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Sir,—The statement made by the chief officer of the Fire Brigade to you should not pass by without a reply, he says, "1 try to save them expense where possible," and in another paragraph. he rays two proprietors at…
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Continued on Trove, page 9 →The cause of an outbreak of fire, which might have resulted in serious loss, at Balmutn in the early hours of this morning, is officially given as rats gnawing the stook…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CONSTANTINOPLE, Wednesday.—A serfious fire in the suburb of Kadikeny resulted la the destruction of 190 houses..The damage is estimated at-£80,999…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires occurred at North Sydney and Balmain on Thursday evening through rates snowing at war matches, Forinnstely, in both cases the fire brigade succeeded in keeping…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seventy-five thousand factory hands formed a funeral procession in connection with eight of the unidentified vietims of the recent fire in the factory of the Triangle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →WELLINGTON (N. Z.), Thursday.—A large private hotel and six shops were destroyed by fire at Stratford, Taranaki, yesterday. Miss Corson (milliner) and Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Naval officers say that it is now possible to obtain 75 per cent, of hits at more than five miles range. By the use of Vice-Admiral Scott's newly-devised fire-control…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A North Sydney landmark, well known to all who are familiar with Kirribilli Point, was practically destroyed by Arc inst night. "Keston,'" Carabella-street, one of the oldest residences…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →NEW YORK. Thursday.—Seventy-five thousand factory hands formed a funeral procession yesterday at the interment of the remains of eight unidentified victims of the recent factory fire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The report of the Royal Commission into the administration of the Fire Brigades Act, which was conducted by Mr. Walter Edmunds, was made available to-day. Mr. Edmunds points out that in March, 1906. Mr. W. D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The report of Mr.W. Edmunds. who has been sitting as a Royal commission to "make a [?] and full inquiry into the purposes to which public and other funds have been devoted by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A pre broke out on [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ald. W. Taylor, M.L.A., Suburban representative of the Fire Brigades Board, has forwarded the following communication to Hurstville Council: "The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A light thrown down is supposed to have been the cause of a small fire which occurred this morning on the back verandah of a weatherboard cottage in Rosehill-street…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Owing to a light being thrown down this morning at the resident at Mr.J.[?] Redfern-street Redfern [?] was scatted. which destroyed port [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bobby, a dog living in Lower Porchester-street, London, which saved a life. In the left hand sketch he is looking at the clothes-horse which caught fire, and in the right one he is busily scratching and barking at the bedroom door to arouse the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →About 2 o'clock on Friday morning the threestory shop and dwelling belonging to Mr. J. R. Shirley, 133 Rountree-street, Balmain, narrowly escaped destruction by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Paris advices state thai the town of Nancy is touch stirred by a mysterious discovery made at a lire which broke out there. About ten o'clock at night flames wore seen issuing from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOW great is the peril encountered by firemen in the course of their work was illustrated in a tragic manner at Southwark,…
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