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Yesterday morning the City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, held an inquest at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, concerning the circumstances attending a fire which, on Thursday last, occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When an "Evening News" reporter visited the scene of the shooting yesterday, it was gather-ed, that the sounds of shooting attracted the at-tention of the neighbors about 2 o'clock, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fire brigade received a call last night for a fire at Carter's Hotol, at the corner of George and Park, streets, but on arrival it was found to have been extinguished by the inmates with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Before hit Honor Acting Judge Scholes in the District Court yesterday, Henry and Elizabeth Cambridge, of Westgate. Pitt-street, North Sydney, sought to recover from F. Folkes, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FORBES, Wednesday.--At 12.30 this morning, Mr. C. H. Tindale'a residence, adjoining Mr. Smith's boardinghouse, which was burned on Sunday night, was found in flames, and was well…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the District Court today, before Mr. Acting-Judge Scholes, Henry Cambridge and Elizabeth Cambridge; of "Westgate," Pitt-street Sydney, sued F. Folkes, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the District Court, Mr. Acting-Judge Scholes heard an action in which the plaintiffs claimed £30 for damages alleged to have been caused to their property at Cabramatta through fire. Mr. F. R. Bre[?]tnall appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The fire brigade received a call yesterday afternoon for an outbreak of fire at No. 13 Bayswater-road, occupied as a private residence by Mr. C. S. Alexander. The Darlinghurst and Paddington branches of the M.F.H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A candle coming into contact with some curtains was responsible for an outbreak of fire last night at 30 Little Underwood-street, Paddington, occupied by Chas. Abdy. The contents of one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A candle coming into contact with some curtains was responsible foe an outbreak of lire last night at 30 Little Underwood-street, Paddington, occupied by Chas. Abdy. The contents of one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BALLINA, Friday.—The residence of Mr. James Maguire was burned to the ground early this morning. Only the front room furniture was saved. The fire originated in the kitchen, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A serious fire, attended with fatal results, happened at Blue Bridge, near Elaine, this morning, when a five-roomed house occupied by George Kells and his mother was burnt to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.--Dr. C. E. Morrison, the Pekin correspondent of "The Times," reports that Great Britain has offered to assist China in the event of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It may interest students of folk-lore to learn that there was a fire-walking ceremony at Benares the other day, which has given rise to a good deal of discussion in the Indian press…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In last week's "Town and Country Journal" we gave an account of an Interesting trial of the two big steam fire engines of the Sydney Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The illustration shows the two streams of water being sent over the roof of the Town Hall. The top of the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →ALBURY, Saturday.—The Bank of Victoria at Wodonga had a narrow escape of being gutted by fire last night. During the evening the manager, Mr. Vaughan, and family, went out for a drive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fire extinguisher which we illustrate belongs to that class in which a tank or reservoir is partially filled with a solution of sodium b: carbonate, into which is precipitated the contents…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →On the 28th ultimo there was given at the Town Hall a very interesting exhibition of fire fighters, the object being to test the height to which the two large fire engines (No. 18, "Big…
Continued on Trove, page 563 →LONDON, Friday.--Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, was questioned in the House of Commons last night with regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--A disastrous lire took place at Thorpdale, near Moe, last evening, destroying Dickenson's stores, Herbertson's Coffee Palace, and a private residence, owned by Mr…
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