A State Fire Insurance. a New Zealand Request
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday.—As an offset to the alleged "combination" among the private insurance companies, the Government has been urged, by a deputation of citizens…
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New Zealand. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) State Fire Insurance. Auckland
A deputation, appointed by the Insurance Association, waited upon the Premier to-day to ask him to take up the question of State fire insurance. Mr. Seddon said that the matter would…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday.--A deputation of citizens waited upon the Premier (Mr. Seddon) to-day, to urge that the Government should undertake the business of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bold Burglars. They Break into a Bank And Set Fire to the Premises. AUBURN
The branch of the City of Sydney Bank was broken into last night. The burglars' entered by forcing the front door with a jemmy, but failed to force open the…
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LAWSON, Saturday— A large house occupied by Mr. W. Pritchard was totally destroyed by fire at Linden yesterday. Mrs. Pritchard had a spirit lamp alight, which was boiling water for tea…
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LONDON, February 13.—Fragments of the meteor which burst over Madrid on Monday night, doing great damage, fell in Madrid, at Burgos (225 miles north), and at…
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The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Brucker) stated, in reply to a deputation this afternoon which waited on him to ask for financial assistance for the Newcastle…
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LONDON, Thursday Night.--Fragments of the aerolite, which burst over Madrid on Monday last, doing great damage to property, fell in Madrid,…
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Replying to a deputation from the Newcastle Central Fire Brigade, which waited upon him yesterday to ask for financial assistance, the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Brunker, expressed…
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Messrs. Dick and Fegan. Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Colonial Secretary yesterday afternoon from the members of the Central Fire Brigade, Newcastle, Inte the hose and real brigade and they…
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An extensive fire occurred at Mr. Westlake's farm, Camelford Park, last night. The lighting set fire to the stabling and the outsheds, dcstroying two reapers and binders,two atrippers, besides…
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Fragments of the remarkable aerolite which burst over Madrid on Monday night, doing great damage, fell in Madrid and at Valentia, 190 miles south-east of…
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A most determined attempt to rob find burn down the City of Sydney Bank, at Auburn, was made some time between the hours of midnight and 5.30 p.m., on Thursday morning…
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At the Windsor Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Murray, (Mr. Dawsen prosecuting for the Crown), George Hollowell was charged with hiving on October 31, at…
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It has heen mentioned in the course of these articles that previous to the passing of the Fire Brigades Act, and even for some little time after that date, considerable friction existed between…
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A fire broke out at Dundas and Company's boiling down works, Hanbury-road, near Albury, this morning, resulting in the total destruction of the property…
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At an early hour this morning the Albury boiling down works were almost totally destroyed by fire. The origin of the outbreak is not known. At 3 o'clock a…
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A fire occurred at Soho, London, last night, in a crowded tenement building. The flames spread with such rapidity that the whole of the inmates were unable…
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The fire brigade was last night, at 6.15 o'clock, called to a fire at 407 Kent-street, in the premises of A. J. Selig and Co., clothing manufacturers. The brigade discovered a…
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A fire amongst the stock under a staircase in the premises of A. J. Selig and Co., boot manufacturers, 407 and 409 Kent-street, at 6.45 p.m. yesterday was quickly…
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