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165 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 9
HARDLY had the first of the Rifle Volunteers, after a heavy day's exercise in martial tactics on the chief headlands of the harbour, and of the spectators who had gone to view the batteries and try to gain an opinion of their probable…
Continued on Trove, page 148 →THE largest and mest destructive fire which occurred on Creswick since the great configration of 1869 occurred on Sunday, the 26th. About half-past 12 noon, when most of the citizens were worshipping in the various churches,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A FIRE place was constructed of brick, about three feet square, in which a strong fire of coal, lime and other matters is kept burning. Below the fire was a reservoir with which an iron pipe communicated, and which…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →SIR,—I am no advocate of newspaper controversy, neither should I have figured in your columns on this occasion, but that his Worship the Mayor and his subordinates made somewhat free with the use of my…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT about 2.45 this morning, a fire, which threatened to be of some magnitude, occurred in the shop of Mr. J. M'Dormott, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, Pitt-street. The particulars furnished to us by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FORTUNATELY, it is very seldom that the district is swept by bush fires so unmanageable and so destructive as those that devastated it so extensively on Tuesday last. On that day, in addition to the very great heatâit being in Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY, between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, shortly after the bells had ceased tolling for church service, they were followed by the pealing of the various five brigade bells, denoting that some premises…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The largest and most destructive fire which occurred on Creswick since the great conflagration of 1869 occurred on Sunday, the 26th. About half-past 12 noon, when most of the citizens were worshipping in the various churches,…
Continued on Trove, page 183 →ABOUT ten minutes past 12 o'clock yesterday afternoon, information was received at the station of the Insurance Fire Brigade, in Bathurst-street, that a fire had broken out at the back of the confectioner's shop of Mr. William Dunn,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following report is taken from the Standard:- "Tuesday last was in miniature a second 'Black Thursday,' so' far as regards this district. A hot [?] wind was blowing and fires were raging nearly all round the town at'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following report is taken from the Standard:—"Tuesday last was in miniature a second 'Black Thursday,' so far as regards this district. A hot fierce wind was blowing, and fires were raging nearly all round the town at…
Continued on Trove, page 217 →A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Hanley on Wednesday morning last, on the premises of Mr. James, gr[?]cer, Market terrace. The fire, the origin of which is at present unknown, was discovered shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT noon of Friday, the 7th instant, information was received at the station of the Insurance Fire Brigade, in Bathuret-street, that a fire had broken out at the back of the confectioner's shop of Mr. William Dunn,…
Continued on Trove, page 218 →AT 10 o'clock, on Thursday forenoon, the City Coroner (Mr. Henry Shiell) held at Tattersall's Hotel, Pitt-street, an inquest touching the origin of a fire at M'Dermott's furniture warehouse, nearly opposite Tattersall's, on the 5th…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AN inquest was this morning held at Tattersall's Hotel, before the city coroner and a jury, upon the causes of the recent disastrous fire at the upholstery establishment, No. 254, Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN inquest was this morning held at Tattersall's Hotel, before the city coroner and a jury, upon the causes of the recent disastrous fire at the upholstery establishment, No. 254, Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—It will be remembered that about a week or two since, at the solicitation of several influential citizens, I attended a public meeting at the Exchange and offered some remarks upon the state of the machinery at Botany,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—It will be remembered that about a week or two since, at the solicitation of several influential citizens, I attended a public meeting at the Exchange, and offered some remarks upon the state…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE regret very much that we have to record the entire destruction, by fire of the house of Mr. Bourn Russell, M.L.C., at Stoney Creek, near West Maitland. The fire took place on Monday morning. It first broke out at…
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