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The Metropolitan Associated lire Brigades held their first half-yearly meeting last night at the Temperanoe Hall. Superintendent Bown presided, and the to the following brigades were present:-The Iusurance Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ship Sarah Bell has returned to port under the following circumstances:- The master, at Port Victoria, on the 2nd July, told the mate he had good reason for desiring…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, July 9.—The steamship Cincinnati has been considerably damaged by fire. Her passengers were landed at New York…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR,-In your edition of Saturday last you have a latter from the Superintendent of the Insurance Prigade, in which he is trying to throw all the blame upon the United Volunteer Fire Brigades in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A suspicions fire occurred here at daybreak this morning, resulting in the total destruction of Mr. Blake's bakery and a Chinese store adjoining. The Chinese store is insured for £1500 in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,-In your issue of Tuesday, the above subject is again alluded to by the secretary of the United Volunteer Fire Brigades. It is unfortunate both for him and those, he represents, that he should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, July 23.—A fire occurred at Bordeaux yesterday morning, resulting in the destruction of one of the largest wine and spirit storehouses in the city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday afternoon a large assemblage gathered at the old Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, to witness the ceremony of christening a new fire engine lately imported for the South Sydney Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday afternoon a very interesting ceremony was performed by Sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G., before a large assemblage of people gathered within the Exhibition-building, Prince Alfred Park, the occasion being the christening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A large wine warehouse, at Bordeaux has been burnt down. 8000 casks of wine were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ceremony of christening the new fire engine recently imported from England for the South Sydney Volunteer Fire Brigade, No. 4, through Messrs. Mason Bros., was performed on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the night of the 9th June (the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports) a terrible fire broke out in Quebec and raged with the utmost fury for seven hours. It was not got under control until six o'clock next morning, and its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--In the report in your columns of the speech made by Mr. W. Hezlet, M.L.A., at the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, on Saturday last, he is reported to have said " that with the exception of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—It is pleasant at times to see statesmen unbending and, as at the entertainment recorded in this morning's paper, of the naming of a fire engine, substituting "cliquot" for clique…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. D, O'Connor, M.P., with Messrs. Trickett, Hezlett, and Fremlin, M's.P., introduced a deputation to the Postmaster-General this morning on behalf of the United Fire Brigade to ask for telephonic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some time ago the Volunteer Fire Brigades applied to the Government to establish telephone communication between the different stations in the city and suburbs, but after consideration it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, July 23.—A fire occurred at Bordeaux yesterday morning, resulting in the destruction of one of the largest wine and spirit storehouses ins the city…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yesterday, a deputation, consisting of Mr. D. O'Connor, M.L A., Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.A., Mr. Hezlet, M.L.A., and Mr. Fremlin, M.L.A., accompanied by the superintendents of the 10 united Volunteer Fire Brigades, waited on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir.--At the christening ceremony of the engine of the Sydney Volunteer Fire Brigade at the Exhibition Building on Saturday, 23rd ult., Mr. Hezllet, M.L.A.. in his speech, meant that none of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A dispatch from Montreal of 15th May says:— This morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, people living in Griffintown were startled from their slumbers by a cry of fire, and a few seconds later…
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