The Fire Brigades
That there is any amount of room for improvement in connection with our Fire Brigades has long been recognised. By none has the fact been more frankly admitted…
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Packing-case Fire Stations
The appalling inadequacy suburban resources for fire-fighting was raphically illustrated by several suburban Mars at a deputation to Mr. Hogue yesterday [?]dentally a…
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At Campbelltown, on Monday night, the dairy and homestead of the Misses Fitzgibbons, on the Appin-road, were completely destroyed by fire…
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Mr. Linton's general store, together wi[?] th[?] contents, was totally destroyed by fire o[?] Sunday afternoon. The fire was discovered at 2.30 o'clock, and the fire brigade was promptly…
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A very large deputation, consisting of numerous members of Parliament, representatives of municipal councils, and others, which wished to make certain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Neglected Fire Brigades. a Source of Imminent Danger. Deputation to the Chief Secretary
A very large deputation, representing most of the suburban municipalities, called at the Treasury yesterday morning with the object of interviewing Mr. Carruthers. State Premier, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney's Fire-fighting Equipment. Parlous Condition of the Suburbs. What Becomes of the Voted Money?
A large and influential deputation waited upon the Colonial Secretary (Mr. J. A. Hogue) yesterday to draw attention to the condition of the fire-fighting service and equipment of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Relief Fund
A meeting of the executive committee of the Lor[?] Mayor's Bush Fires Rolief Fund was held at. Sydney Town Hall on Thursday. The Lord Mayor presided, and there were also present…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →How Fires Originate
It is not generally known that a combination of indigo and linseed oil is a prolific source of destructive fires. Fabric dyed with indigo and finished with a preparation of linseed oil…
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WYALONG, Tuesday.--A disastrous fire occurred this morning at West Wyalong, when a shop in the main street, owned and occupied by Mrs. Gibb, as fruit and refreshment rooms, was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Extensive Grass Fire. Wagga
A fire occurred in a paddock on the property of Robert Williams, on the Tarcutta-road, about three miles from Wagga, and almost 10 acres of grass were burnt. Williams, who…
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NELLIGEN, Wednesday.--This district is now recovering from the late unusually severe visitation of bush fires. The recent rains have had a marked beneficial effect on the burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Ultimo
The M.F.B. this morning had a call to. a fire at the dwelling-house of Thomas Murphy, 423 Harris-street, Ultimo. The outbreak resulted in a front bedroom…
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WAGGA, Wednesday.--A fire broke out in a house occupied and owned by Mrs. H. Roulston, Travers-street, Wagga, on Tuesday morning. The fire brigade succeeded in saving the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Church Fire Insurance Fund
The Methodist Conference this morning advanced a step in the direction of forming a fire insurance fund of its own. It decided to place all its business in the hands of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Station at Crow's Nest
Messrs. Creswell and Fell, Ms.L.A., accompanied by Mr. Bown, chairman of the Fire Brigades Board, and Mr. Webb, Superintendent of Fire Brigades, waited upon the Chief…
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A deputation of northern suburbs residents, accompanied by officials of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, waited upon the Chief. Secretary yesterday morning, and asked for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on Fire. Warrimoo Returns to Port
MELBOURNE, Thursday Morning.—At 2 o'clock this morning a message from Queenscliff stated that a large steamer was letting off rockets and burning blue lights near the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Can a Man "Fire" for Ten Hours ?
"Can a man work firing for 10 hours on a coastal steamer without being knocked out?" asked Mr. Kelynack, of a fireman, who was being examined in the Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Fire at Wu-Chow. 300 Lives Lost
LONDON, Wednesday, 2.55 p.m.—A fleet of Chinese trading boats at Wu-chow (the treaty port in Kwangsi, at the confluence of the Kwei-ling and the Si-kiang) caught fire…
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