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73 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 4
ON the evening of Saturday, June 22, the metropolis was [?] by the most terrific conflagration that has occuned in this country since the Great Fire of London. Some idea of the greatness of the catastrophe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the announcement of Klarikoff's narrow escape from destruction by fire, en route from Malton to Leatherhead, appeared exclusively in these columns the week before the Dorby, many people were disposed to trent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is not often that we have to record accidents from fire in our township, but this apparent immunity from dangers of this character suffered an exception last Friday night. About midnight Dr. Wren, of North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The trial of this case, which had occupied the Court during the whole week, was concluded. Sir W. M[?]nning, Q.C, and Mr. Stephen appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Issacs for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In your report of the above case there are one or two errors, which we shall feel obliged by your correcting. The first issue, namely, fraud, was found for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The trial of this case, which had lasted the entire week, was now concluded. It was an action against the abovenamed company, upon a policy of insurance on the stock-in-trade of the plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Those who know anything about the rates charged for fire insurance at home, must be sa[?] that, from the tales charged in this, colony,insurance companies must be reaping a rich harvest No one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ABOUT nine o'clock last night the [?] ship Sovereign of the Seas, 1226 tons burthen, commanded by Captain Cruikshank, which arrived in our harbour last Sunday week from Liverpool with emigrants, after a long and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT about twenty minutes to eleven o'clock last night the residents in the Northern port of the city were alarmed by the continuous ringing of bells on board the ships of the harbour, and great excitement was caused by the intelligence that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN enquiry into the origin of the fire which broke out on board the ship Sovereign of the Seas on last Tuesday night, and resulted in her total destruction, was commenced at the Observer Tavern,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE inquiry into the origin of the fire which resulted in the destruction of the ship Sovereign of the Seas was resumed at the Observer Tavern, George-street North, yesterday morning. The prisoner Conroy, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN enquiry into the origin of the fire which broke out on board the ship Sovereign of the Seas on last Tuesday night, and resulted in her total destruction, was commenced at the Observer Tavern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An inques: touching the destruction of the ship Sovereign of the Seas by fire, at Campbell's Wharf, on Tuesday evening last, was commenced by J. S. Parker, Esq., city coroner, at Hawkins' Obaerver Tavern, Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ABOUT half-past seven o'clock on Saturday night, the ringing of ships' bells, which was quickly taken up by the fire-bells at the stations on shore, gave notice that a repetition of the calamity attendant on the Sovereign of the Seas, was being enacted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOARCELY had the public feeling, aroused by the burning of the Sovereign of the Seas, been allayed, when we have to record another fire as having broken out on board a ship in our harbour, which, however, in this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT half-past seven o'clock on Saturday night the 20th ultimo, the ringing of ships [?] which was [?] taken up by the fire-bells at the stations on shore, gave notice that a repetition of the calamity attendant on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Martin, Q.C., resumed his application for a rule nisi, calling upon plaintiff to show cause why there should not be a new trial on twelve grounds. The action was one upon a policy of insurance against fire of stock-in-trade at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ABOUT half-past seven o'clock on Saturday night, the 28th ultimo, the ringing of ships' bells, which was quickly taken up by the fire-bells at the different stations on shore, gave notice that a repetition of the calamity attendant on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR—A paragraph in a recent number of the Empire informs us that the Sydney firemen contemplate the formation of a volunteer corps from their body—a very commendable resolution. But I trust, for the good of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action to recover the amount of an insurance on goods of the plaintiff, insured by the defendants. The evidence was similar in the main to that given in the trail of the case of Fitch v. Victoria…
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