Fires and Loss of Life
On Sunday, shortly before four o'clock, a most alarming fire, by which an aged female lost her life, broke out in the premises No. 36, Little Bartholomew Close, West Smithfield, a very narrow…
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14 stories in Sydney's papers
Fire at Port Adelaide. (From the South Australian Register, January 30.) Port Adelaide, Friday Evening, 7 o'clock
THIS afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the sail left of Mr. Bayly, at the Port. It was first observed by Mrs. Forsythe, who occupied a cottage behind. A few things…
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Port Adelaide, Friday Evening, 7 o'clock. This afteroon, at half-past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the sail left of Mr. Bayly, at the Port. It was first observed by Mrs. Forsythe, who occupied a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Port Adelaide (From the South Australian Register, Jan. 30.) Port Adelaide. Friday evening, 7 o'clock
This afternoon, at half past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the sail loft of Mr. Bayly, at the Port. It was first observed by Mrs. Forsy the, who occupied a cottage…
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On Friday last, about fifteen minutes to two o'clock, it was discovered that the sail loft belonging to Mr. Edward Bayly, sail-maker and ship chandler, was on fire…
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On Friday afternoon (30th Jan.) a great fire broke out in the sail-loft of Mr. Bayley at the Port. It was observed by Mrs. Forsythe, who occupied the cottage behind. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Port Adelaide. (From the South Australian Register, January 10.) Port Adelaide, Friday evening, 7 o'clock
This afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, a fire broke out in the sail loft of Mr. Bayly, at the Port. It was first observed by Mrs. Forsythe, who occupied a cottage behind. A few…
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Shortly after twelve o'clock on Thursday night, the town of Gravesend, which has of late years suffered severely from frequent fires, was, we regret to say, the scene of another calamity, greater in…
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BETWEEN the hours of three and four yesterday afternoon, a fire, which excited the most intense alarm at the eastern part of the metropolis, was discovered at the Irongate-wharf,…
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A MOST melancholy catastrophe, attended with considerable loss of life, took place on Wednesday morning, on board the Grana Uile steamer, bound from Liverpool to Drogheda, when…
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Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday night the citizens of Limerick were alarmed by the cry of "fire" from the parish watch of St. Michael, immediately…
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SIR,—The recent loss by fire of the Granna Uaile, as reported in your paper of the 17th ult., induces me to propose the following simple and economical means for extinguishing fires,…
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THE annual meeting of the members of this association was held on Tuesday, the 2nd instant, Mr. Thomas Holt, jun., in the chair. A large number of the insurers were present,…
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THE gladsome hearth, the gladsome hearth, where social thoughts flow free; Through all the shifting scenes of life The fond heart turns to thee…
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