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43 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 3
As notified in our last issue, a destructive fire broke out on the premises occupied by Messrs. Holt, M'Cormack, and Angus, coachbuilders, of Castlereagh-street, at about half-past three o'clock on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE largest fire that ever occured in Ballasrat West took place in Sturt-street, on Saturday night, 24th September, and, as heretofore, the people of the west have to thank the gallant little Eastern Brigade for putting out the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A FIRE broke out at about halfpast one o'clock yes[?] in a small cottage adjoining the Railway Bridge in [?] [?]-street—resulting in the complete destruction of tenement and a great protion of its contente. From…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE most fearful soene that has probably ever occurred within the London Docks since their opening happened on the forenoon of July 26. It was attended with the loss of one life. Between 9 and 10 o'clock some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. HENRY KINGSLEY has written a very readable book entitled "The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn," including, amongst other sketches, incidents of Australian life in the olden times. We quote the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Bill brought into the Legislative Council, on the 12th instant, by Mr. Holden, to empower coroners to hold inquests concerning fires, consists of three sections. By these it is enacted, section 1, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I am not much given to writing for the Press, but whenever a public good is concerned, I cannot resist the impulse. I have only been a resident of Parramatta for a few weeks, and during t[?] time, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE eighth half-yearly meeting of the Sydney Fire Insurance Company was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices of the Company. Mr. John Fairfax presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Permit me to express my thanks for the handsome manner in which you were pleased to applaud my exertions on the night of Thursday last, in putting out the fire which occurred at my place, and in thus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE eighth half-yearly meeting of the Sydney Fire Insurance Company was held on Monday, 31st October, at the offices of the Company, New Pitt-street. Mr. John Fairfax presided…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ONE of the largest and most terrifie fires that has ever occurred in Newcastle, broke out between two and three o'clock yesterday; (Sunday morning.) Smoke was first observed from the upper window of Mr. Croft's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NOVEMBER 14TH.âA destructive fireâthe greatest which ever occurred in Newcastle, and so serious in extent as to amount to a public calamityâoccurred here yesterday (Sunday) morning. The seat of the conflagration, for such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Wednesday evening a fire broke out in the extensive timberyard of Messrs. Kilpin and Montgomery, builders, in Lawton-street, Liverpool, and before assistance could be rendered, the premises were in a blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT about half past 12 o'clock, yesterday morning, this flue vessel was discovered to be on fire, and before six o'clock was completely destroyed. The following are the particulars of this and eatas rophe:—Af about 11 o'clock on the previous night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday morning (September 17), shortly before 8 o'clook, an extensive fire broke out in I vy-lane, Paternoster-row, involving the destruction of a east amount of property. The fire commenced in a large double…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Friday Mr. Wm. Cirter, the coroner for East Surrey, opened an inquest at the Crown Tavern, Church-street, Lambeth, on tbe bodies of Mrs. Eliza Burton, aged 48, Eliza Ann Reid, aged 25, and Edward B. Burton aga[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A MEETING was held at the Court-house last evening, at half-past 7 o'clock, for the purpose of expressing in some appropriate, manner the general opinion in the exertions of the fire brigade and others instrumental in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NOVEMBER 23.—A public meeting was held last evening in the Court-house, the Mayor in the chair, " for the purpose of expressing in some appropriate manner the general opinion on the exertians of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PREVIOUS to the year 1852 the most powerful fire-engines in London were two floating ones, on the river, belonging to the London Fire-engine Establishment; the largest of these was worked by 120 men,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT about half-past three o'clock this morning, a large fire was raging in the direction of Potts' Point. We could not ascertain the exact spot before going to press, but it is much to be…
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