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13 stories in Illawarra's papers
Edington Cottage, situated on the banks of the South Creek, the property of Mr. Richard Edwards, and occupied by Mrs. Betts, was this morning burned to the ground. An inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A letter from Antwerp, dated December 3, says:— There was a fearful conflagration at the Napoleon Docks fast night, causing a large loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly after seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, the cry of "fire" was raised, and immediately after the fire-bell sounded the alarm. A bright reflection was observed towards the wharf, and thither every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after six o'clock on Sudday morning dense volumes of smoke were observed issuing from the upper portion of a building in Bank Court, off King-street, occupied as a wholesale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday morning, between the hours of six and seven, a fire broke out in the wholesale drug store of Messrs. J. and E. Row, Bank Court, King-street, which, in a very short time, resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday morning, the 26th alt., the look-up at Ballina was totally destroyed by fire. It appears, from the information that has reached us, that Mr. Anderson, the constable in charge, before retiring to rest on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams announce a terrible fire at St. Petersburg. Large warehouses and shops, coveting several acres, have been destroyed, including Apraxino, and Stebukine markets, and the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Following swiftly upon the calamity recently recorded in our columns, we have now, to chronicle the occurrence of another great fire, which broke out on Thursday shortly after 9 o'clock, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquiry into the origan of the fire which broke out in the house occupied by Mr. Forster, confectioner, of George-street on lost Wednesday night, was commenced by the City…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The calamitous fire that occurred on Wednesday night, and reported in our issue of yesterday, destroyed altogether a very large amount of property. It is distressing to see the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coroner's enquiry with the causes of the late fire has resulted in the following verdict;—"We find that the fire occurred in the lower part of Mr. Fosters back premises within a fow minutes after he and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday evening last, a fire occurred on the premises of a mall named William Goodwin, a carpenter, residing in Thompson-street, in this town. The fire, which was first observed by some of Mr. Meares' family, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An invention of some importance for the preservation of buildings from fire has been made by Mr. J. Patridge, ironmonger, of Bathurst-street, who has…
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