Alarm of Fire
Last night during the concert given by the Ph[?]monic and Orchestral Societies at the Federal Hall, a stay which was supporting a sounding board on the stage…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
343 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 17 of 18
Disastrous Fire. Furniture Warehouse Destroyed. Hobart
A disastrous fire broke out in the centre of the city when the workshop attached to Williams' Bros.' furniture warehouse was completely destroyed…
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At the site of the Mineral Oil Company's bore preparations continue for extinguishing the fire (says Roma "Star"). The ground around has been cleared of the…
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The s.s. Capt. T. Fenwick was found to be on fire on Saturday night, and the alarm was at once raised at the Brigade Station. The members with reel and hose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News. Fire on a Wharf. Sydney
A fire broke out this morning at [?]gety's wharf, Miller's [?] and about [?] tons of copra was destroyed before the flames were [?]ed…
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The fire at the bore at Roma on Friday night was still raging, and a very strong odour of oil was noticcable. The lower flame shows an increased area of purple,…
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A new combination ladder-waggon and hose-cart arrived yesterday with stand-pipe and necessary gear, for the local fire brigade. The cart will carry 800 feet of hose. It…
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THE Islington Hotel, near Newcastle, kept by F. H. Alcocks, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. A lodger named John Wilks was suffocated before he…
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THE question of more accommodation at the local Fire Station is now more forcibly placed before the Casino people than ever. Some months ago a new station was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigades Bill
It is just as well that the Pre[?], in mentioning the measures that must be passed before the House prorogues, did not include the Fire Brigades Bill, as the time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic News. Fire in an Hotel. Murwillumbah
AL 7.30 to-night a bed was discovered to be on fire in an upstairs room in the new Imperial Hotel. The fire had a good hold of the bed,…
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A successful attempt was made on Friday afternoon to hoist to hood over the bore fire. The preparations throughout the day were watched with keen interest…
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THE death-knell of the modern fire engine was sounded in New York on October 28th, when the new high pressure water main system of fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Th[?] Boat. Sydney
A fire was discovered in the coal blinker ot the steam tug Robbie Burns while lying at the A.U.S.N. Co.'s wharf. The metropolitan fire brigades were soon…
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THE death-Knell of the modern fire engine wan sounded in New York on October 28, when the new high pressure water-main system of fighting fires was used for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Telephone Fire. Stampede of 1200 Girls. Paris Exchange Destroyed. £1.800.000 Damage
From Paris, on the night of September 20, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mall" wrote:— A fire of a most disastrous character,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Mains. Fire Brigade Demonstration
On Thursday night the Lismore Fire Brigade, under Capt. Wotherspoon and Lient. Jenner, gave an exhibition of the force of water available for fire-fighting purposes,…
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The Bucknall oil ship Kaloma, from America to China, is on fire at Singapore, endangering 30,000 cases of oil and shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Bush Fires. Settlers Have Narrow Escapes. Sydney
A Gundaga[?] telegram states that big bush fires have ben raging during the last three days. Over ten thousand acres of country have been swept. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Suburban Fires. Sydney
Several other small fires were reported in different suburbs…
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