Water for Fires
At yesterday's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board a report of a conference held at the board's office between the chairman of the Fire Brigades Board (Mr. T. J. Bown),…
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A Risky Rifle Range. Centennial Park Dangers. Working Under Fire
THE time has now undoubtedly arrived when the Government is called upon to decide whether the Centennial Park, which has been reclaimed at an enormous expense,…
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In No. 1 Jury Court yesterday, Wm. Richards sued Isaiah. Reginald Cohen tb recover the sum of £300, as damages foe an alleged wrongful seizure of his goods and chattels. Counsel briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, March 25. In Banco.—(Before their Honors Mr. Justice INNES, Mr. Justice STEPHEN, and Mr. Justice Foster.) Lion Fire Insurance Company V. NEILD
Their Honors delivered their reserved judgment in the above application. The defendant had moved for leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the Full Court in November last. The…
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LONDON, March 25.—Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, to—day inspected the apparatus of a new system for signalling the outbreak of fire…
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Sir Saul Samuel was present at a test of new fire-signalling apparatus at Islington Police Station.. The system was inspected by the Agent-General, and is considered to…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday.--A disastrous fire occurred in Revell-street, Hokitika, last night, destroying the following buildings Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, Levy's store, Westland's…
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A FIRE broke out on a petroleum ship in the river Wear at Sunderland recently. The greatest excitement was caused as the burning oil flowed from the ship and floated…
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LONDON, Saturday.--A train loaded with petroleum caught fire and exploded at Batoum, a seaport in Turkey in Asia, situated on the shores of the Black Sea…
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The parsonage of the Rev. J. B. Gribble was burnt to the ground in 10 minutes this morning about 9.30 o'clock, nothing being saved but a piano. Mr. Gribble's family were away at breakfast when the alarm of fire…
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LONDON, March. 31.-Messrs. Lister and Co.'s warehouse in Bradford has been burned. The damage is estimated at £60,000…
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An inquest has been held in reference to the fire at the parsonage, and a verdict of accidentally caused was returned. The sum of £130 has already been subscribed for the relief of the sufferers. A large…
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Messrs. Lister's warehouse in Bradford has been burned. The damage is estimated at £60,000…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Crystal Palace, Richmond, narrowly escaped destruction by fire this morning. The flames were extinguished quickly, and the…
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Strong comments were made by the Court of Inquiry held at Liverpool lately concerning the loss of the barque General Picton. The vessel was bound from Garston to Iqulque, and [?] is concluded that the cargo contained a considerable…
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At a magisterial inquiry held on Monday into the cause of the fire which destroyed St. Paul's Parsonage at Illaville, the evidence went to show that the origin of the fire was unknown, but it was surmised that a…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--A fire broke out on the premises of Bolton and Fulton, printers, Flinders-lane, to-day, which destroyed the top storey. The Metropolitan Cement Company's…
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A portion of the cargo of the winefred, ship, from wellington, which put into Bahia recently on fire, has now been discharged, and advices have been received that 416 bales of wool and 393 bales' of flax have been surveyed and…
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ALBURY, Tuesday.--A fire broke out yesterday at midday in a shop occupied by Messrs. Rice Brothers, tobacconists, in Griffith's new buildings, Dean- street. The…
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