Councils and Fire Brigades
The Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3
A conference of representatives of municipal councils within the Maitland and Newcastle fire districts was held in the Newcastle Council-chambers last night to consider the advisability of petitioning the Government to…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 10
At the instance of the Wickham Municipal Council a conference was held last night in the Newcastle City Council Chambers by representatives of the municipal councils within…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 11
A great fashions emporium and some houses adjoining at Elbouf, near Rouen, have been burned. The damage amounts to millions of…
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Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 7
Veronica Barber 14 residing with her parents at West-street, Hursiville, retired 40 ned as usual on Tuesday evening, and left a candle burning beside the bed. By some…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At the Richmond Court yesterday, Frederick Mishael, a tailor, was charged with having, on December 31, at tempted to set fire to a building at 183…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 7
Captain D. L. Dakin, secretary of the New South Wales Fire Brigades' Union, states that the movement for unionism amongst the employees of the fire brigades was increasing, not only in this State, but…
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Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 31
Another name may be added with pride to the long list of ecclesiastical scientists and inventors. We have heard recently of Monsignor Corebotani's discovery of a great…
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The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 53
Another name may be added with pride to the long list of ecclesiastical scientists and inventors. We have heard recently of Mgr. Cerebotani's discovery of a great…
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The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 8
Three stacks, containing about 80 tons of hay, owned by J. K. Sheather, of Nangus, Cundagai, N.S.W., were destroyed by fire last week. They…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 9
ADELAIDE, Thursday.--When an employee of the contractor for additions to the University arrived at work at 7.20 o'clock this morning he found the floor of a lecture room on fire. The…
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Evening News · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5
Two small outbreaks of fire engaged the attention of the fire brigade last night and early this morning. The first was in the bedding factory of Messrs. Newland Brothers,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 7
A fire broke out on Sunday morning on the premises of Messrs. Dennis and Flynn, dyers and cleaners, of 39 King-street, city. Owing to the inflammable nature of the contents of…
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Evening News · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 6
At 3.40 this morning a fire broke out at No. 3 Young-street. Annadale, caused, it is supposed through children playing with matches. The premises are occupied by Mr. J. Reid as 3…
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Evening News · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 10
In France. a few weeks ago, by striking and making a vigorous demonstration at the Town Hall of [?], the pupils of the chief technical school there persuaded the local…
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The Sun · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 3
The Australian Strawboard Mills in Melbourne were destroyed by fire yesterday, the damage done, being estimated at £150,000." The main building was burned to the ground, the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 8
A fire occurred yesterday at Messrs. Bennett and Flynn's dyeing establishment. King-street. At about 10.50, tho brigade was called, and the Are was found In the workshop at the back of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 7
VANCOUVER, Monday.--The Syndicate Block, Minneapolis, has been lost in n million-dollar blaze, with many spectacular rescues of human beings, some of whom…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 5
It is notified that all persons, firms, and others importing or exporting goods, who have insured them under marine or other policies with companies which are not registered in…
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The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 6
A fire occurred in Ashburnham-street, Manly, at 10 o'clock this morning, a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mrs. M'Culloch, being slightly damaged. The…
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Evening News · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 8
A fire broke out late on Monday night at 61. Nickson-street. Surry Hills the residence of Mrs. A. Campbell. The supposed cause was the upsetting of a spirit lamp. The names…
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