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90 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 5
SIR,—The [?]tlers along the course of the N[?]pean and Hawkeury Rivers are slowly recovering from the effects [?]f the most disastrous flood that has occurred in he memory of man in this country, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ULLADULLA, DECEMBER 31.—We have had terrible bush fires here, and many houses are burned down. I may mention that of Mr. M. Berry, who has also lost his barn, flour, about ten tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Salween, barque, 001 tons, in command of Captain Stout, and belonging to Messrs Thompson and Aikenden of Glasgow arrived at this port yesterday, with her cargo on fire. She ran into Spring Cave in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE appears to be passing through an unfortunate cycle. The sound of the fatal explosion of nitroglycerine has scarcely ceased to shock the public when the telegraph brings news of another terrible fire. A. Splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ANOTHER, metropolitan theatre, on Friday night, December 6th, succumbed to that fate to which all theatres are sooner or later doomed—destruction by fire. At about fifteen minutes to 11 o'clock the passengers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sir S. Northcote received on December 21 the following telegram from Colonel Mere wether:— Near Rencee, December 5. All prospering here. Chief of Senate took us…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the whole of the men at present employed by Mr. Freake, of Onslow-gardens, was held at his Works, to express the views of his employés, nearly 400 in number, on the recent attempt to burn down by means of Greek…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING of the whole of the men at present employed by Mr. Freake of Onslow-gardens, was held at his Works, to express the views of his employes, nearly 400 in number, on the recent attempt to burn down by means of Greek…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The British ship Earl Dalhousie, in command of Captain Campbell, arrived yesterday from London, and during the voyage had a fire amongst her cargo, which threatened the total destruction of the ship, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Earl Dalhousie, which has just arrived from London, had a narrow escape from bring destroyed by fire. This ship, of 1147 sons register, built in 1862, by Messrs A. Stevens and Sons, of Dundee, was chartered for the voyage to Sydney by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A FIRE of a very alarming character broke out yesterday afternoon in the stores of Mr. J. B. Holdsworth, ironmonger, situated at the rear of his shop in George-street. The fire-alarm bells were rung about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday morning (January 11) a most destructive fire occurred in the Native Town. About 3 o'clock a large three-story house nearly opposite the Mombadevie Chowkey, at the openign to Boleshwur [?]ad,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FIRE of a very a arming character broke out on Sunday afternoon in the starts of Mr. J. B. Holdswort", ironmonger, situated at the rear of his shop in George-street. The [?]re-alarm [?]lls were rung about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE (Nelson Examiner) published a telegram from Christchurch to Hokitika stating that there had been a fire in Christchurch, and that, at the ensuing inquest, a verdict of "wilful murder" was found against a man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three determined attempts were made late on the night of December 14, or early the following morning[?] to set fire to premises in the metropolis, by means of the compound known as Greek fire. These outrages,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following is a translation of three "circulars" which were mysteriously distributed in Paris in December:— FIRST CIRCULAR…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WE (Nelson Examiner) published a telegram from Christchurch to Hokitika stating that there had been a fire in Christchurch, and that, at the ensuing inquest, a verdict of "wilful murder" was found against a man…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SIR,—A few days, ago I observed a paragraph in your paper, describing the fitting up of the Glendower with a fire extinguishing arrangement, devised by Captain Banks. It occurred to me at the time that the quantity of gas…
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