. Destructive Fire at Auckland
For the last few months the insurance companies doing business in New Zealand have had rather a bad time, and the fire losses must have run into very large sums…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at a Home. Seven Children Burned. Other Fatalities Feared. London
A disastrous fire has occurred at St. Malachy's Home, Long Island, New York. The building, which contained a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Naval Practice. Cruiser Makes a Mistake. Fires on a Consort. London
A serious mistake was made by a French cruiser during the practice of the French North Squadron off Quiberon, on the coast of Brittany, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Russia. Destruction of Property. Five Thousand Homeless. London
A fire has occurred at Krivoirom, in the government of Kherson, in Russia, causing great damage to property. Four hundred and fifty buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Children's Home Fire. Six Hundred Escape. Bravery of the Nuns. London
The fire which occurred at St. Malachy's Home, Long Island, New York, an establishment chiefly occupied by young children, was prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires That Burn for Years
In some regions of the earth the inhabitants observe a custom of preserving sacred fires from year to year, never allowing, them to become extinguished, under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Toronto. Parliament House Damaged. London
A fire which occurred in the Onlario State Parliament House at Toronto, on Wednesday, effected damage which is estimated at £200,000…
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Sir,—The proceedings of the above brigade are managed in a somewhat peculiar manner, and judging of the way in which the meetings are conducted, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on the Tomoana
A New Zealand Press Association message from Dunedin advises that when the hatches, were removed from the Tyser liner Tomoana on one morning recently for the continuation…
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Sir,—I see that "Citizen" is appealinn to the officers of the Lambton Fire Brigade to answer some very necessary questions with reference to the expulsion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Aurora. Northern Lights in Russia. Fires in Telegraph Offices. London
The northern lights were visible at St. Petersburg, and the aurora in France and Italy, but there were no auroral manifestations in Great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at the Sea Pit. Outbreak in the Fan Shed
A fire broke out In the fan-shed of the A.A. Company's Sea Pit at an early hour this morning, and for a time threatened to seriously interfere with the working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament. Legislative Council. Fire Brigades Bill. Sydney
Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. GARLAND moved that the Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigades Board
The representative of the Government in the State Legislative Council was responsible for the introduction into the Fire Brigades Bill of a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wickham. Box Factory Ablaze
A fire occurred at an early hour yesterday morning at Mr. F. Viggers' box factory, Holland-street, Wickham, resulting in extensive damage to the building, stock,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery on Fire. Fourteen Men Killed. Several Others Imprisoned. London
Reports received at Vancouver state that thirty men are imprisoned in a burning colliery at Dunsmuir, near Ladysmith…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Explosion. Casualties in Italy. Many Persons Injured. London
Twenty-five girl workers in a dynamite factory at Benevento, in Italy, have been terribly injured by a fire. A cauldron of phosphorus caught…
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Sir,—"Citizen" and I have waited very patiently for the captain or secretary to answer the questions put to them as to their actions in expelling two of the…
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