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The usual monthly meeting of the Associated Metropolitan Fire Brigades was held on Wednesday. Several matters of interest to the association were discussed, and it was resolved to keep the association…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The miscreant author of the late disastrous fires in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide was arrested in flagrante delicto this morning after a hard and stern chase noon the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Callaghan's Metropolitan Hotel in High-street, Maitland, had a narrow escape from being burned down on Thursday night. The bed clothes in one of the rooms caught fire. The flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Saturday a deputation, consisting of representatives of the Volunteer Fire Brigades, was introduced by Messrs. Abigail, Fremlin, and Oliffe, M's.L.A., to the Colonial Secretary. The object of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A meeting of representatives of volunteer fire companies was held on Monday at the Town Hall, to frame regulations for the election of a representative of the volunteer brigades upon the new Fire Brigade Board. There were present…
Continued on Trove, page 475 →The girl Jane Core, who was severely burned in Blayney on Monday last, lies in the Carcoar Hospital in a critical state. Faint hopes are entertained of her recovery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LAST evening a large bush fire brose out at Auburn, and raged furiously during the night. The dwelling house of Mr. M'Intosh was endangered, but by great exertions on the part of those…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire broke out at Norwood, at 4 o'clock this morning, in the timber yard of Messrs. Cowell Brothere. It destroyed the whole contents of the yard, and gutted several dwelling-houses, a carpenter's workshop,…
Continued on Trove, page 447 →Another fire occurred at Kent Town last night, in a wood shed at the back of a house occupied by a Mr. Stout. The neighbours assembled promptly, and the fire was extinguished in half an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →ADELAIDE, Friday. -- Notwithstanding the at most efforts on the part of a large posse of police, and the extreme vigilance of the inhabitants, an other fire broke out in Charles-street, Norwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The eighth of the series of fires which have taken place in Adelaide and its eastern suburbs during the past week broke out yesterday morning in a shop belonging to a Mr. Penschke, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Early to-day a fine occurred at Unley, by which Chance's Jam Factory was destroyed. The business who owned by Brook- man Bros. The premises were insured in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious fire broke out at half-past 1 o'clock this morning at Chance's jam and sauce factory, at Unley, causing much destruction of property. The fire started, so far as can be ascertained, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This was a claim for £200 on a policy of fire insurance. Mr. R. S. Haynes appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. G. B. Simpson, instructed by Mr. T. B. Freehill, for the defendent. The plaintiff was Lewis Orlando Carr, a picture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday a deputation consisting of Mr. Griffiths, M.L.A., Mr. Burdekin, M.L.A., Mr. Butcher, M.L.A., and Messrs. Gorman, Swadling, M'Guinness, Horan, and D. and W. Ager, members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. Griffiths, M.L.A., Mr. Burdekin, M.L.A., Mr. Butcher, M.L.A., and Messrs. Gorman, Swadling, M'Guinness, Horan, and D. and W. Ager, members of the Metropolitan Associated Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colonial Secretary was waited upon yesterday morning by a deputation of delegates from the Metropolitan Associated Fire Brigades with regard to the proceedings at a meeting of representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- Yana Greek, March 11 : The Grove Hill Company have suspended operations, and the Arnheim Company and Fine Creek battery have started again. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The annual Fire Brigades' Demonstration, which is held this year at Geelong, commenced to-night, when a torchlight procession was held, at which a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COONAMBLE, Wednesday. -- a great, fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning. and completely destroyed, in an hoar, Joseph M'[?] Court house hotel, Trail and Irving's store, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The competitions in connection with the annual demonstration of the United Fire Brigades commenced at Geelong to-day before a large attendance of spectators, the…
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