Fire Brigade Dinner
The annual dinner of the West Maitland Fire Brigade, was held in the engine-room of the firs station last evening, when Superintendent Phillips presided…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 12
Fire Brigades Act. a Newcastle Appointment
Mr. W. Hillier has been officially notified of his appointment as district officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, under the Fire Brigades Act of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington. Fire Brigade Reunion
The Carrington Fire Brigade held their annual celebration in the fire brigade station on Saturday night, there being a good attendance of firemen and visitors,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Fire Brigade. New Act in Force. Sydney
Superintendent Webb, speaking of the new Fire Brigades Act, which came the operation on Saturday, said:— "The brigade will in future be known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train on Fire. Five Persons Killed. Several Others Injured. London
A disaster has occurred on the Rock Island railway line in the State of New York. A special train from California was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Alexandria. Custom-house in Flames. Great Damage Done. London
A destructive fire occurred yesterday at the Custom-house in Alexandria. Sailors from the German cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. the Norse Prince. Abandoned Off Ascension. London
The steamer Norse Prince, of 5611 tons, owned by the Prince Line, Limited, has been abandoned on fire off Ascension…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Athens. at the King's Palace. Bluejackets Aid Firemen. London
A fire broke out on Thursday night at King George's Palace in Athens while the Royal family were celebrating the Greek Christmas Eve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rhondda Fire. Evidence at the Inquest
Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Teralba Courthouse yesterday into the circumstances of the fire by which a cottage at Rhondda, belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Athens Fire. Foreign Escorts Landed. Irritation in Greece. London
When 400 English sailors were landed to assist in extinguishing the fire at the Royal Palace at Athens on the Greek Christmas Eve, they were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in St. Petersburg. in the Grand Duke's Palace. Art Collections Destroyed. London
A destructive fire has occurred at the palace in St. Petersburg of the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch, cousin of the Czar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unpleasant Incident. Candidate Under Fire. Possible Accident. London
While motoring near Cardiff, Mr. Marlay Samson, Unionist candidate for Pembrokeshire, was shot at. The bullet penetrated the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Albury Bush Fires. Legal Action to Be Taken. Albury
A meeting of landholders who suffered by the bush fire which stared near Gerogery, on December 20, was held at Bowra last night to decide what steps…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in London. Ten Shops Burned. a Hundred Thousand Damages. London
A fire occurred yesterday in the large drapery stores of Messrs. Evans and Company, in Kilburn, in London, five miles from St. Paul's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destroyed by Fire. Lord Derwent's Residence. Valuable Paintings Saved. London
Hackness Hall, near Scarborough, the residence of Lord Derwent, has been destroyed by fire. The damage amounts to many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →St. Paul's Church. Avoiding Fire Risk. London
The Chapter of St. Paul's, London, is expending £20,000 in repeating the hot-air generating station outside the churchyard, in order to avoid the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Factory. Three Girls Killed. Feared Others Incinerated. London
A fire, which it is apprehended has caused great loss of life, has occurred in a clothing factory in Philadelphia. Three girls were killed by jumping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Constantinople. Chiragan Palace Destroyed. Chamber of Deputies Burned. London
The Chiragan Palace, in Constantinople, has been destroyed by fire. The outbreak originated in a room between the Sultan's private…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Philadelphia Fire. Frenzied Women. Jump From Windows. London
The fire which occurred in a clothing factory in Philadelphia, and which caused the death of at least twelve girls, was caused by an electric wire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suffragette's Lawsuit. Pumped on From a Fire Hose. Forty Shillings Damages. London
At the Manchester County Court yesterday an action brought by Miss Emily Davison against the visiting justices of Strangways Prison,…
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