A Furniture Fire
NEWCASTLE, This Day.--It is stated that the cause of the fire at Everett Smith's upholstering establishment was spontaneous combustion among the kapok…
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Fire at Messrs. A. Rowan and Co.'s
At 10 minutes past 12 o'clock on Saturday the alarm of fire rang through the city, and it was found that the splendid warehouse at 44, Pittstreet north, occupied by Messrs. A. Rowan and…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Bijou fire inquest was resumed to-day. The evidence principally relates to the fire brigade service, One expert witness stated that an…
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About 8 o'clock en Sunday morning a fire was discovered in a shop occupied by George Gent, a bootmaker, at 104, Regent-street, Redfern. The call was received at the Metropolitan fire station…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.-Mr. Judd, secretary of the National Fire Brigade Association, resumed his evidence before the Bijou Theatre fire inquiry this morning. He recommended a paid force for…
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GOULBURN, This Day.--At half-past 6 thic morning Mr. C. Rogers' Arcadian Palace Rink was discovered to be on fire. Access was obtained through a window,…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The inquest on the Bijou Theatre five advanced another stage to-day. The secretary of the National Fire Brigade Association acknowledged that the…
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The rapid beat of hoofs and the roll of wheels drew nearer and Dearer, and a dog-cart drawn by a serviceable cob flashed down the hill towards the pedestrians with many a…
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The inquiry into the late fire at the Bijou Theatre was resumed to-day. The evidence of the assistant superintendent in charge of the fire, owing to the absence of Superintendent Stein, waS to the…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--At the continuation of the Bijou fire inquest yesterday Superintendent Steen, when asked whether he had ever been drunk while at fires,…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-The inquiry into the Bijou Theatre fire was resumed to-day. Mr. Le Capelain, engineering inspector of the Central Board of Health, said that it was the duty of the…
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TURNCOCK M'GAW, who was severely injured by falling down a hatchway whilst engaged in extinguishing the fire at Andrew Rowan and Co.'s on Friday night…
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A VERY successful trial has been made of a new fire extinguisher, called by the inventors "The Lictor Hand Grenade." The experiment was made at the Metropolitan…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The inquest on the burning of the B[?]ou Theatre, which has extended over several days, was brought to a conclusion to-day. The coroner, in summing up,…
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The inquiry into the burning of the Bijou Theatre was concluded to-day. The jury returned a unanimous verdict that there was no evidence to show how the fire originated. They…
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this morning the Arcadian Palace Rink, owned by Mr. Rogers, was discovered to be on fire. An entrance was effected through a window, and a few buckets of water prevented a serious…
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The long investigation into the circumstances of the fire which destroyed the Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, though it failed to show what was the origin of…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-Mr. Miln, the present lessee and occupier of the Opera House, was charged at the City Police Court to-day for not having adequate and effective appliances for…
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That may be, but it was in A. Saunders's shop where I saw an Australian lay-he laid out 4s 6d for a pair of Pebble Specs. for his mother-in-law and a reliable English Lever (£3 10s) for himself; likewise a…
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A fire occurred at a quarter-past 8 o'clock on Wednesday at 474, George-street, in premises occupied by Messrs. Frost and Shipham, opticians. The flames were caused by a light having been…
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