Fire Brigades Board
The Fire Brigades Board met on Wednesday M. F. B. Station, there being present Messrs. Charles Bown (chairman), Walter Church (vice-chairman), William C…
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News From Japan. an Assassination Plot. Disastrous Fire at Osaka. Sinking of a Steamer. Fatal Explosion of Fireworks--Suicide at Yokohama--Railway Disaster-- Financial Failures--Arrest of a Bankrupt--Railway Construction--Additions to the Navy--A Shipwreck Story. Murder of a Constable
THE following summary of news is taken from Japan files to hand by the latest mail. A telegram from Kanazawa, dated October…
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LONDON, November 20.—The Merchants' Exchange and other buildings at Cardiff have been burnt, and considerable damage has been caused to neighboring structures…
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SINGLETON, Saturday.—At midnight the people of Singleton were roused by the pealing of the firebell, when it was found that a two-storeyed detached brick kitchen belonging to the…
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THE official report of the fire at Rookwood states that the fire was discovered at 5.20 p.m., and that the call was received from Ashfield Volunteer Fire Company…
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AN alarm of fire was received, lit the M.F.B. head station at 2.47 this morning through No. 21 fire alarm for a shop und warehouse, 64 Oxford-street, occupied by Alfred…
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An empty house in Bull-street, Cook's Hill, was gutted by fire at half-past 3 this morning. Several brigades were promptly at the scene, and the fire was prevented…
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The Merchants' Exchange and other buildings at Cardiff have been burned, and considerable damage has been caused to neighbouring structures…
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A call was received by the headquarters station of the M.F.B. at 2.47 this morning, for a fire in the crockery and glassware store of Mr. Alfred Ford, 04 Oxford-street…
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A PORTION of the works of the Sydney Meat Preserving Co., which are situated on the Sydney-road at Rockwood, was discovered in flames between 5 and 6 o'clock…
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Yesterday evening a disastrous fire broke out in the works of the Sydney Meat-preserving Company, at Rookwood, when a large part of the works was utterly destroyed. The manager (Mr. Alban Gee)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Rookwood. Destruction of a Tallow Store. 3600 Sheep Roasted. a Fireman Dangerously Burnt
A disastrous fire occurred on Sunday evening at the premises of the Sydney Meat-preserving Company, Rookwood, by which upwards of £7000 worth of property was destroyed. The present is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Rookwood. the Meat Preserving Works in Flames. Extensive Damage to Machinery. Probable Effect on the Stock Market. 300 Men Thrown Out of Work
A fire, the evil effects of which will be more than ordinarily far-reaching, occurred last evening at the works of the Sydney Meat-preserving Company, which…
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Particulars of the insurances effected on the promises of the Sydney Meat Preserving Company, which were partly burnt out on Sunday, have not yet been obtained. It is…
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It has been ascertained that the contents of Mr. Ford's crockery warehouse Oxford-street, which was on fire on Monday were insured an the Commercial Union Office for £200. The…
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The drapery establishment of Mr. A. T. Dawes, 40 Beattie-street, Balmain, was the scene of a fire at about 10 o'clock last night. Some goods in one of the windows ignited through coming in…
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Early yesterday morning, a few minutes before 3 o clock, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to a fire at No. 64 Oxford-street, a glass and china warehouse…
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Every effort is being used to clear away the debris of the shed destroyed by fire on Sunday evening. Between 40 and 50 men started to work at noon yesterday immediately after the…
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The men of the headquarters station of the M.F.B. yesterday completed the erection of eight telephonic fire alarms ordered for Woollahra by the Fire Brigades' Board. The boxes are fixed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at the Meat Preserving Works, Rookwood. The Tallow Shed and Store Destroyed. Further Damage Done-estimated Loss: £1,000
THE clanging of the firebells gave warning Parramatta, on Sunday evening, about a quarter-past six o’clock, of a fire having broken out. It was soon ascertained that…
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