New Fire Station at the Glebe
The fine, imposing-looking buliding, situated in St. John's-road, Glebe, in which the Glebe Volunteer Fire Brigade has been installed was formally opened by the Colonial…
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Pension for Fire Fighters. Superintendent Webb's Proposal
The reports of the proceedings of the interstate fire brigades' conference, which was held in Sydney a little while ago, are in the hands of the printers. That some innovation will be…
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LONDON, Tuesday. Afternoon. -- Two bales of wool from the steamer Gothic, which were placed on deck on Sunday week, were opened yesterday, when it was found that…
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A fire at Baltimore has resulted in the destruction of the great docks there. The damage done is estimated at 300,000dol. (£160,000)…
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The fire that broke out on the steamer Perthshire during the voyage from New Zealand was confined to No. 4 hold and to the tween decks…
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At an early hour yesterday morning a fire occurred in an unoccupied house in Longdownstreet, Newtown, owned by Mr. Thomas Maloney. In order to get at the seat of the…
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The necessity for better quarters and improved equipment for the Darlinghurst Fire Brigade has been brought under the notice of the Chief Secretary by Mr. Levy, M.L.A. It…
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ONE of the most important phases of the unofficial talks on fire brigade matters at the recent conference was the condition of country brigades. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Arnott's Factory
A fire occurred in one of the packing rooms at Arnott's biscuit factory at Cook's-hill last night. The room, in which a large quantity of biscuits was in process of packing, was badly…
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Preparations are being made to erect a new fire station at Kogarah at a cost of £3000. The Government Architect reports that this will be the most up-to-date suburban station yet erected…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle. Fire at Arnott's Factory. Newcastle
A fire broke out to-night in the packing-room of Arnott's biscuit factory, at Cook's Hill. The alarm was quickly given, and the local fire brigades arrived promptly on the…
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Fireless cooking sounds as impossible to-day as wireless telegraphy did a few years ago; yet a select company, invited by Mr. H. Meister, the patentee, sat down at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Ship Fires. Spontaneous Combustion Ascribed to Sheep Dips. LONDON, Saturday Morning
An inquiry has been held at Valparaiso into the loss of the barque Pitcairn Island, which wars burnt on the South American coast…
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The Court of Inquiry at Valparaiso concerning the outbreak of fire in the wool cargo of the barque Pitcairn Island has found that the fire was due to spontaneous combustion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinamen Fire at a Crowd. Footballers Molest Rushcutters Bay Gardeners—a Man Shot
Arthur Tyter, a resident of Surry Hills, going home from the Manly v. South Sydney football match, at Hampden Park Oval yesterday evening, was unfortunate…
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LONDON, Saturday.--Th Court of Inquiry at Valparaiso concerning the outbreak of fire in the wool cargo of the barque Pit[?]rn Island, has found that the fire was due to…
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News was brought to Sydney by the Maheno on Saturday of the loss of one of the inter-Island oil vessels at the Fiji Group. Messrs. Hery Marks and Co.'s smart little oil vessel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires on Ships. Chemicals in Sheep Dips. London, June 16
An inquiry has been held at Valparaiso into the burning of the barque Piteairn Island in April in latitude 52 south and longitude 90 west. The Court found that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tasmania. a City Fire. Hobart
A fire at the corner of Collins and Harrington streets after midnight on Friday destroyed the premises of A[?] Hams and Co., fruiterers, Mr. Barker, shoemaker, and Mr…
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