Bowral Fire Brigade
THE annual meeting of the Bowral Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on, Monday night. Captain' Bissaker occupied the chair, and there were present Lieut. Moses Jones, Firemen N. Rowland,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
23 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2
New Year's Eve at the Fire Station
THE town was decidedly quiet on New Year's Eve, in fact very same and monotonous. The majority of the business places were closed. and although for a couple of hours a number of people Pomenaded…
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A SMALL cottage, the property of Mr. John McCann, was completely gutted and burnt to the ground yesterday afternoon. The building stood in the centre of a block of…
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ON Wednesday morning Mr. A. D; Badgery, J.P., conducted an inquiry at the Police Court, Bowral, touching the cause of the fire whereby Mr. John McCann's cottage was destroyed on Friday, 22nd…
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AT the Council Chambers a meeting of the Bowral Fire Brigade's Board was held on Thursday night last, Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, J.P. (Mayor) in the chair…
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SOME time ago a letter was received by the Bowral Municipal Council from the Fire Underwriter's Association ofn.S.W., asking the council to assist in the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Mittagong. McCALLUM'S Coach Factory Destroyed
McCALLUM'S Coach Factory at Mittagong together with the general plant was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The fire was noticed about five o'clock and…
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A meeting of the Board was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Correspondence consisted of communications from Chief Secretary's office, re…
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FORTUNATELY the services of the Bowral Volunteer Fire Brigade have not been required in Bowral for some time past; nevertheless, with a view of having everything in a proper state of efficiency in case of…
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A meeting of the board of the Bowral Voluntee Fire Brigade was held at the town Hall on Tuesday last, Mr. J. Holmes occupied the chair…
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ON Saturday Mr. and Mrs. George Clout of Bundanoon, paid a visit to their father, Mr. William Clout of Barber'B Creek, 86 years of age, and in a dying condition. They stayed with the old…
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The Major was one of the many well-born Englishmen who go to California with a younger son's portion and a small monthly allowance, and hope to make a fortune on a wheat ranch…
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A MEETING of the Fire Brigade's Board was held on Thursday night at the TownHall. The Mayor (R. S. Mackenzie Esq) was in the chair…
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A VERY pleasing function took place at the Town Hall, Bowral, on Tuesday evening last, on the occasion of the presentation of medals, &c., to the…
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A SERIOUS fire happened at Mittagong early on Wednesday morning. The four shops and dwellings opposite Miss Frost's shop were completely…
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A MEETING of the Board was held in the Town Hall, Bowral, on Tuesday evening last, Mr, John Holmes in the chair. Correspondence was received from—(1)…
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Prometheushas the reputation of bringing fire down from heaven, and the connection with lightning is obvious; but this may have arisen from the early men having recognised that fire…
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SIR,—Moss Vale is one ahead of Bowral in that it went in for something substantial in commemoration of our Queen's Record' Reign, viz., a drinking fountain. This fonntain will undoubtedly last for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fiji Fire-walkers. a Savage Show Sensation
Recently it was reported that a party of Europeans hud visited the island of Bega, Fiji, where they witnessed the mystery of the fire-walker's ceremonial…
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FIRES have been the order of the day of late. Here is a list: — London, Saturday.—A disastrous fire in London last night destroyed property…
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