Great Fire at Clapham. LONDON, Dec. 20
A fire took place in the stores of Messrs. Arding and Hobbs at Clapham. The outbreak created a panic among the hundreds of employees dressing the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
322 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 17
The New Fire Brigades Act
THIS Act which places Fire Brigades under the jurisdiction of the newly created Fire Commissioners came into force on Saturday last. Under the new Act all Brigades…
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With the coming of the new year the new Fire Brigades Bill came into operation, bringing all the country firo brigades under the direct control of the authorities in…
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Twenty members of an American religious community called "Pillars of Fire" landed at Liverpool on November 25 from New York by the White Star liner Arabic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Alexandria. London, Monday Afternoon
A fire occurred at the Customs House, Alexandria, In Egypt. The German cruiser Freyas landed her sailors and they saved hundreds of bales of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General. Fire Brigade Act
Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board, states that under the Act which came into operation on 1st instant, the brigade, in future, would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Tyalgum. Post Office Destroyed. Murwillumbah
A somewhat disastrous fire occurred at the rising township of Tyalgum this morning at three o'clock by which Mr. Barrett's boarding house and the post office…
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" You might tell us something of the new Act. relating to the brigades if you can," was suggested by an "Evening News" reporter to Superintendent Webb. "I…
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A somewhat disastrous fire occurred at Tyalgum on Tuesday morning at three o'clock, by which Mr. Barrett's boarding house and the Post Office premises…
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In the case of the Tyalgum fire an open verdict was recorded…
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The steamer Norse Prince, of the Prince Line, has been abandoned on fire at Ascension island. The steamer is valued at £77,000, and the cargo £100,000…
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About 8.30 on Saturday night an alarm of are was sounded. The fire was at the residence of Mr. Charlen Hutley, Keenstreet, where it broke out in one of the…
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King Georges Palace at Athens caught fire while the Royal family were celebrating the Greek Christmas Eve. British and Russian bluejackets assisted…
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IN regard to the representative of the volunteer fire companies, it is provided that every candidate must be nominated by at least three volunteer fire companies…
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LONDON. Monday Afternoon. The Palace of the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch is on fire in St. Petersburg. Priceless collections of diamond-stud[?]ed…
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A large three-storey building was totally destroyed by at Denedin. The damage is estimated at £10,000. Many other buildings would probably…
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The damage cuased by the recent fire in the palace of the King of Greece at Athens is estimated at £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Landing of Sailors at Athens Fire. a Cause of Priction. London, Monday Afternoon
When 100 sailors landed to extinguish the Athens fire they were accompanied by 100 armed marines and a flag. They pushed through the Gree[?] troops und took a…
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The now Fire Brigades Act came into force on January 1 of this year. Under it the State is cut up into eight districts, and already officers have been appointed to take…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Beginning of Fire Insurance
BEFORE the great fire of 1666 there was no such thing as insurance against loss by fire through the theory of it was well known, and had often been…
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