Fires in the Country
GUNNEDAH, Monday.— The house of Martin Fitzgerald, a selector at Carroll, near Gunnedah, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The building was uninsured…
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The Chicago Exhibition. Another Incendiary Fire
LONDON, February 19.— Another fire has occurred in the Chicago Exhibition building. It is believed to have been the work of incendiaries…
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At about ten minutes to 8 o'clock this morning the telephone bells at the headquarters of the M.F. B. and at the northern stations rang out the alarm, and…
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GUNNEDAH, Monday.— PhilliP Burns, a selector on the Namoi River, was burning off timber on his selection, when the horse he was riding trod on a bed of hot ashes and threw its rider into the…
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At 7.50 this morning the headquarters station of the M.F.B. received a call through an alarm box to a fire at No. 13 Bridge-street, occupied by Messrs. Marcus and Andrew, printers and…
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BARCALDINE, Wednesday.— A large cottage on the north side of the railway line, occupied by a carrier named Bowman, was burnt down last night, the children only escaping with difficulty…
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At twenty minutes past 9 this morning a fire broke out in the draper's shop 171 and 173 Riley-street, Surry Hills, owned und occupied by William Buchanan. Word was…
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At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Co., held on Monday, the alterations to the articles of association,…
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At the Central Criminal Court to-day before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer, two middle-aged men named John O'Neil and Adam Match were arraigned on an indictment charging…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Arson. Tarragon Hotel Fire. Trial at the Criminal Court. The Manager and the Licensee Charged--Case for the Prosecution
The hearing of a charge of incendiarism was commenced at the Central Criminal Court this morning before his Honor Sir William Windeyer and a jury…
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A fire broke out to-day in the upper flat of the premises of Rocke, Tompsitt, and Co, wholesale chemists, in Flinders-street. The stock consisted mainly of sulphur, chemicals, and a small quantity…
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The trial of John O'Neill on a charge of wilfully setting fire to the Tarragon Hotel, King and Sussex streets, on December 6 last, and Adam Match, on a charge of being an…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--A fire occurred yesterday in a school building at Stockholm, causing a panic among the scholars, 11 of whom were killed…
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LONDON, February 21.— A fire occurred yesterday in a school building at Stockholm, Sweden, causing a panic among the children, 11 of whom were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Melbourne. a Wholesale Drug Warehouse. The City Enveloped in Smoke. MELBOURNE
Shortly before 1 o'clock a largo re broke out in Rocke, Thomp[?]itt and Co.'s, wholesale druggists, Flinders street. The fire brigades managed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire at Hobart. Damage to the Government Printing Office. Parliamentary Records Destroyed. HOBART
A serious fire occurred at the Government Printing Department at 3 o'clock this morning. It broke out in the bookbinding room, and almost gutted the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Central Criminal Court. Wednesday, February 21. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer.) the Fire at the Tarragon Hotel
John O'Neill was arraigned on a charge of having on December 6 last set fire to the Tarragon Hotel, corner of King and Sussex streets, with intent to defraud; and Abel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Arson. Fire at the Tarragon Hotel. Trial at the Criminal Court. Examination of Witnesses--The Evidence
The trial of John O'Neill and Abel Mutch, charged in connection with the fire at the Tarragon Hotel, was continued this afternoon at the Central Criminal Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Arson. the Tarragon Hotel Fire. Trial at the Central Criminal Court. Evidence for the Defence--Prisoners as Witnesses--A Novel Point Raised
The trial of John O'Neill and Adam Mutch, charged with complicity in the recent fire at the Tarragon Hotel, was continued at the Central Criminal Court this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law. Supreme Court. Wednesday, February 21. IN BANCO.--(Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Foster.) PHILLIPS V. Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Mr. H. E. Cohen and Mr. James (instructed by Mr. G. F. R. Burcher) appeared for the plaintiff; Dr. Sly (instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Minter, Simpson, and Co.)…
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