Fire Brigades' Board Election
His Excellency the Governor, with that advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to make the following amended regulation under the fire Brigades Act, 1884, in connection with the…
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Fire at Orange. a Cottage Destroyed
ORANGE, "Wednesday.-A weatherboard cottage at East Orange, owned and occupied by Mr. Daniel Carty, was totally destroyed by fire at about 10 o'clock last Might. Mrs. Carty and two young…
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The board appointed to inquire into the circumstances bearing upon the disastrous fire in Flinders-lane last November concluded the taking of evidence to-day. Mr. George Butler,…
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Owing to representations made to the Colonial Secretary by Alderman William Taylor, suburban municipal representative on the Fire Brigades Board, the regulations…
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HARDEN, Friday.-The burning of Mrs. Robertson's house here on Saturday morning last formed the subject of an inquiry before Mr. T. Barnes, district coroner, and a jury, at the…
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A fire broke out in the main hold of the ship Canterbury, which is loading at Dunedin for London. The cargo consisted of wool and flax. The damage is not definitely ascertained, but…
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The Fire Brigades Board have received a notification that the old Redfern Courthouse, which was vacated recently when the police moved into their new building, had been [?]anded over to them…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Feb. 25.—An extensive fire broke out at 1 o'clock this morning in a block of buildings in Queen-street. Although hundreds of firemen who are here for the demonstration were…
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ADELAIDE, Feb. 24.—A big fire occurred this morning at Port Adelaide, when Honey's timber yard, situated close to the railway station, caught alight, and was totally destroyed. The loss is…
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About 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Bayley street, Coolgardie, in the hairdressing saloon of C. Simpson, forming part of the premises of Bonner's' Great Western…
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A disastrous fire occurred in Bayley-street early this morning, by which three shops and Bonner's Great Western Hotel were destroyed. The fire brigade stopped the fire at the eastern end of…
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COOLGARDIE, Friday. -- Another disastrous fire occurred in Bayley-street at 1 o'clock this morning, consuming Bonner's Great Western Hotel and the buildings just vacated by T. P…
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Early yesterday morning the "Record" of flee was totally destroyed by fire, with its contents, which included, now machinery aw printing plant. The building was owned by…
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Sir,--In a recent issue Alderman Probert, of Camperdown, is stated to have said that he did not see why municipal councils should contribute to the Fire Brigades Board, and that the cost of…
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Our Auckland (N.Z.) corespondent, writing under date of February 28, reports:-During the past week Auckland has been visited by firemen from the various parts of the colony, to take part in the…
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KIAMA, Monday:-A large outhouse, owned by Miss A. Goodwin, of Thompson-street, was yesterday afternoon totally destoryed by fire, together with a quantity of bay and a large kit of…
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Sir,—In your issue of February 28 there is a paragraph relating to Mr. Superintendent Bear, the Fire Brigades' Board, and their relations with volunteer firemen, in which you state that as a result of the…
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WYALONG, Tuesday.-A fire, occurred at Yalgogrin at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, when a large hotel, recently erected there by Mr. William Hill, was burnt to the ground. The wind…
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At an early hour this morning a fire broke out in a weatherboard-cottage, situated at No. 201 Catherine-street, occupied by one Robert Martin. The front bedroom and its…
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Your house takes fire. What burns first? The lightost and most inflammable staff, of course—furniture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork, It is is a…
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