Fire Commissioners. Their Powers of Borrowing
Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners were, this morning in conference with the State Treasurer, and the Assistant-Chief Secretary. They sought to obtain an extension…
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The Auxiliary Schooner Federal Destroyed by Fire
Advices received from Cooktown last evening states that the auxiliary schooner Federal, owned by the Federal Timor Plantations, Limited,…
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Alderman Lang, the newly-elected member for Granville, appeared in a new role as firefighter at Auburn yesterday afternoon. A meeting was being held in connection with…
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While Aldermen J. T. Lang. M.L.A. and W. Egan. and Mr. T. Cheetham. who are candidates for the Newington Ward in the Auburn municipality were discussing matters with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Greta Fire. Wobk Resumed. West Maitland
When the work of sealing off the tunnel at the East Greta colliery had been completed yesterday the temporary stopping placed in the fan drift, was replaced by a brick seal,…
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It was discovered on Sunday morning that fire had broken out in one of the tunnels of the East Greta Coal Company's colliery, Maitland district,…
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A two-storied brick building used as a Shelter and industrial home by the Salvation Army in Elderslie-crescent, Taringa, was destroyed by fire about 4 o'clock this…
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Mr. Fred J. Salmon, One of the best known residents at Wyong Creek, who lived for some years in Balfoar-road, Rome Bay, has bad and luck. On Friday night, during the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Country Fire. Hotel and Shop Gutted. Out Break at Manilla
MANILLA. Monday.--A disastrous fire broke out, during the luncheon hour, in Mr. Appell's tobacconist shop. The flames got a big hold of the building, which was quickly gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Picture Show Panic. Sourabaya Fire Tragedy. 75 Persons Perish. London, Tuesday Morning
A fire that broke out at a picture show in Sourabaya, Java, was followed by a dreadful panic. In the rush for the doors many were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Theatre. Straits Settlements Tragedy. Audience Become Panic-stricken. Seventy-five Persons Killed. Amsterdam. Monday Evening
News has just reached here of a terrible disaster which took place in a moving picture theatre at Bocloes, in Sourabays, Dutch East Indies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Fire. Army Home Destroyed. Several Lives Lost. a Brave Captain. Rescue Work Under Painful Conditions. (Continued from page 6.) BRISBANE. Tuesday, Afternoon
The fire at the Salvation Army rescue Home at Tarings this morning was discovered at the back of the premises by captain Wilson, who gave the alarm, She rushed up the stain in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Big Blaze at Middle Head. 100 Acres Alight
The biggest hlaze that has occurred at Middle Head for a considerable time took place this afternoon, when a bush fire, sided by the great wind practically burnt the whole…
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PERTH, Tuesday.--A telegram from Collie reports that a big fire is raging there. The fire war extinguished after eleven shops, chiefly old wooden buildings, had been…
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MANDUHAMA, Tuesday.--Yesterday a fire destroyed a two-roomed house and contents occupied by Mr. T. S. Harris, on the Anglcong Estate. Strenuous efforts prevented the flames…
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NARBANDERA, Tuesday.--A fire occurred in Grong Grong, when a weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by William Russell, was totally destroyed, together with all the…
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The Granville Fire Brigade was putting a fire out at Rendon's produce store. Sydney- road, Granville, this morning, which was caused by a spark from a copper, when an…
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TENTERFIELD, Tuesday.--A fire occurred at 4 o'clock this morning, when four buildings, Whit Roper's general store, the "Intercolonial Cousian" the office and the shops of A. H. Edmonds…
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Under the existing law the Board of Fire Commissioners is restricted in the expenditure of loan money. This has been found to considerably hamper the board in seeing to the…
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