Fire in Oxford-street
The fusing of the electric light wires in the entrance to Mr. J. Gardner's bootshop, Oxford-street, Lost night, caused a mild sensation, the shop being full of people at the time. The Fire Brigade…
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Fire at Redfern
The Redfern Fire Station revived a call at about 7 o'clock this morning to a fife 111 Botany-road, at premises occupied by Mr Edward H. Gannorpy, a confectioner. The outoreak was…
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At 7.15 on Saturday night a small fire occurred in Oxford-street, at the boot shop of Mr. Joe Gardiner. The electric wire fused, the premises being placed in total darkness. for a few…
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GERMANTON, Saturday.--Mr. C. Viney's produce store, containing sheepskins, hides, tallow, and furs of various descriptions, together with the coach-house and stables, was burnt to the…
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A shed containing produce and hides, valued at £150, together with a waggon, harness, and other articles the property of Charles Viney, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The…
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Superintendent A. Webb, who is at the head of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, found, while touring abroad, that his men and equipment are such as may well be taken as patterns in many…
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Moore's timber yards, which occupy a huge area in City-road, South Melbourne, were alight at a late hour to-night. How the fire occurred is not known. Assistance is being rendered…
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It is a more chee[?]ing account which the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade has to give, after his travels in many lands, than that which, for example, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Superintendent Webb's Return. English and Continental Fire Brigades. a Comparison. Civil and Military Systems
Superintendent Alfred Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who recently made a tour of England and the Continent, returned to Sydney by the Ventura yesterday…
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Superintendent A. Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who has been on an eight months' tour of the world in order to learn the latent developments in fire-fighting machinery and equipment,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dazed Constable. Fires Two Shots
At 10.59 p.m. on October 20 Constable Chas. Hussey was in Balfour-street, Chippendale, on duty. He saw six or seven young fellows, a young man, William Hargraves, being…
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It is satisfactory to learn on the authority of Superintendent Webb, who has just returned to Sydney from a trip of observation abroad, that we are well in the front…
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A fire broke out on W. Friedrich's farm at Gerogery, destroying a number of hay stacks, which were insured in the City Mutual Office…
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At the quaterly meeting of the City Municipal Council yesterday, Alderman Lindsay Thompson was reappointed the council's representative on the Metropolitan Fire…
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About 8 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the German ship Anemone, formerly called the Maccallum More, while lying along-sidle the ocean steamers' wharf at Port…
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At the quarterly meeting of the City Council yesterday. Alderman E. Lindsay Thompson was re-elected the council's representative on the Fire Brigades Board. There was no other…
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A fire occurred this morning on the German ship Anemone, lying at the ocean steamers' wharf, Port Adelaide. The Outbreak started in the paint locker, which…
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At a meeting of the Randwick Council on Tuesday night, an intimation was received from the Chief Secretary's Office, through Mr. David storey. M.L.A.. that the matter of a Are…
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A fire occurred early yesterday morning in a shop and dwelling in Chruchian-street, Islington, occupied by Mr. Samuel Quintrell. The Wickham Fire Brigade responded to the alarm, and succeeded in…
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Notwithstanding that the Randwick Borough Council has been paying a considerable sum annually as a contribution towards the up-keep of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, there is no fire station or other…
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