In Case of Fire. Keys of Business Places
Owing to the difficulty, in cases of fire, which occur at night of discovering the whereabouts of persons in charge of the keys of warehouses, and other such places, the…
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Sydney's Fire Brigades. Increased Contributions. Protest of Municipalities
SOME FIGURES AND COMPARISONS. The usually quiet council at St. Peters became considerably agitated on Monday night, when a letter was read from the secretary of the Fire…
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COROWA, Thursday.—Mr. Foster, farmer at Travellers' Point, about six miles from Corowa, lost a stack of wheaten hay by fire on Tuesday evening last. The fire is supposed to have been…
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The memorandum transmitted by the secretary to the Fire Briga[?] Board (Mr. Z. Collis Barry) to the suburban councils, stating that it had been found necessary to increase the contribution levy for this…
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WEST WYALONG, Thursday.—Afire occurred at about 1 o'clock this morning, when the post and telegraph office at Wyalong was completely gutted. The mails and official documents were…
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A stack of about 500 tons of firewood, lying in a paddock off the Baulkham Hills-road, Parramatta, was ignited by a spark from another fire yesterday afternoon. The Parramatta Volunteer…
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The annual meeting of Rockdale Fire Brigade was held at the station recently, Alderman A. E. Green presiding, in the absence of the Mayor (Alderman Judd). The report of the secretary (Mr. William Logon) showed…
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BRAIDWOOD, Friday.âAn inquiry into the origin of the fire which destroyed the premises of Shewan Aneb, a Syrian storekeeper, on Sunday morning last, was opened yesterday, before…
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The annual meeting of Kogarah Fire Brigade was held at the fire station, Kensington-street, on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Aiken presided. The annual report, which was submitted disclosed a very satisfactory…
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The Parramatta fire station received an alarm of fire yesterday afternoon from Baulkham-hills, and on going out found a stack of wood containing about 600 tons on fire. It was situated near…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board has notified the Waterloo Council that it has been found necessary to increase the contribution levy for this year, in order to meet the reasonable…
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Probably the only suburban council which does not mind in the least the increased claims for contributions to the Fire Brigades Board is Canterbury. In common with many other similar bodies, this council has received…
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WYALONG, Thursday.--A fire occurred at 1 o'clock this morning, when the post and telegraph office at Wyalong, with the residence attached, was completely gutted. The fire was…
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LONDON, January 12, 4.23 p.m.—While on a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, with a cargo of sulphur, the Italian steamer Vittoria took fire, and was…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- It is estimated that the recent bush fires damaged £1000 worth of property around Kilmore. The loss of live stock has been veryg reat, and there is not a vestige…
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About 2 o'clock yesterday morning, as briefly mentioned in yesterday's issue, a fire broke out on premises occupied by Joseph Asheroft, butcher, at Burwood-road, Burwood. The fire was speedily…
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At the annual meeting of the Rookwood Fire Brigade, on Wednesday, the Mayor, Mr. J. T. Jay, presided. The following officers were elected: -- Captain, Mr. T. France; first lieutenant, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires at Paddington. Outbreak in a Church
Shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning the fire brigade received a call for a fire in St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Oxford-street, Paddington. A quantity of hanging drapery and…
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NARRANDERA, Friday. -- A truck or lucerne hay on the mail train yesterday morning caught fire between here and Grong Grong. It was detached, and dragged in with a wire rope to the…
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It was Mr. W. G. Bean who first discovered the fire at Toongabbie platform. Mr. Bean was driving by at the time, and with the assistance of Miss Isabel Bean, he…
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