Hamilton Fire Brigade
Sir,—At the Hamilton Municipal Council meeting, which was held on February 28, a request from the captain of the Broadmeadow Fire Brigade was read,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
287 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 15
Efficacy Fire
The Press Association's correspondent with the French armies thus describes efficacy fire, the most terrifyng incident of the modern battlefield:—…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has taken steps to apprehend the persons who recently sent hoar messages to the East Maitland and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broadmeadow Fire Brigade. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—At the Hamilton Municipal Council meeting, on February 2S. the captain of the Broadmeadow Fire Brigade asked that the present wooden…
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The Homeville Fire Station will be opened on Friday next, March 16. The members of the board will come up from Sydney for the occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broadmeadow Fire Brigade. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—In reply to a letter in your columns of the 8th inst., signed by "Ratepayer," there is no doubt, in my mind, that he and I have had an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Duckenfield. Hay and Machinery Destroyed
In connection with the fire at Duckenfield, Morpeth, on Thursday, it now transpires that the damage done amounts to between £1,500 and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Fire Stations. New Buildings to Be Opened
Mr. R. Shepherd, country council's representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners, will this week commence a tour through the…
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A hay shed, with about 80 tons of hay, three tons of millet, and two machines, was completely destroyed by fire at Mrs. Sloan's farm, on Louth Park-road, on…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While travelling between Coolabab and Byrock on Saturday evening, the Bourke mail train caught fire. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Narrabri. Thirteen Places Destroyed. Narrabri
A disastrous fire, which caused damage estimated at fully £40,000, broke out here shortly before midnight last night. The following places were burnt out:—George…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →America Arming. Preparing for War. Armed Merchantmen Will Fire on Sight. (Australian Cable Association.) WASHINGTON
The State Department has notified foreign diplomats that armed guards will henceforth be placed on all American ships sailing through the danger zone, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great British Advance. Splendid Artillery Fire Drives Back the Enemy. German Positions Untenable. Bapaume Now in Danger. Its Capture Hourly Expected. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front, reports:—Owing to our bombardment the enemy abandoned his main defences along…
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Messrs. R. Shepherd and H. F. Francis, members of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, accompanied by Mr. I. M. Webb, secretary, and Mr. W. M'Niven…
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Yesterday morning, shortly before two o'clock, Major Cracknell was awakened by the glare of a fire near his residence on the Oakhampton-road, and on going…
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Mr. R. Shephered, country councils representative on Board of fire Commissioners,last night informed the West Maitland Municipal council…
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A number of citizens yesterday afternoon accepted the invitation of Mr. Highton representative of the Minimax, Limited, Sydney, to witness the extinguishing…
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LONDON, Wednesday.— The Political Correspondent, of "The Times" states that the debate on the Dardanelles Commission's report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown Fire Station. Modernised Building
Residents of Adamstown will be pleased to know that their fire station is now one of the most up-to-date outside the head station. Recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Street Fire Alarms. a Cessnock Requirement
Though a town of some 10,000 inhabitants, there are no street fire alarms in Cessnock. A couple of years ago, officers of the Fire…
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