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The proposal for the erection of a new fire [?] was discussed at last night's meeting of the W[?] Council. It was pointed out that the existing [?] protection was altogether inad[?]quate, and that [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable attention was paid at last night's meeting of the Waverley Council to a communication received concerning the necessity of a new and adequate fire station for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The National Sporting Club was literally packed everywhere on Monday night, when the opening bouts of the fifth annual Amateur Boxing Championships, and second annual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortly after 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out in a three-roomed weatherboard cottage in Bridge-road, opposite the Kauri Timber Company. The building was severely damaged by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Waverley aldermen had before them on Tuesday night the question of providing a now and more commodious fire station for the borough. The present station, which is an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A lire broke out at No. 14 Bridge-road, Pyrmont, last night, in a weatherboard cottage occupied by J. Mathieson, and owned by Mrs. Wood, of Point-street, City. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From a report furnished to the City Council by Alderman E. Lindsay-Thompson, the civic representative on the Fire Brigades Board, it is learned that tenders have been accepted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As a train passed through the tunnel, on its road from Glenbrook to Penrith, about 10 15 a.m., on Friday morning, 14th instant, the guard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurred at D[?]een station, the residence of Messrs. Fleming Brothers, at 10 o'clock on Sunday night. The whole of the out-buildings were totally destroyed. The [?]re…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →About 5.25 yesterday afternoon the streets of the city were cleared for the passage of galloping horses from, the fire station, the call having come from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A visit to Messrs. H. Bull and Company's warehouse this morning showed that business was going on as usual, and but for the presence of a couple of firemen there was no indication…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out at the distillery of Nitschke and Sons, Hackney, at about 6 o'clock this morning. The origin can only be surmised, but from investigations, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The magnificent warehouse of Henry Bull and Co., Ltd., York and Market streets, was the scene of a small fire late yesterday afternoon that threatened at one time to assume serious…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fire broke out yesterday evening in the top floor of Messrs. Henry Bull and Co.'s large warehouse in York-street. The outbreak was confined to that portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A fire, believed to have been caused by the throwing down of a light, broke out at No. 332 Old South Head-road, shortly after midnight, and did some damage to the residence and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The necessity for establishing a volunteer fire brigade at Enfield was urged by Alderman W. Taylor (municipal representative on the Fire Brigades' Board) on the Enfield Council last week. The council had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A serious fire occurred here last night, when Mr. Patt's baking establishment was destroyed, together with the contents, comprising one ton of flour, several bags of pollard,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early on Saturday morning a fire broke out in some sheds at Greystanes, the property of Mr. P. H. Morton. A large quantity of hay, grain, and agricultural machinery was destroyed. The total loss is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A big shed on "Greystanes," the residence fet Mr. P. H. Morton, of Prospect was with nearly all the contents, destroyed by fire. The shed contained 50 tons of hay, 200 bags of maize, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Some interesting information with reference to a dispute between the Fire Brigades Board and the Commonwealth Government was given by Alderman W. Taylor, municipal representative…
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