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The Fire Brigades Board has addressed a letter to the Balmain Council in reply to a protest from the aldermen against an increased levy. Among reasons given for the increase is the general reduction apparent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GLEN INNES, Wednesday.—A fire broke out in the back premises at the residence of Mrs. Adams in Torrington-street on Tuesday morning. A neighbor was awakened by the roar of flames…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some alarm was caused at Government House last night by the discovery of a fire in Mrs. Freeman Thomas's sitting-room. The fire was caused through a lace curtain coming in contact with a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In connection with the death of the little girl named Amy Childs, aged 10, which resulted from her being burnt in a fire at her home in Crossley-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a few minutes before 4 o'clock this morning Mr. John C. Nolland, who resided in a weatherboard cottage of six rooms at 48 Taylor-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The solicitor of the Board of Trade has written to the Newcastle Marine Board for information respecting the cause of the fine on the vessel Bradock, which left Newcastle with Cardiff coal on 2nd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire which occurred at Annandale early this morning destroyed a cottage at 48 Taylor-street occupied by John W. Nolland, and did serious damage to another adjoining, in the occupancy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. M'Gowen, M.L.A., introduced a deputation from the Fire Brigades Board to the Colonial Secretary to-day and asked that the old police station and court-house site at Redfern should be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is said that Liverpool possesses the largest fire engine in the world. It has a capacity of from 1900 to 2100 gallons of water per minute. The cylinders and pumps are double, the pumps and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—The lucky escape from a big conflagration at Government House on Monday night was the subject yesterday of the exchange of compliments between, representatives of the insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early yesterday morning a six-roomed weatherboard cottage, at Taylor-street, Annandale, was completely destroyed by fire, and John C. Nolland, the occupant, and his three children,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At half-past this morning,the headquarters station of the Metropolitan Firs Brigade received a call from some employees at tho General Post-office…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 5.30 this morning the watchman on duty at the fire station in Castlereagh-street received a call from the General Post Office by telephone. Superintendent Bear, Deputy-Superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation from the Metropolitan Fire brigade was introduced to the Colonial Secretary yesterday by Mr. J. S. M'Gowen, M.P., to point out the necessity for a fire brigade station being…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →MOLONG, Friday.--A fire occurred here this morning, by which two cottages, owned by Mr. F. Morris, situated in Phillip-street, were totally destroyed. How the fire originated is not…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A fire broke out last night in the sitting-room of Mrs. Freeman Thomas, at Government House, situated in the front of the building on the first floor. A dance…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A deputation from the Fire Brigades Board waited upon the Chief Secretary yesterday to make representatives as to the desirableness of fire stations being established at Redfern and Burnwood. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shortly after half-past 2 yesterday the M.F.B. were given an alarm for n lire at the warehouse of Potts and Paul. Three steamers were turned out, and owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NYNGAN, Monday.—A fire- broke out yesterday evening in a small dwelling occupied by a man named P. Maher. The building, which was owned by Mr. Troker, of Bathurst, was…
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