The Fire
A remarkable fact in connection with the destruction by fire of Her Majesty's Theatre yesterday. morning is the suddenness of the outbreak. The gang of men whose nightly…
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Eighteen Fire Brigades Present
Some idea of the fierceness of the fire and the gravity of the danger that threatened the surrounding buildings may be gathered from the fact that 18 brigades, totalling 1.10 men, were engaged in the…
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BROKEN HILL, Saturday Afternoon.—Just before noon to-day a fire destroyed a five-roomed house in Blende-street North, owned by Alice Oatey, and occupied by Richard Walback. How…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How the Fire Was Fought
To a representative of the "Evening News," Mr. Superintendent Webb gave an account of the rush to the rescue. The alarm, 7 e Bays, was received at 6.15 a.m., through the General Post…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire at Her Majesty's Theatre
Her Majesty's Theatre, identified in the minds of Sydney theatregoers with some of the chief glories of the Australian stage, has gone the way of many theatres before it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires in Sydney Theatres. a Ten Years' Retrospect. Some Curious Coincidences
The fire at Her Majesty's is the third important fire which has occurred to theatres in Sydney during the past 10 years. Its immediate predecessor was the fire which gutted the Tivoli Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire Fatality. Death of Isabella Pye
The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) initiated an inquest this morning on the body of Isabella Clarke Pye, who was killed by the fail of a wall at Her Majesty's Theatre fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work of the Fire Brigades. Superintendent Webb Interviewed
One of the hardest worked men was Superintendent Webb, of the Fire Brigade. He arrived on the scene within a few minutes of the discovery of the outbreak, and was kept running…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Report of Fire. Damage to Adjoining Properties
The official report of the fire brigades in regard to to the amount and nature of damage is as follows:— Theatre and contents, lessee Mr. J. C. Williamson, completely burut out. The roof off and walls partly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Important City Block. a Lauge Fire Zone
"The absence of a stiff breeze and the vertical collapse of the roof of the theatre were the two principal factors in saving an important business block of the city from total destruction." This was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Progress of the Fire. Firemen and the Risks They Run
Sunday morning gives to the metropolitan firemen a littles relaxation from strict routine, and 6.15 yesterday found tim men still in their beds. But almost immediately after the Post Office clock had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burglars in the City. a Clothing Establishment Visited. Narrow Escape From Fire
A burglary which, but for an element of good luck, might have developed serious consequences occurred at Gowing Bros.' clothing establishment, in George-street, on Friday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mrs Pye's Death. Inquest Opened, Cause of Fire to Be Inquired Into
At the Lloyd Hotel, George-street North, this morning, before the City Coroner and a jury of twelve, an inquest was initiated into the circumstances attending the tragic death of Mrs. Pye,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Busy Burglars. Nearly Set Fire to a City Shop. But Make a Good Haul
When the premises of Messrs. Gowing Brothers, outfitters, in George-street. were opened on Saturday morning, it was at once seen that somebody had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interview with Superintendent Webb. Theatres and Prevention Against Fire. the Use of Water Curtains
Mr. Webb superintendent of the fire brigades, was seen by a representative of this journal during yesterday afternoon in relation to the cause of the fire and the means adopted steel for the prevention of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire in Progress. Operations of the Firemen. the Falling Wall. Death of Mrs. Pye
The fire first attracted attention about 10 minutes to 6, when some passing newsboys noticed a column of smoke issuing from behind the dome of Her Majesty's buildings, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theatre Fire. a Great Conflagration. Her Majesty's Theatre Gutted. a Woman Killed. Three Firemen Injured. Latest Particulars
One of the most disastrous fires which Sydney has known for some time occurred yesterday morning, when Her Majesty's Theatre was completely gutted. The first alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Empire of the Czar. Strike at an Arms Factory. Mutiny and Murder. Soldiers Refuse to Fire on the Mob
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A strike has occurred in the Government Arms Factory at Tula, 110 miles south of Moscow. Troops fired blank cartridges at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greet Fire. Her Majesty's Theatre Burned Out. Other Buildings Demolished. Loss of Life. Three Firemen Injured. Sensationally Narrow Escapes. Falling Wall Buries a Woman
One of the most sensational fires in the history of Sydney's greatest conflagrations occurred on Sunday morning, when the finest theatre in the metropolis—Her…
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