Fires in Coal Ships
THE liability to spontaneous ignition of the cargoes of coal-laden vessels, and the precautions that tend to lessen this liability, form a question the full…
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Fires & bushfires, 1882
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Verdict on the Fire
At the adjourned inquest on the fire at the Garden Palace, after some slight evidence, Mr. Manning's address, and the coroner's summing up, the inquiry came…
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A BANQUET in commemoration of the dissolution of the Old Fire Brigade took place in Newcastle, a few days ago. There were over fifty persons present,…
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ON the resumption of the inquiry on Saturday morning, Thomas Green, a groom, living with Dunn, already in custody, said, on Monday he was in his bedroom, facing…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The young man William Dunn was brought up at the Central Police Court on Monday morning, on remand, charged with arson and…
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AN alarm of fire was, last night (says the S. M. Herald of Friday), about half-past 8 o'clock, rung by the fire bells. Smoke was seen issuing from the grating in front of…
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IN connection with the late fire at WRIGHTS Bedding Manufactory, in which the wife of the proprietor lost her life, through the alleged neglect,…
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SHORTLY after midnight yesterday a fire was detected on the back premises of Simpson's Northumberland Hotel, Market Square. Constable Tregenza, who was on…
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THE members of the above Fire Brigade celebrated their annual meeting by a dinner at Tonks' Marquis of Lorne Hotel, Lambton, on Saturday evening, the whole of the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Government decline offering any reward for the discovery of the supposed incendiary of the Garden Palace…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Narranderra, a destructive fire has destroyed Byrne's Hotel and five shops…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Central Criminal Court, to-day, William Dunn was found guilty of setting fire to Wright's bedding fectory at Brickfield Hill, in…
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AT the Central Criminal Court, Sydney on Wednesday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Windoyer, William Dunn, a young man, was arranged on a charge of having,…
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ACCORDING to information from Cincinnatti, Dr. Isadore Kitsee, a scientist of that city, has just received letters patent on an invention which…
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Two narrow escapes from big flares-up happened in Newcastle yesterday. About a quarter to 3 a.m.; Mr. W. Alt, an employee at this office, while returning…
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LONDON, December 8.—The fire in Wood-street, Cheapside, which occurred about midnight, originated on the premises of Messrs. Foster, Porter, and Co.,…
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LONDON, December 11.—The fire in Cheapside, broke out afresh on Saturday, and destroyed a second range of buildings occupied by Messrs. Sieber,…
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SHORTLY before 9 o'clock last night the Newcomer-street fire bell commenced tolling in a manner that betokened a fire of some magnitude not far off. Guns…
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SIR.—I wish to put the Honeysuckle Point Fire Brigade right, as against a presumed error of judgment in not playing on Mr. Jillings' stores…
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SIR,—In reading over the report in yesterday's issue of the fire on Tuesday night, I noticed in one portion therem that it was stated the H. S. Point hose and reel was…
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