The Coffee Palace Fire and Mr. Edward Hill
The Herald of Tuesday says:—The worst fears regarding the fate of Mr. Edward Hill, J.P., of Manilla, who was a lodger at Cripps' Coffee Palace Hotel at the time of its…
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Fires & bushfires, 1885
43 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
Fire at Bullock Island, Newcastle. (Newcastle Herald of Tuesday.)
At 1 o'clock this morning the gun was fired three times, which indicated that a fire had again broken out in Newcastle. The bell then rang an alarm, and in a little while the…
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Brisbane, Friday.—Pettigrew's warehouse one of the largest business places in [?] was gutted by [?]ire last night. The loss is [?]ted at between ten and twelve…
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Sydney, Friday.—The inquest on Mr. Hill who was burnt to death at Cripp's Cofee Palace Hotel, was resumed this morning, and further adjourned until next month, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire at the Greta Coal Mine. the Coroner's Inquest. (From our own Rreporter.)
Naturally considerable anxiety has been manifested in certain quarters in regard to the fire which occurred at the Greta Colliery on Christmas Day. It was at first feared…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—The inquest on the Coffee Palace fire was resumed this morning. During Mr. Cripps examination, the Coroner said it appeared to…
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Yesterday morning about twenty minutes past 1 o'clock a fire broke ont at the workshop of Mr. Robert Hyndes, cabinet maker and upholsterer, situate in Hunter-street, West…
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GRAFTON, Saturday:—A distressing accident happened a day or two since at Nana Creek, Grafton, where a teamster named Franter was working his team of…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—At the inquest on the fire at the Coffee Palace, the jury found that the fire was work of an in-uito cendiary and returned a verdict of arson…
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On Saturday afternoon a fire started in the grass on the West Maitland Park. The very hot weather that we have had lately has rendered everything exceedingly dry, and the…
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SAYS a writer in the Pall Mall Gazette:—Theatres are a combination of the most highly inflammable substances—highly dried wood, canvas, &c…
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During the past week a trial has taken place of two of the most powerful steam fire engines in the world. These engines, which have been constructed by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Bush Fire Near Mount Korong, Victoria. Inglewood
A most destructive bush fire has been burning for some time in the vicinity of Mount Korong. It is stated to have arisen from a fire left by a picnic party during the…
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A new method of utilizing carbonic acid gas for extinguishing fire is now being introduced by Mr. Monch, of Berlin, several establishments in Berlin having been fitted with…
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Following are further particulars from the S. M. Herald of the above fire, which was mentioned in our telegrams in last iasue:— A serious outbreak of fire occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Broke Fire. Coroner's Inquest. First Day,—friday, March 20Th
ON Friday last, at Broke, the Coroner, Mr J. N. Brooks, P.M., commenced an inquiry into the cause of the fire, which destroyed the Drovers' Arms, at Broke,…
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THE inquest on the fire at Broke, which had been abjourned to bear the evidence of the owner, was resumed on Wednesday last besfore Mr.Brooks and a jury…
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The Pauper Lunatic Asylum in Philadelphia has been destroyed by fire. The flames were confined to the male department of the building, the inmates being all of the pauper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Squire Coyote Brought Fire to the Cahrocs
IN the beginning Chareya made fire (That is, the Cahrocs say so), Housed it safe with two beldames dire, And meant to have it stay so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Round the Bivouac Fire. (Poem for Recitation.)
Round the bivoune fire, at midnight, lay the weary warrior-band; Bloody were their spears with slaughtor: gory was each hero's hand:…
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