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46 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 3
YESTERDAY, an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Sydney Fire Insurance Company was held at their offices, Mort's buildings, Pitt-street, to receive the report of the committee of members and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A most destructive fire broke out shortly before four o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 29th ultimo, on the premises of Messrs. Palmer, Ball, and Co, warehousemen, Collins-street west…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. A. B. Latta, of Cincinnati, the invetor of the steam fire-engine, by invitation of the Mas sachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, lately addressed the citizens of Boston, in explanation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AMONGST our shipping intelligence, in yesterday's Herald, we gave the particulars of this sorious conflagration, involving a loss of property, roughly estimated at upwards of £120,000. From certain circumstances which had cozed out, immediately afterwards,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOME day ago, in a short paragraph, we intimated the total destruction of this noble steamer, but without entering into details. As, however, many of our good citizens feel more than an ordinary interest in the rate of this (once) noble specimen of naval…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I'm sitting by the old fire-side, Whero I've sat[?]many a time Whan a mother's smiles encouraged me Upon her lap to climb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOME days ago, in a short paragraph, we intimated the total destruction of this noble steamer, but without entering into details. As, however, many of our good citizens feel mere than an ordinary interest in the fate of this (once) noble specimen of naval…
Continued on Trove, page 183 →A fire, involving the destruction of an immense amount of property, broke out in the extensive shipbuilding yard at Millwall, Poplar, the property of Messrs. John Scott Russell and Co., about 9 o'clock last night, in the newly-built…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Amongst our shipping intelligence, in yesterday's Herald, we gave the particulars of this serious conflagration, involving a lose of property, roughly estimated at upwards of £120,000. From certain circumstances which had cozed out, immediately afterwards,…
Continued on Trove, page 190 →A private despatch from Hamburg, dated the 19th instant, states that a great and destructive fire has broken out a[?] Novogorod during the grand fair or gathering of the merchants there, and that a vast quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A private despatch from Hamburg, dated the 19th instant, states that a great and destructive fire had broken but at Novogorod during the grand fair of gathering of the merchants there, and that a vast quantity of merchandise, to the value…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These races came off as advertised in the Free Press, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th October. The weather was most favouable and the course in excellent order. The, concoure of pepple who came to participate in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE regret to have to announce an extensive confl[?]gration in the Eastern Market, which has laid in ashes one half of the wooden structures permitted by the Corporation to be erected there, and absolutely ruined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A very [?] meeting of the members of this Association was held yesterday, at the office of the Company. The chairman of the Company, Charles Kemp, Esq., in the chair. The preliminary forms having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We regret to have to announce an extensive conflagration in the Eastern Market, which has laid in ashes one half of the wooden structures permitted by the Corporation to be erected there, and absolutely ruined a large number of persons,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The hot winds of the last few days have resulted as usual in producing a numher of bush fires in various directions around the city. On Friday night several were visible towards Balmain and Lane Cove. On Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—Do you not think it would be advisable to have a fire engine similar to that of the Thames police? The fire last night on the North Shore was terrible, but had the wind still remained in the same quarter, how much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOME time ago, we drew attention to some of the claims of the "Mutual Provident Society," shewing a few of the many reasons why Life Assurance should be universally adopted, and indicating some…
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