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"I am all in the favour of the first," Jose put in; he knew Parma's anxiety to be in the thick of the contest, and an attack on Plymouth would mean three or four days' delay,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The King decorated with the V.C. Sepoy [?] of the 129th [?] Own [?]. He is the first Indian solider to win this decoration, which he earned some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Hundreds of barrels of oil, stored in a shed at the Neptune Oil Company's works, Inglis Street, Port Melbourne, were destroyed by fire to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →I cannot stay. I follow wandering fires That burn the day and blaze upon the night; The thousand restless flames of man's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nothing but circumstances of the utmost importance could have brought these two men in conjunction on that never to be forgotten night. Bess doubted not that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following vivid account of the sinking of the German cruiser Blucher in the North Sea appeared recently in the "Times," written by a correspondent who had had the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Automatic sprinklers gave the alarm and subdued the flames that broke out in the second floor of W. C. Penfold and Company's premises Hoskings Place. off Castlereagh-street, City, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred on tho premises of W. C. Penfold and Co., printers and stationers Hoskings Place, last night. The working of a sprinkler automatically gave the alarm to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At 3 o'clock this morning Petrich Bros.' store and contents were burned to the ground, nothing being saved. The loss in estimated at £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Thursday.—The British correspondent "Eye–witness" says:—"The German losses in the counter–attacks from Bois Dubiez, near Neuve Chapelle, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"That Shire Councils be permitted to make regulations governing the careless use of fire so as to suit their respective areas."…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. Poolman, Liverpool District Coroner, held an inquiry at Liverpool concerning a fire which destroyed a cottage at Fairfield on March 15. Mrs. [?]ks, in evidence, said that the cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An overwhelming se[?] of depression, bordering on despair, came over the spirit of Juan Garcia when he was faced with the utter surprise occasioned by the loss of his horse…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An officer has given his impression of the tattle of Neuve Chapelle. "It was night," he said, "when we stood to arms in the inky darkness preceding dawn…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The tender of Mr. W. M. Martin has been accepted by the Board of Fire Commissioners for the erection of the fire station on the site near Hatton's Flat,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A sergeant in the 1st Royal Fusiliers, who have been in the thick of the fighting at the front for the past four months, pays the following glowing tribute to the officers (says…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Last night a large boarding-house at Healseville, known as "Woodlands," occupied by Mrs. D. Burns, and containing over 20 rooms, caught fire, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A big blaze occurred in town at half-past 2 o'clock on Thursday morning. A drover, going out early, noticed fames shooting through the roof of a two-storey building occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A chemical tank fire extinguisher designed for installation in large buildings, and capable of throwing a stream 75ft from the end of a hose, has been invented by a New Jersey fireman…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →They were walking down towards the beach, and were now within a few yards of the boat. "At any rate,' Jose said: "the fact remains the horse has been removed; it was certainly…
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