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  2. GEORGE MOORE'S EXPERIENCE.

    The caretaker of the Academy states:— "I did not go to bed until about half an hour before the fire. I had been talking and smoking with Williams in the brewery until ...

    Article : 433 words
  3. HUDSON'S SURPRISE PARTY.

    The members of the company, as well as Mr. Hudson himself, suffer severely from the ravages of the flames. It is only a year ago that Mr. Hudson lost £1,400 in India ...

    Article : 229 words
  4. THE CALCUTTA EXHIBITION.

    From some unexplained cause the letter of our special Calcutta correspondent has not arrived. We extract the following account of the opening of the Calcutta Exhibition on ...

    Article : 4,537 words
  5. HOW THE FIRE SPREAD.

    As before stated, the fire started somewhere in the south-eastern corner of the building, and appeared to have obtained a strong hold on the large amount of ...

    Article : 567 words
  6. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.

    This matter was of course freely discussed, but so far as we could learn nothing was known as to the cause of the fire. There is little doubt that the fire started beneath the ...

    Article : 133 words
  7. THE OPENING NIGHT

    of the Academy of Music was Jane 2, 1879, when "Conrad and Lizette" was played by the Baker & Farron company. The house was crowded, and for the commencement of ...

    Article : 1,488 words
  8. THE BUILDINGS.

    We reprint the description of the building as given in our columns at the opening of the Academy:—The front elevation possesses a height of fifty-five feet ...

    Article : 964 words
  9. WHAT THE FIREMEN DID.

    The alarm of fire reached the Head Station Reel (Superintendent Moore's) and No. 1 Reel (Shaw's) at twenty minutes to 2 o'clock, and within six minutes both these reels had ...

    Article : 702 words
  10. INCIDENTS.

    In connection with a large fire looked upon by a big crowd of people there are always a number of incidents and circumstances, some perhaps of an amusing character, which are ...

    Article : 518 words
  11. DISTRICT COUNCIL MATTERS IN THE NORTH-EAST.

    A meeting of Chairmen and other representatives of District Councils contiguous to the Burra, convened by circular from the Mount Bryan Council, was held at ...

    Article : 395 words
  12. THE DAMAGE DONE.

    The extent of the whole of the damage done by the fire and water cannot be very closely estimated at present, because the valuable stock of Messrs. Castle. McLean ...

    Article : 1,241 words
  13. AQUATICS.

    A race in clinker outriggers which had been looked forward to with some interest took place on the Port River between Cruickshank's and Turnbull's crews, both being members ...

    Article : 137 words
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