Fires
Yesterday morning the sergeant of police stationed at Petersham gave information to Mr. superintendent Bown of the total destruction by fire of some stables of Mr. Pratt, chemist, who resides at Peter…
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Control of Matters at Fires
In the annual report as to the fires in and about Sydney during the past your, submitted by Mr. Brown, superintendent of the Insurance Fire Brigade, he urges upon the insurance companies the absolute…
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The roof of a wooden building. No. 312, Kent-street, near King-street, and attached to the establishment of Messrs. Triggs, Marr, and Taylor, general smiths, of Clarence-street, took fire shortly before…
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At about five o'clock yesterday morning (says the "Wellington Evening Post, of March 27th), a fire broke out in Messrs. Turnbull and Co.'s back store, Willis-street. It appears that at quarter-past five…
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About a quarter past 8 o'clock, last night, a fire broke out in an upper bedroom of the Dublin Tavern, Botany Road, kept by Mr. George Titterton. It occurred through the servant girl incautiously going too…
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The accidents and fatal occurrences during the past month were few as compared with the previews four weeks, during which time an extraordinary number of deaths by drowning occurred. There have been no fires of consequence, owing…
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A correspondent on the 4th instant, writes: On Thursday morning last the sad news reached town that Mr. Tippett's sawmill situated at Reidadale had been destroyed by fire early that morning The mill…
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The little girl Fanny Mand Mary aged 3 years daughter of George Titterton of the Dublin Tavern at the corner of Botany road and James-street who was burst at the fire which took place on the night of the…
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The Warwick Examiner and Times says:—"Cobb and Co's stables at Oakey Greek, tea miles from this town, was, on Thursday morning last, the scene of a sad conflagration, in which five valuable…
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A very successful concert in aid of the funds of the Newtown and Camperdown Volunteer Fire Brigade Company was held last evening in the Newtown Town Hall, which was gaily decorated with flags, &c. Among…
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THE annual report of Mr. CHARLES BOWN, Superintendent of the Insurance Companies' Fire Brigade, presents a complete view of the history of fires in the metropolis during the year 1875. It…
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About 9 o'clock last night a fire was reported at the house of Mr. James Lahiff, No. 68, Dowling-street. The engines from the different stations at once proceeded to the spot, but the neighbours had extinguished…
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Domestic affairs in Germany seem not to be quite so pleasant as Prince Bismarck would have us believe. In fact there is a silent combustion going on underneath the…
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THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, to whom was roferred on the 25th of November last the "Bill to make better provision for the extinction of Fires," beg leave to report to your honorable House us follows:—…
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SEVENTH half-yearly report, presented at the general meeting of shareholders, held at the office of the Company, Queen-street, Auckland, on Monday, April 10th, 1876:—…
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Pittsburgh (Pa.), April 2.—A Fairmount (West Virginia) special says an incendiary fire, this morning, destroyed twenty-two buildings The entire business block from Bridge-street to Jefferson-street, on the south side of…
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THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, to whom was referred, on the 25th of November last, the "Bill to make better provision for the extinction of Firee," beg leave to report to your honorable House as follows:—…
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TOWARDS the close of last year a bill was introduced in the Upper House, for the purpose of placing the fire brigades of the city under the control and direction of a single officer, armed with powers sufficient to…
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On Friday evening, the members of the Balmain Fire-Brigade, assembled in full force at their station New John-street, for the purpose of testing a small manuel engine, recently purchased by them from the…
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REPORT and financial statement to be submitted to shareholders at the half-yearly general meeting of the Company, to be held in City Council Chamber, Dunedin (kindly lent for the purpose), on Monday, the 8th May, 1876, at…
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