Country Fire Brigades
THE Bill submitted to Parliament recently, but ruled out of order on some technical point, and thus shelved for the time being, contained provisions susceptible of much…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
27 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 2
A Shell Explodes at a Kimberley Fire
ON September 7 a fire occurred on the premises of the Three Star Bakery and grocery stores, belonging to Messrs. Fisher and Atkinson, Kimberley. The building,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Mines on Fire
A NUMBERS of good-sized mines are now on fire in the United States, and have been for years. The Vulcan mine, on the Green River, opposite Newcastle, in Colorado, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Ship Melville Island. Narrow Escape From Destruction
THE ship Melville Island arrived in Melbourne on Thursday. It was reported from Adelaide that she narrowly escaped destruction by fire, and a hasty glance at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sailing Vessel on Fire in Mid-Ocean
A STORY of fire at sea was related by the master and the chief officer of the barque Ben Avon, which reached Hobson's Bay from New York. From the account…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the Freemasons' Hotel. a Man Burnt to Death
EARLY on Thursday morning, about 1.30 o'clock, the kitchenman's room at the rear of the Freemasons' Hotel was discovered to be on fire, and at that time it had, by the appearance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Smoke Concert to the Lismore Fire Brigade
ON Monday evening the members of the Lismore Fire Brigade were entertained in the Commercial Room in the Freemasons' Hotel with [?]n smoke concert, tendered them by Mrs. Ryan,…
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