Fire Clay at Mount Perry
A most important deposit of excellent fireclay has been discovered within four miles of Mount Perry, and a large selection secured. Two specimens were shown as yesterday[?]the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1873
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The Late Fire at Wallsend. Charge of Arson
Henry Rough appeared on summons at the Newcastle police court, yesterday, charged with having, on the 24th day of June last, at Plattsburgh, "unlawfully and maliciously set fire to a house, to wit,…
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A fire in Baltimore has destroyed one hun dred buildings and four churches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire at Wallsend. Charge of Arson. (From our own reporter.)
Henry Hough appeared on remand, at the Newcastle police court, on Tuesday last, before Mr. H. Scott, P.M., to answer a charge, laid upon the information of Mr Sub-Inspector…
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It has been ascertained that the damage done by the recent fire at Baltimore amounts to not less than 600,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire at Wallsend. (From our our Reporter.) the Charge of Arson
Henry Hough appeared on remand, on bail, at the Newcastle police court, yesterday (Wednesday), before Mr, H. Scott, P.M., charged with arson, by having sot fire to the Minens' Advocate printing office,…
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[The following will supplement the account of the proceedings in the charge of arson against Henry Hough, at the Newcastle police court, on Wednesday last published in our issue of Thursday. In that…
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Yesterday (Wednesday) was the day to which the charge of arson against Henry Hough, in connection with the burning down of the Mmers' Advocate newspaper premises at Plattsburgh, had been…
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Henry Hough again appeared on remand at the Newcastle police court, on Wednesday last, before Mr. H. Scott, P.M., charged with having set fire to the premises of the Miners' Advocate nepspaper at…
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John Miller Sweet appeared, on remand, at the Newcastle police court, yesterday (Wednesday), before Mr. H. Scott, P.M., charged with being accessory to the burning down of the Miners'…
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In our last issue we published the proceedings at the Newcastle police court on Wednesday up to the time of the departure of the last train from Newcastle for Maitland. The witness Filmer was under…
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There has been an immense conflagration at the port of Belfast, in the State of Maine. The loss to the Mercantile Marine in the port is estimated at a million dollars, and the destructiveness of the fire has…
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The devouring element has again been at work in Hunter-street, and has seized as its prey the premises lately occupied by Mr. E. D. Cleary as a draper's and outfitter's store, at the corner…
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SIR,—You will oblige by giving publicity to the following fact, that no less than three chimneys have been on fire at the west end of the town within the last three months, from foulness; and as the last one,…
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There are certain features in connection with the recent fire at Newcastle that appear to be deserving of the most serious attention. From the position and general character of the adjoining premises, and…
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The coroner for Newcastle (Mr. A A. P. Tighe) commenced an inquiry, on Tuesday morning last, at eleven o'clock, at the Criterion Hotel, into the origin of the fire that recently…
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The inquiry was resumed, pursuant to adjournment, at eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning. William Thomas Gibb deposed: I am the bookkeeper employed by Mr. Cleary; I have been in his…
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We gave in Thursday's issue the evidence adduced up to 3.15 p.m. on Wednesday (shortly before the last train left Newcastle for Maitland) at the inquest held at the Criterion Hotel, Newcastle, on the fire that…
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The following is supplementary to the report of the proceedings at the inquest on the late fire at Newcastle, published in Saturday's Mercury. We continue the report from the time the last train left…
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The adjourned inquest on the late fire at Newcastle, whereby the drapery premises of Mr. E. D. Cleary were destroyed, was commenced, before the coroner, Mr. A. A. P. Tighe, yesterday (Wednesday)…
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