Fire Brigades Board
ON January 1st the present order of things in connection with the administration and management of the fire brigades of the State will be changed and a now system takes its…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
138 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 7
Fire Fighting. the New Act in Force. Commissioners for the State
The Fire Brigades Act, 1902, was found to contain certain technical legal flaws, and consequently its provisions could not be enforced in…
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During a fire at Broken Hill two inmate of the house had a narrow escape. They were only awakened by the firemen pounding on the walls, and had to be rescued through the…
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At the Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Chiplin and Read, Js.P., a young man named Phillip Louis Baeytz was charged with leaving a fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cables. a Fire in a Palace. London Monday Night
The British sailors who landed to help at the Are at the Royal Palace at Athens were accompanied by an armed force of marines and a flag. An armed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Fighters. the New Act. Some of Its Provisions and Advantages
One of the most useful pieces of legislation placed on the Statute Book by the present Government is the Fire Brigades Act. This came…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Bush Fire
A destructive bush fire is raging in the Jenblerie district. About 20,000 acres of grasses have been burnt and it is imported that many sheep have been destroyed…
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A destructive bush fire is raging in the Jerilderie dictrict. About 20,000 acres of grass have been burnt, and it is reported that many sheep have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Rutherglen
Several business places at Rutberglen, Victoria, have been destroyed by fire. The total damage is estimated at £10,000…
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The Inspector of Fire Brigades from Sydney paid a brief visit to Dubbo this week, stepping off the train from Cobar on Wednesday evening and going on…
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The fire bell was rung at 1[?]45 a.m, on Thursday for an outbreak at the cottage of Mrs. Byron in Carrlngton, Avenue, near the gas works. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire [?] Creek
On Wednesday morning [?] a rather serious fire occurred at Belar Creek, by which Mrs Goldfinch Inst her house and almost all her [?]. From what we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at White Cliffs. Block of Buildings Destroyed. White Cliffs
A fire on Saturday night destroyed a block of buildings in Kerara road, directly opposite the block demolished last year. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cloncurry Destroyed. Town Swept by Fire. Damage £20,000. Brisbane
A terrible fire occurred at Cloncurry early this morning, the greater portion of the town being burned down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Vessel on Fire
A fire broke out on the barque Penrhyd Castle, tying off Chowder Bay. The barque arrived on Wednesday from London with a general cargo. The Are float was put aloonilde…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigades Board
Under the new Fire Brigades Act passed last session of the State Parliament the administration, of the fire brigades is entrusted to a board on which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Cordial Factory Mr. J. Matheson's Premises Destroyed
A fire which resulted in the total destruction of Mr. J. Matheson's cordial factory took place between twelve and one o'clock this morning. The premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Batch of Fires
On Saturday a destructive fire occurred at Killarney, four shops being destroyed. The post office was saved, but not before it was badly charred…
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The Moo district, Gippsland, Victoria, is a mass of flames. All the surrounding hills are ablaze with the largest bush fires ever seen in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Commissioners
MR. WALTER CRACKNELL, Mayor of West Maitland, has been elected country representative on the Bo[?]d of Fire Commissioners. He got 26 voles. Mr. John Withington, Mayor of…
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