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FREMANTLE, Friday.—When the steamer Riverina arrived in port yesterday from Albany, a fumigating engine was brought alongside, and sulphur fames pumped into the hold…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PENRITH, Friday.—The local fire station, which has been recently completed at a cost of about £1000, was officially opened yesterday by Mr. C. Bown, chairman of the Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The report of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company for 1907 shows that the premiums in the fire department amounted to £1,471,088, in the accident department…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--When the hatch coverings were removed from the steamer Ionic this morning dense smoke curiod up, and it being clear that the fire was not subdued,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out among the flax and wool carge of the Ionic yesterday. The hatches were battened down and steam was injected into the burning hold. The fire, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A frightful 'burning fatality occurred at Cunich's Cherry Gardens, near Parkes, last night, resulting in the death of Mrs. Cunich, and the total destruction of the buildings and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PARKES, Thursday.--Last night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, a fatal fire occurred about two miles and a half from Parkes, on the Wellington-road. A man named Anthony Cunich has a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Visitors to the scene of the recent fire at Holy Trinity Church, Granville, have been very numerous, the pathetic sight of the bare, roofless walls having been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →They were both breeders of canaries, and their conversation naturally turned on how to feed and train birds. Each had entered a bird for the singing competition, to be held on the morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The thirteenth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, Sydney, on Friday, the Lord Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The question of the great danger to Sydney from fire continues to be a matter of discussion in all quarters, now that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The new fire station, recently completed at Penrith, and into which the local brigade have now been comfortably installed, was officially opened…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 13th annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Thomas Hughes (Lord Mayor of Sydney) presided…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sir,-In this building there are about two hundred and fifty young women employed under different employers. The National Shirt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ab[?]t three feet of water have found its way in[?] the freezing chamber of the Ionic, and the meat has to be discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A fire broke out at the Post Office block, at Wellington, to-night. Fed by a f[?]erce gale, the flames gutted a considerable portion of the o[?]der part of the building. The telegraphic…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The fire which some time ago devastated Chelsea, Boston, U.S.A., cost the English fire insurance companies £339,080…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. S. H. Oatway, of New Zealand, after nine years' persistent effort, has successfully launched the May Oatway fire alarm system, which is now firmly established…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The annual report of this company for 1907 shows that the company had a prosperous year, and that notwithstanding the disbursements required in connection with the acquisition of the…
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