News by Telegraph. Fire at Grafton
GRAFTON, Thursday.--A tire occurred about midnight last night at John James' Paragon stores. The fire originated under the grocery counter, supposed to be by the igniting of…
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The Fire in Sussex-street. the Inquiry Resumed
At the Royal Standard Hotel, Sussex-street, yesterday, the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, resumed the inquiry into the origin of the fire which occurred in Sussex-street on the…
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A serious fire broke out at a quarter-past 12 on Sunday morning in the stables at the rear of Macnamara's Club Hotel, Carp-street. Both buildings were of wood. The stables and other outbuildings, together with a quantity of…
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This inquiry, which was opened on Tuesday morning, last, was resumed on Friday Afternoon. Francois Conil, recalled, stated that about two or three weeks after the fire Dupont told him…
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TEMORA, Friday.--a young married woman whilst washing her baby by the fire suddenly turned round, and her clothes ignited. She ran screaming into the street, where the…
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The inquiry into the origin of the fire which took place on the premises occupied by Louis Dupont., a restaurant-keeper, at 22 Sussex-street, on March 13, was resumed at the Royal…
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NEWCASTLE. Saturday.--A fire occurred at Wallseal on Friday evening [?] the destruction of a bakers owned my Mr. J. Field. The origin of the fire is a present unknown…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A fire on the ship Blackadder, in the harbor here, which occurred soon after midnight on Saturday, caused a great commotion. The vessel belongs to the Aberdeen…
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A girl named Rose Fearrish, 14, residing in Ferry-road, Glebe, was admitted into the Prince Alfred Hospital Buffeting from severe barns on her body and legs. It appeared that she was in a…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday,-- At 2 o'clock this morning great consternation was caused by the violent ringing of the ship's bell, the burning of bluelight and the firing of rockets from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Board the Seip Blackadder. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
Great alarm was caused this morning at 2 o'clock by the clanging of all the ships' bells in the harbour and the firing of three guns from the hill, and blue lights lighting up the heavens. It was discovered that the alarm proceeded from…
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Thomas M. Malone, proprietor of the Gladstone Hotel, Tempe and 10 others who had been pigeon-shooting at his place. were charged under Act 17 Vict. No. 28, Sec. 14 with [?]…
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A deputation of representatives of the city and suburban fire brigades, introduced by Mr. Gibbes. M.L.A., and accompanied by Messrs. Schey and Farnell, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes, yesterday morning,…
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A deputation, representing the fire brigades of the city and suburbs, and accompanied by Messrs. Gibbes, Se[?]ley and F. Farneil, Ms.I'., yesterday interviewed the Colonial Secretary…
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Great alarm was caused at 2 a.m. on Sunday, by the clanging of all the ships' bells in the harbour and the firing of three guns from the hill, and blue lights lighting up the heavens. It was discovered that the alarm proceeded from…
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A fire broke out on the premises occupied by Mr. A. M. Davis, butcher, at the junction of the New Canterbury and Frazer roods, Petersham, at an carry hour on Saturday. On the…
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Shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday a fire was discovered to have broken oat on the premises occupied "by Mr. A. M. Davis, butcher, at the junction of New Canterbury-road and…
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PARKES, Saturday. -- Information was brought into town to-day that a large shed, the property of a farmer named Francis Stone, Limestone, was burned to the ground on…
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At 1.40 on Saturday afternoon it was reported at the Bathurst-street station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade that a fire had broken out at 306 and 308, George-street, in the occupation of Messrs. Lloyd and Collins, mercers and…
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