Our Fire and Life Offices
Mr. Henry F. Francis, local manager of the "Royal," and the new chairman of the Fire Underwriters' Association of N.S.W…
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State Fire Ins[?]rance
Keen competition continues to prevail as between the New Zealand State Fire Insurance Department and the private companies carrying on business in the island colony. Recently…
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A seven-roomed house, occupied by Mr. James Anderson, and situated at Mount Gravatt, South Brisbane, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The building was insured in the…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade has for some little time past been busy experimenting with kerosene as a fuel instead of coal. Mr. Webb, the superintendent, in course of conversation…
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Having considered the proposals of the Fire Brigades Conference, with regard to the charges for fire alarms, the Postmaster-General has given his decision as follows:—(a) As…
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Forest fires under ordinary circumstances are sufficiently dangerous to anyone so unlucky as to be caught within their circuit, but the following…
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The reorganisation of the Rookwood Volunteer was completed at the Fire Brigades Board meeting on Thursday, when Mr. H. J. Larcombe (Rookwood's popular…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a busy time last night, in attending to trilling calls in the city and suburbs. Between six and seven they were out to three chimney fires, one at…
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There are persistent rumors afloat, that some fresh developments are likely to take place with reference to that mysterious fire near Ryde, which early in the year…
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A fire broke out last evening to an iron shed at (Mr. B.M. J. West's sawmills, Wattle-street and Pyrmont Bridge-road, city. Before the M.F.B., with ore hydrant, extinguished the…
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The reorganisation of the Rookwood Volunteer Fire Brigade was completed on Thursday, when Mr. H. J. Larcombe was appointed captain. Other positions in the brigade were filled…
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Tire tricks Were practised in Very ancient times, and many of to-day's best-known tricks were employed to deceive the public of long ago. There is nothing even now which…
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A store and dwelling, occupied by Mrs. Kidner and ker daughter, at Mudingburra, near Townsville, together with the contents of the store and furniture, have been destroyad by…
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A fire broken out to-day in the draper's shop of Mrs. E. Baker, 106 canterbury road, Marrickville. The Marrickville branck of the M.F,B., with a chemical engine, district officer, and seven…
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On Saturday night a fire broke out in the northern end of the Sutherland goods shed, where a quantity of furniture, belonging to a railway employee named Wauchop, was stored…
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The Kogarah Council has, by resolution, entered its protest against the decision of the Municipal Conference, held recently to consider Superintendent Webb's recommendations…
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LONDON, Sunday, 2 p.m.— A great fire has occurred at Moscow. Four depots containing provisions for the Far East have been destroyed…
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In compliance with recent representations made by Alderman W. Taylor, suburban representative on the Fire Brigades Board, a volunteer fire brigade station will be opened at…
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A narrow escape from destruction by fire of the goods shed at Sutherland occurred at about 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, when flames were observed issuing from the office at the…
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A great fire has occurred at Moscow. Four depots containing provisions for the Far East have been destroyed…
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