Fire at Rolls
Blackswan Yard

Note that there is a shortage of crew note also that W Stevens Jnr was allowed to ride to the job

The Crew
Cpt F A Beale
Sub Cpt W Stevens
Fm J Stevens
Fm W Blake
Fm V Alexander
Fm C Jerome
Fm Archer
Fm Cornelious
W Stevens Jnr is noted as riding and being paid you can imagine his pride at having a go at the real thing.

The fire turned out to be rubbish burning and there is a comment about the frequency of fires at this premises no doubt another report to the committee