The Melbourne Theatre Fire
MELBOURNE, This Day. -- The investigation respecting the late fire at the Bijou Theatre was commenced by Dr. Youll, City Coroner, yesterday morning. The…
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The Bijou Theatre Fire
Melbourne, Thursday.-The inquiry instituted at the instance of the different insurance companies into the cause of the recent fire at the Bijou Theatre was commenced at the Melbourne…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The inquiry instituted at the instance of the different insurance companies into the causes of the recent fire at the Bijou Theatre was commenced at…
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The City Coroner commenced an inquiry to-day into the Bijou fire on Easter Monday. The evi dence of a number of persons was taken, but nothing was elicited to throw any light…
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FORRES, Thursday.-A special meeting of the local fire brigade was held on Wednesday night to consider a circular from the fire insurance companies offering £3 in the £100 as a subsidy to…
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Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.P., yesterday introduced to the Premier a deputation from the Fire Brigades Association, who asked that there should be passed this session certain proposed…
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A deputation from the Volunteer Fire Brigades Association waited upon the Premier on Thursday, being introduced by Mr. H. Taylor, M.L.A., and accompanied by Messrs. Thompson and…
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MR. TAYLOR, M L. A., introduced to the Colonial Secretary to day a deputation consisting of representatives of the Volunteer Fire Brigades' Association, with the…
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FORBES, Thursday.--A few days ago the Forbes Fire Brigade Board received a notification from the various insurance offices stating that they wore about to reduce their annual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News From the East. Fearful Fire at Ichang. Series of Shipping Disasters. a Terrible Epidemic in Japan. (By Telegraph.)
THURSDAY ISLAND, Thursday.--The steamer Catterthun arrived here from China to-day. A great fire at Ichang destroyed 600 houses. No attempt was made to resist the flames,…
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Iris dwells in thee and throws Rays of leaf-green and of rose, Limpid amber courses through Violet glooms of fading hue…
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A fire broke out last Saturday, after midnight, in premises at the corner of Russell and William streets, Bathurst, occupied as a billiard-room. The…
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At a quarter past 6 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in a wooden building in Fitzroy-street, Newtown, occupied by a carpenter and joiner, named C. Robinson. As the storeroom in which…
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A cable, under date of London, May 11, reports that the steamship [?] Captain J. E [?] arrived at Aden on fire, which was subsequently extinguished by strenuous [?] and by bringing to bear upon it all available means. The…
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1. Bathe the feet in hot water; and drink a pint of hot lemonade. Then sponge with salt water; and remain in a warm room. 2. Bathe the face in very hot water every five minutes for…
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It was supposed the fire on board the mail [?] Mariposa originated in the spontaneous combustion of imper[?] cured [?] tenax, or New Zealand flax, and commonting thereon an exchange says:—The fire which…
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A large wooden building in which was carried on the manufacture of millet brooms was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. Several tons of millet were stored in the building, nearly all of which was…
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A small fire occurred on tho premises of J. Flaherty, residing at 29 Macquarie-street south, at about 7.30 last evening. The alarm having been notified at the Metropolitan Fire Station…
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About half-past 1 o'clock on Tuesday a fire broke out at No. 34, Little Eiley-street, in a private dweliing-house occupied by Sarah Russell. The flames were first noticed by a policeman on…
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