Fire at Narrabri. Narrabri
About 2 a.m. to-day Constable Lane, West Narrabri, discovered that Messrs. Hall Brothers' woolshed, about one mile from West Narrabri, on the Namoi River, was on fire. The building and…
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Big Fire at Narrabri. Narrabri
A big fire broke out at Narrabri west at 1 a.m. to- day, doing extensive damage, estimated at about £10,006. The building involved was Messrs. Hall Bros.' wool store,…
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BATHURST. Monday.--The heat on Friday and Saturday was excessive. During Friday the thermometer stood at 102 at 9 o'clock. The following day the record was the same, and by 1…
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At the farm of Messrs. Trainor Brothers, Bungowannah Estate, this morning 30 tons of hay and 150 bags of oats were destroyed by fire. NARRABRI, Monday…
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The suburban municipal representative on the Fire Brigades Board, Alderman W. Taylor, has notified a fresh demand which is about to be made in that direction on the…
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INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED FOR. At the Burwood council meeting last night an important communication was received from Alderman W. Taylor (municipal representative on…
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Last evening a disastrous cane fire broke out at Cumbalam, and was unfortunately attended with fatal results. Over 100 acres of cane were destroyed, C…
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Mr. W. Taylor, of Rockdale, representative of suburban municipalities on the [?] Brigades Board, has issued the following [?]reular:--"The contribution to the Fire [?]gades…
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BALLINA, Tuesday.—The heat wave which has been passing over the State has also affected Ballina. Saturday was a very unpleasant day. There was very little wind, and the thermometer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. the Fire Brigades Board. and Its Maintenance. Dissatisfaction Among Aldermen
At the St. Peters Council on Monday evening a communication was received from Alderman W. Taylor (representative of suburban municipalities on the Fire Brigades Board), stating that the…
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According to a return prepared by Superintendent Webb, the Metropolitan Fire Brigades were called out to 654 fires in the metropolitan area during the past year. Of these 482 were actual fires, 77 false…
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The call that is being made upon the municipal councils this year for an additional contribution to the maintenance of fire brigades comes admittedly at a rather…
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BALLINA, Tuesday.—The heat wave which has been passing over the State has also affected Ballina. Saturday was a very unpleasant day. There was very little wind, and the thermometer…
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A message from London states that Shamrock III., Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger for the America Cup, had a narrow escape from being burned in a fire which did great damage to Denny's shipbuilding…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fire Brigades. "Insufficient Men and Plant." Increased Municipal Contributions
Alderman W. Taylor, the suburban representative of the Fire Brigades Board, has forwarded to the various councils a communication setting out. in a somewhat unfavorable light, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protection From Fire. Undermanned Stations and Insufficient Plant. the Fire Brigades Board Contributions. Increase of 50 Per Cent. to Be Levied. Objections Raised by Municipal Councils
The contributions to the Fire Brigades Board this year have been fixed at £45,450. Last year the amount raised was £30,600, so that the increase in the rates will be £14,850, or nearly 50 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, January 7, 1903. the Councils and the Fire Brigades Board
The Fire Brigades Board desires to raise this year a fund amounting to some 50 per cent. higher than that of last year. In other words, the contribution fixed last year at £30,600 is…
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Several of our suburban municipal councils are "bucking," to use a familiar and Australian word, against the payment of increased contributions towards the…
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A three-roomed stone house in Jamieson-street, South Broken Hill, was burned down early this morning. The owner, Mr. W. Kumm, lighted a can[?] on a table near the bed and left the room for…
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BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--Shortly after 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out in a three- roomed stone house in Jamieson-street, South Broken-hill, and in a very little while the…
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