Fire Brigades Board
Mr. Alfred Webb, chief officer of the M.F.B., was on Thursday night entertained at dinner at the Trocadero Cafe, city, by the chairman and members of the Fire Brigades Board…
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Sagacious Dog. Gives an Alarm of Fire
At the Water and Sewerage Board's meeting to-day a communication was received from the resident engineer at Prospect reporting that the store at the Cataract River…
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At the Water and Sewerage Board meeting today, the engineer in charge at Prospect Reservoir reported that at 4 a.m. on Sunday last the cement and plant store at Cataract River was…
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THE above fire brigade this week received an up-to-date manual and two new horses. Everything is- now a credit to the brigade, which naturally feels very…
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Although the modern line of fire engines Is traced back to Amsterdam it must not be forgotten that the Romans used fire engines with pumps, worked with a rocking beam on the principle of the one shown above. In the Bronze Room of the Roman Galleries at the British Museum are…
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Of all the pets owned by the London Metropolitan Fire Brigade, the one with the most distinguished history is Polly, the Camden Town parrot. Polly is an Indian by birth, and although…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Presentations to Superintendent Webb
The Pressmen connected with the metropolitan newspapers paid a high compliment to Superintendent Webb yesterday afternoon, when a presentation was made to him to mark his courtesy and assistance to…
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At the W. and S. Board meeting yesterday, the engineer in charge at Prospect Reservoir reported that at 4 a.m. on Sunday last the cement and plant store at Cataract River was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eton Fire Scenes. Boys Help to Rescue Comrades
The fire at England's celebrated public school—Eton—which broke out on June 1, resulted in the loss of two lives and the total destruction of one of the master's houses…
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GILGANDEA, Monday.—Jenkins' Telegraph Hotel narrowly escaped destruction by fire early this morning. About 4 a.m. the interior of the dining-room was observed to be in flames; but…
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On Thursday night the members of the Fire Brigades Board entertained Superintendent Webb at dinner at the Trocadero prior to his departure for Europe and America upon an extended tour to investigate and report upon the…
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AUCKLAND, N.Z., Monday.—A fire, the seat of which has not yet been located, has broken out in the Waihi Gold Mine. Five men are imprisoned In the mine. Every effort is being made tos…
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At 4 a.m. to-day flames were discovered in the dining-room of the Telegraph Hotel. Fortunately there were numerous willing helpers and a plentiful supply of water. The fire was quickly extinguished…
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MURRUMBURRAH, Tuesday.—What might have culminated in a disastrous fire was narrowly averted on Sunday night. A passer-by noticed smoke issuing from one of the balcony…
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A call to a fire at Messrs. John Bridge and Co.'s store in Harbor-street, City, was received by the Metropolitan Fire Brigades shortly after 7 o'clock last evening. The outbreak occurred…
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A paraffin tank boiling over caused a slight fire at the Waihi mine. It was extinguished in an hour, very little damage being done…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called out last evening to the premises of Messrs. John Bridge and Company, Harbour-street, City, where an Outbreak of fire had been discovered on the…
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CROYDON (Q.), Monday.--At the Police Court to-day two miners were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a Chinaman, a cook at a hotel. It is alleged that the accused…
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AUCKLAND, Monday.--A fire occurred at the Waihi Mine's No. 6 level, being caused by paraffin boiling over. The Umber sets caught fire, and the mine became filled with smoke. All the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The departure of the steamer Karamea, of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion fleet, for Australasian ports has been delayed by a fire, which broke out in her hold--…
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