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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Fires & bushfires, 1910
230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 12
Fire on a Steamer. Brisbane
A fire broke out last night in No. 5 hold of the steamer Australia, which arrived on Friday last from Port Pirie, 943 bags of copra, stored in the hold, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire Averted. Prompt Action of a Constable
What would have undoubtedly been a most disastrous fire, was averted yesterday, by the prompt action of Constable Kelly, of the Newcastle police. At about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Detector for Fire Alarm Boxes
The problem of so designing a fire-alarm box that it can be opened and operated by anyone in an emergency, and yet will tend to prevent the sounding…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nurses Fight Fire. a Hospital Sensation
The promptness of the nurses at the Essex County Hospital, Colchester, on Tuesday morning, 26th April, saved that institution from serious damage if not…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Fire Brigades. Work of Reorganisation. Newcastle Arrangements. Iii
Under the scheme of reorganisation Newcastle West fire station has been made the district station, under Mr. W. Hillier as district officer. There are ten men on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. Fire Brigade
Mr. C. Harper, drill instructor under the Fire Brigades Act, visited Adamstown fire station on Friday evening. There was a full muster of the firemen, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Seattle. Great Damage Done. Five Hundred Homeless. London
A destructive fire occurred yesterday along the waterfront at Seattle. Ten blocks of buildings were destroyed before the flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Rosyth. Scottish Naval Base. London
A fire at the Rosyth harbour works destroyed the electrical power station. The damage is estimated at £20,000. Rosyth is the new naval base on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Jerusalem. an Orphanage Destroyed. London
Herr Schneller's Syrian Orphanage if Jerusalem has been destroyed by fire. Fortunately the students, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Montreal. Fall of a Water Tower. Many People Killed. London
The "Daily Herald" building at Montreal, in Canada, has been burned down. The water tower, containing 10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Newcastle. Smart Work by Firemen
Splendid work by Newcastle Bremen in the early hours of yesterday morning averted what might very easily have been a disastrous conflagration…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Matter
The Cessnock Shire Council has decided to urge on the Fire Brigades' Board the necessity for appointing permanent men at Kurri Kurri and Cessnock Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed While Intoxicated. Fire at Niagara. Fifteen Lives Lost. London
A fire occurred in wooden buildings housing 150 Austrians engaged in erecting the Canadian Power Development Company's works at Fall View,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telephone Wires Fuse. Set Fire to a Building. Perth
The overhead telephone cables in the principal street of Fremantle fell across the tramway wire on Saturday, with the result that practically the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah. the Fire Brigade
Mr. G. Harper, district drill instructor under the Board of Fire Commissioners, paid his first visit of the Waratah branch of the brigade on Monday evening, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on the Indradevi. Auckland
A fire was discovered early this morning in No. 1 held of the steamer Indradevi, which arrived yesterday from Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney. Extensive Damage. Sydney
A fire broke out in the second floor of a three-storey building in George-street to-night, and caused damage roughly estimated at several thousand pounds. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades Act
In the final report of the Fire Brigades Board reference is made to the provisions of the Act under which the brigades throughout the State are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Board. Municipal Contributions
An interating point was rained at the Wickham Council meoling last night by Mr. W. M. Shedden, that town clerk, in a report concerning municipal…
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