Fire Brigades Board
At a meeting of the City Council this morning Alderman Beare was elected unopposed to represent the council on the Fire Brigades Board…
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Fire at Junee
JUNEE, Saturday.--A fire broke out at 9 o'clock last night, which entirely destroyed a thirteen-roomed two-storey building at the corner of Edgar and George streets,…
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Of the vessels arriving at San Francisco on January 18 the principal item of interest was on the four-masted Hawaiian ship Hawaiian Isles, 75 days from Newcastle,…
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The annual picnic and cricket match of the principal officers of the fire and marine insurance co[?] panies transacting business in Sydney was held at Correy's Gardens, Cabarita, Parramatta River, on…
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Richardson's mill at Nathalia, containing 11,000 bags of wheat and quantities of flour und pollard, was burned down at an early hour this morning. There was no water…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Fire at Junee. Junee
Mr. Charles Passlow's large boarding-house at the southern end of the town, together with extensive outbuildings, was totally destroyed by fire late last night. The premises wine at one time licensed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eastern News. Terrible Explosion in Chin Twenty-six People Killed. Fatal Fire at Hongkong-- Fourteen Lives Lost-- Steamers In Collision-- Great Loss of Life-- Aft Un- Known Vessel Sunk
A terrific gunpowder explosion (says the N.C. DAILY NEWS) occurred at Wuchang on January 22, and, according to the first report, upwards of a hundred lives were…
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The following nominations for a municipal representative to the Fire Brigades Board were received yesterday by Mr. S. T. Widdon, the returning-officer: -- Alderman…
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A Telegram from Wilcannia yesterday reported that the residence of H. W. Ewan, in that town, was utterly destroyed by fire with its contents. The building was insured in the Sun office…
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At 10 minutes to 1 this morning a fire broke out at a tobacconist shop, 123 Glebe-road, occupied by Frederick Menier. A contingent of the M.F.B. and the Glebe…
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The aldermen of the suburban municipalities are called upon to elect their representative for the above board on Monday next. Among those nominated is…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An extensive fire broke out at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Richmond. A. Watson's hay and corn store, Church-street, with its contents was…
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It has bean found that the nominations of candidates for a seat on the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board are informal. Each candidate should have…
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A shed occupied by the Sydney Firelight Company, situate in Percival street, Leichhardt, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Some resin had boiled over, and, reaching the shed…
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A fire occurred at Percival-road, Leichhardt, yesterday alternoon, by which a small building was completely destroyed. The place was used as a manufactory for…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board met on Wednesday, all the members being present. A letter from the Town Clerk was read, announcing the re-election of Alderman J. L. Beare, J.P., to…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board met on Wednesday, Thirty-four tenders for the erection of a fire station at Balmain were opened. All over £900 were rejected, and the balance re[?]erved for…
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Another instance of heating in Australian coats is reported by the ship Hawaiian Isles, which sailed from Newcastle, New South Wales, on November 4, and arrived at San Francisco on January 13. On…
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A meeting of representatives of insurance companies was held at the headquarters station of the M.F.B., Castlereagh-street, to-day, for the purpose of electing…
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