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The death occurred, late on Sunday night, at the fire brigade headquarters, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, of the chief officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Mr. Alfred Webb. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new fire-station at Crow's Nest was opened on Saturday afternoon by Ald. Walker (Mayor of North Sydney), in the presence of a representative gathering, which included Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Russian steamer E[?]tonia has been abandoned owing to an outbreak of fire. Eleven of the crow, including the captain, are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A fire broke out early today at the rear of the third floor of Rocke Tomsitt, and Co.'s manufacturing and wholesale chemist's premises, Flinders-street…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Chief Officer Alfred Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, died at his quarters in the fire brigade headquarters late last night. Deceased had been unwell for some weeks,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The new fire station at Crow's Nest, built on one of the highest altitudes, with a slipe downwards to all points of the district, was opened on Saturday afternoon. Alderman C. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The death of Mr. Alfred Webb, superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and inspector of kerosene, occurred last evening at the headquarter's station, Castlereagh-street…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Crow's Nest people have at last been furnished with an up-to-date fire station, with a steamer, hose, carriage, ladder equipment three fine horses, and all that should be…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Reports from Bendigo (Vic.) state that on Monday night a fire on the Big-hill threatened u number of homesteads, but a change of wind…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The flock rooms at Young-street, Waterloo, connected with the firm of Nettleton, Son and Co., furniture warehousemen, of 637 Kent-street, city, were destroyed by fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--Mrs. L. M'Nenie's boarding-house in Lane-street was the scene of an outbreak of fire shortly before 10 o'clock on Sunday night. The fire was extinguished before…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WEST WYALONG. Monday.--During the past 10 days Wyalong has earned an unenviable reputation for fires, there being five distinct fires during that period, resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →An outbreak of fire occurred about 10 o'clock last night, in a small schoolroom at the rear of the Congregational Church in Woollahra. The fire was extinguished by the Woollahra…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The returning officer (Mr. Nesbitt) has received the following nominations for a city and suburban representative on the Fire Brigades Board: Ald. W. Taylor (Rockdale), Ald. T…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A fire broke out on Sunday night at the shop of Gordon Musgrave, tobacconist and hairdresser, Burwood-road Burwood. The stock and fittings, which were destroyed, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Auburn Council last night Alderman Page drew attention to the dangerous position Auburn was in as far as fire protection was concerned. A fire commenced at his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An outbreak of fire occurred at 10 o'clock on Monday evening in the Congregational School Hall on Moneur-street, Wool[?]ra. The building is constructed of wood with an iron roof, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Webb was born, with the fire-fighting instinct. He was a native of Dunstable, Hertfordshire, England, and when he was but a youngster joined the London Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The new fire station at Cross's Nest was opened on Saturday at a cost of £6500. It was built by day labour. Alderman Taylor, M.L.A., explained that in future the board would construct its own buildings…
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