The Fire Brigades
The difficulties which have arisen in connection with fire brigades in several country towns of the State appear to be on a fair away towards…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 12
Sea of Fire. Etna in Eruption
That most awe-inspiring and terrible of all Nature's spectacles, a volcanic eruption, is now being witnessed in Sicily, where (says "Lloyd's…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Brigade Troubles. Cessnock Requirements
The Cessnock Fire Brigade held a special general meeting in the temporary station on Sunday, when the whole of the members attended. Captain Craig occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Stockade. Negroes Burned to Death. Result of Arson. London
Thirty-five negro convicts have been burned to death in the United States. The disaster was caused by one of their number setting fire to the…
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The English mail brings details of the terrible scenes which overtook the emigrant ship Cairnrona off. Beachy Head on the 7th ult…
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A great fire occurred in the Narva district of St. Petersburg, destroying several blocks of workmen's dwellings…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockton Fire Brigade. Statement by Chief Officer
Members of the Stockton Fire Brigade and Council met Mr. W. Cracknell, municipal representative on the Fire Brigades' Board, at the fire brigade station last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Fire Brigade Troubles
Chief-officer Webb, of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, came to Maitland from Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the various fire stations in…
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The powerful screw tug Cabo Da Roca, recently launched at South Shields, has performed her official trial at sea. This vessel, which has been built to the order…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Lambton. Fire Brigade Matters
At the conclusion of the council business on Wednesday evening, a deputation, consisting of Captain Anderson and Fireman Brogan, from the New Lambton Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Steamer. Destruction of Cotton. London
The hold of the North German-Lloyd steamer Prinz Friedrick Wilhelm, which was on a voyage to Europe, but met with an accident, is on fire…
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While the employees of the United Service Club in the Haymarket, in London, were practising fire drill, the canvas chute spilt, and precipitated a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rioting in Ireland. Police Compelled to Fire. a Man Shot Dead. London
Fierce riots occurred yesterday at Newmarket, County Cork, between the O'Brienite and the Redmondite sections of the Nationalist party…
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As a result of a meeting of underwriters and agents held in the committee room of Lloyd's, it was decided to form a Lloyd's Fire and Non-marine…
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Sir,—The Newcastle West Volunteer Fire Brigade was established on August 6th, 1882, and is now about to be disbanded. The members on the roll at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Canada. on the Swan River. in the Lumber Camps. London
A fire has swept along thirty miles of the Swan River territory in Manitoba, in Canada. The village of Tistilam and Messrs…
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During the past week or two there have been several fires in the State, and a great deal of valuable property has been destroyed. Unfortunately these outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fire Brigades. Work of Reorganisation. I.
For many years Newcastle was in an unenviable position in regard to the means for the extinguishing of fires. There were a score of brigades within a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Function
Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., presided at a social evening in the recreation room of West Maitland Fire Station, last evening, the occasion being a farewell to retiring…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire Brigades. Work of Reorganisation. Position at Newcastle. Ii
The work of reorganising the brigades in Newcastle and district has not been a light one, and it is not yet complete, so far as equipment is concerned…
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