Market-street Fire. Trial of O'Brien
THE first case taken at the Central Criminal Court yesterday was that of the lad Ernost O'Brien, who was charged with having maliciously set fire to the chemist's…
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The Market-street Fire. Trial of O'brien
At the Central Criminal Court Monday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes, Edward O'Brien pleaded not guilty to an indictment char[?]ing him with having on March 21 maliciously set fire to a shop…
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William Clare, who met with an accident at the recent fire, underwent an operation on Saturday, when the main arteries which were severed were tied together. He is…
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AT the Central Criminal Court to-day John Kirkpatrick was charged with having on February 20 last set fire to a dwelling house owned by him at Waverley with intent to…
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At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes and a jury of 12, John Kilpatrick was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with having, at Waverley, on…
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AN elderly man named John Kilpatrick appeared before Judge Lines at the Central Criminal Court this morning, charged with having, on February 13 last, maliciously set…
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At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes and a jury of 12, the trial of John Kilpatrick, charged with having set fire to his house in Arden-street, Waverley…
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The West Lothian, hence to London, and whose arrival at her destination was advised on the 2nd instant, appears to have run a narrow escape from destruction by the fire which occured during the homeward voyage. She put…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Menedebri Station. Destruction of the Homestead. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Tamworth
At 2 o'olock yesterday afternoon on Menedebri Station, Somerton, about 30 miles from Tamworth, the property of Mr. Richard Brown, J.P., a fire broke out completely demolishing the homestead. In less…
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AUCKLAND, Saturday.--Nine houses of business were destroyed by fire last night at Palmerston North, in the Wellington district…
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LONDON, April 13.—Intelligence has been received that Smyth's furniture warehouse and the Dime Museum at Chicago hare been burnt to the ground. The damage is…
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A fire broke out at Tattersall's Hotel early this morning, destroying a portion of the hotel and stables. Had it not been for the efforts of the local fire brigade the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire in America. Eight Hundred Firemen Present. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, April 13
Smyth's furniture warehouse and the Dime Museum, Chicago, have been burnt to the ground. The damage is estimated at two million dollars. Eight hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Chicago Fire. Blocks of Buildings Burned. Loss of 2,000,000dol. A Theatre Laid in Ruins--Cool Attendants--No Lives Lost. LONDON, April 14
Despatches from America report a disastrous fire at Chicago. Valuable blocks of buildings were destroyed by the flames, which raged with unabated fury for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Paris Sensation. Escape of Madame Melba. a Great Hotel Fire. The Singer Escapes in Her Night Dress--A Gallant Rescue-- Safe at Last--Only Caught a Cold. LONDON, April 13
The city of Paris was thrown into the wildest sensation this morning on receipt of information that the apartments of Madame Melba (Mrs. Armstrong), the great singer,…
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FORBES, Tuesday.--A fire took place at Brown's Tattersall's Hotel at about 11.45 last night. Some of the bedrooms and the stables were totally destroyed, but the main building…
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A fire has taken place at Madame Melba's residence in Paris, and the Australian prima donna was forced to escape by means of a ladder. She was only attired…
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LONDON, Monday Night.--A disastrous fire occurred in Chicago on Saturday night, involving the destruction of property valued at 2,000,000 dollars (£400,000)…
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At the great fire at the Dime Museum and the Haymarket Theatre in Chicago the audience escaped from the burning buildings without injury. A panic was…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Oswald Twist, who is now serving a sentence of 18 months for perjury in connection with the mysterious palace Hotel fires, has further complicated the…
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