The Late Fatal Fire. the Inquest on the Bodies
THE adjourned inquiry as to the cause of the death of James Coates and Henry Vaughan, was resumed yesterday, before the City Coroner, at the District Court…
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Destructive Fire in Auckland. Further Particulars. (From the Southern Cross.)
THE disastrous fire on Sunday morning, 10th December, was succeeded by one on the night of the 12th rauch larger in extent, and bringing in its train very serious losses to the occupants and owners of a large number of small…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire at the Prince of Wales Opera House. Conclusion of the Inquest on the Bodies of Coates and Vaughan
AT 9 o'clock yesterday forenoon, the City Coroner resumed, at the District Court-house, Hyde Park, an inquest adjourned from the afternoon of the previous day, touching the cause of death of two of the young men, Vaughan and…
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A PUBLIC MEETING was held yesterday afternoon, in the Victoria Theatre, for the purpose of devising means of alleviating the distress of the sufferers by the late cala[?]itons fire. There were about 2000…
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YESTERDAY afternoon a numerously attended public meeting was held in the Victoria Theatre, "for the purpose of devising means for alleviating the distress of the sufferers by the late calamitous fire." The Mayor of Sydney (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Fire. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In your leading columns you have indicated several valuable lessons in regard to the late fire. Will you permit me to add another—the duty of life insurance—suggested by an advertisement which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quisba's Mystery. a Tale De Circonstance. Chap. I.--Fire. ! Fire ! Fire !
QUISBA let the tiny billet fall into her lap and mused. I need scarcely add, that when Quisba mused, she was a-musing. Quisba was fair. She was also fat, and on the wrong side of forty. Yet the tire of youth had not been quenched in Quisba's heart. She…
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THE view given in the engraving on page 40 affords a fair idea of the destruction wrought by the falling walls of the Prince of Wales Opera. House on Saturday morning. This part of Sholhaven News…
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About three o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out on the premises occupied by Messrs. Fitzgerald and Collins, coachbuilders, 297 and 299, Castlereagh-street. The establishment is situated on the north side of St…
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The fire at Frenchman's Reef, near to Carcoar, proves to be fully as calamitous as it was first reported. By it Mr. Torcetti, storekeeper and hotelkeeper, has lost his all; the entire premises, excepting one or two…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Coloured Fires. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—It appears to me that my evidence as reported at the inquest, with reference to the fire at the Prince of Wales Theatre, requires a little explanation. If the ingredients used for making certain coloured fires…
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A public meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was held in the Victoria Theatre, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of devising means for alleviating the distress of the sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Destructive Fire in Auckland. Further Particulars
THE disastrous fire on Sunday morning, 10th December, was succeeded by one on the night of the 12th much larger in extent, and bringing in its train very serious losses to the occupants and owners of a large number of small…
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THE Christmas and New Year's festivities an scarcely over, when the city is overtaken by a calamity as sudden as it is severe—a calamity not merely confined to an enormous loss of property, but human life has also been sacrificed…
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The citizens and public generally will doubtless show their sympathy for the sufferers from the recent disastrous fire at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Seldom has this city been saddened…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Chicago Fire. the Results on the Noney Market
THE Tribune gives the following account of the excitement created in New York by the first news of the fire:—'The news of the great Chicago fire excited yesterday, in this city, the greatest interest,…
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WE have to chronicle the occurrence of one of the most destructive fires that ever took place in Sydney. It appears that at about half-past three o'clock on Saturday morning, some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Late Fire at Chicago. the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—As it has come to the knowledge of the Board that a considerable amount of uncertainty exists abroad as to the amounts of loss which the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company has suffered through claims…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Fire at Chicago. the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. To the Editor of the Empire
SIR,—As it has come to the knowledge of the board that a considerable amount of uncertainty exists abroad as to the amount of loss which the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company has…
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THE Tribune gives the following account of the excitement crested in New York by the first news of the fire:f—The news of the great Chicago fire excited yestorday, in this city, the greatest interest,…
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