Fires. Nymagee
A cottage in Cornish Town, the property of Mrs. Judd and occupied by William Perry, was burnt last night. It was valued at £50, and was insured for £35 in the Sun Office. A lamp is supposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires & bushfires, 1903
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Tapping the Internal Fires
Various, suggestions in the past have been made, ranging from electricity to liquid air, but a proposition to tap the earth's internal fires is seriously put forward in the last issue to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Waterloo
About noon on the 8th instant a fire broke out at the works of Messrs. A. and G. Borthwick, varnish manufacturers, Botany-road, Waterloo, which resulted in the total destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 91 →Fire at Hunter's-hill
A fire occurred on Monday afternoon in a storeroom at the rear of the residence of Mr. H. Olden, in Palser-street, Hunter's-hill, the building and its contents being totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Brigades Board. The Increased Contributions
The matter of the increased contributions to the Fire Brigades Board came before the Newtown Council last night. Letters were read from the board stating that the council's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parramatta and District. Fire at a Tannery
Shortly after the "drunks" train, as it is familiarly styled, had passed through Auburn station early yesterday morning, the night officer's attention was attracted to a fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigades Board Contributions. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As the suburban municipal councils appear to be seriously considering their position with regard to the anuual contributions levied by the Fire Brigades Board (the "rude awakening" having been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire Brigades. the Increased Contributions. an Amended Act Urged. Under-estimated Finances
At the meeting of the City Council last night a report was submitted by Alderman Lindsay Thompson with regard to the contributions to the Fire Brigade, as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades Levy. Action of the Woollahra Council. Counsel's Opinion to Be Taken. Payment to Be Deferred
The Woollahra aldermen took up the discussion upon the question of the fire board contributions at a meeting of the council on Monday night. The Mayor (Alderman W. F. Latimer, M.L.A.)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires. Berrigan
Nangunia Hotel and Post-office, situated 10 miles from here, on the Cobram-road, were totally destroyed by fire last night just after closing time. The proprietor (Mr. P. J. Gleeson) was aroused by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Paddington
About noon yesterday the Paddington detachment of the M.F.B. received a telephone message that a fire bad broken out the rear of a large grocer's shop at 440 Oxford-street occupied by…
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BERRIGAN, Wednesday.--Mr. P. J. Gleeson s Nangaui Hotel, situated nine miles from here, on the Berrigan-Cobram road, was completely destroyed by are late last night. The hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigades Levy. Action of the Waverley Council
The question of the increased demand of the Fire Brigades Board was discussed by the Waverley borough aldermen on Tuesday night. The Mayor (Alderman W. Carter. J.P.) was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigades' Board. the Increased Contribution. Waverley Wants an Amended Bill
The subject of the increased contributions to the Fire Brigades' Board was dealt with at the Waverley Council's last meeting. The Mayor moved co-operation he extended to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Contribution. (Some of the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition Yesterday.) Discussed at Randwick
The circular letter respecting the fire brigades contribution for the current year was before the Randwick Council on Tuesday night. Under the increased rate the borough will have to pay £289…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Camp Fires
The writer has put in a good many nights riding along the lonely tracks of the bush. It has often struck him, as here and there the twinkling lights of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fires. Narrabri
Through the barsting of a lamp the School of Arts has narrowly escaped being destroyed by fire. The damage done to the billiard table is estimated at £17…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Fatal Fire
A disastrous fire broke out in a barber's shop at 72 Royal Mint-street, Minories, a densely populated Jewish quarter, which resulted in the death of three people, and might, but for a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fire Brigade Question
"Ratepayer" writes:—The Leichhardt Council Reserves credit for the stand it has taken re the increased taxation proposed by the Fire Brigades Board for the current year. If the board improved…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigades Charges. Protest From Bexley
The proposed increase in the amount which the suburban municipalities are being called upon to contribute to the Fire Brigades Board this year was discussed by the Bexley Council…
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