The Palace Hotel Fires
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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Fire at Newtown
A FIRE was discovered at 5.30 this morning at 152 King -street, Newtown, occupied by Christopher Phillips, a milk vendor, mid the alarm having been given, the M.F.B., the…
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MACKAY, Wednesday. -- A fire broke out in Sydney-street last night, supposed to have started in Ward's tailor's shop. The flames obtained a firm hold, and burnt down, on the…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A destructive fire occurred at Mackay early this morning, on the west side of Sydney-street. It originated at the back of Ward's tailor's shop. The premises occupied…
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DENILIQUIN, Wednesday. -- At the Circuit to-day the case against Joseph Howard, for setting fire to grass at the Barooga station was resumed. The Chief Justice commenced to sum…
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A fire was discovered yesterday in business pre [?] at 152 and 154, King street, Newtown occupied by Mr. Christopher Phillips, [?] water manufacturer, and Mr. James…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. Nicholson, P.M., presided at a special court today to hear the cases of perjury brought by William Pilley, sen., against J. A. Wilson and…
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At about half-past 5 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in a shop, 152 King-street, Newtown, occupied by Christopher Phillips, a milk vendor. The M. F. Brigade was immediately apprised of the occurrence…
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BRISBANE, Thursday Night.--A private telegram from Adavale state that the Milo woolsheds and hats were burnt down last night, the men in charge of the huts being forcibly carried…
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AT the Circuit Court at Deniliquin on Wednesday the case against Joseph Howard for setting fire to grass at the Barooga station was resumed. The Chief Justice in summing up…
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With reference to a fire that broke out early on Thursday morning: in a shop in King-street, Newtown, known as the Milk Palace, several suspicions circumstances have arisen and point…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A destructive fire occurred at Mackay early this morning, on the west aid of Sydney-street. It originated at the back of Ward's tailor's shop. The premises occupied…
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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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A SENSATIONAL cable, April 13, tells us that the city of Paris was thrown into the wildest sensation on receipt of information that the apartments of Madame Melon (Mrs. Armstrong), the…
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WITH a view to ascertain the cause of the outbreak of fire which occurred at a shop situated at No. 152 King-street, Newtown, on Thursday morning last,…
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ALBURY, Tuesday. --A fire broke out in a gate-honse on the southern line between here mid Gerogery on Saturday night, but was extinguished before the building was…
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LONDON, April 20.—The British steamer Agnes, which was conveying the pioneers of the Willoughby expedition to Mashona-land, has been fired upon by the…
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THE inquest into the cause of the recent outbreak of fire at a shop situated at 152 King-street, Newtown kept by Christopher Phillips, was initiated this morning at the…
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LONDON, April 22.—A great fire has occurred in a block of warehouses on the Sandthor Quay, Hamburg. The total loss exceeds 2,000,000 marks (about £100,000)…
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