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217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 11
Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the glass works of Mr. Joseph Ross, of Australia-street, Camperdown. The origin of the fire is not known, but it was first discovered in the pot room. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the Melbourne journals gives an account of the recent artillery practice from the Cerberus:-"On Tuesday a farget was set up at Point Nepean, and the firing commenced, the first shot going clean through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in a building formerly used as a [?] recently as a [?]-house and bathrooms, at 105, Palmer-street, this morning. Nothing was [?]ved. The damage amounted to over £100…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A lire broke out on the premises of Mr. T. Nunan, of No. 7. Regent-street, at its junction with Union-street, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It appears that a child was left playing in a back room of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 10 o'clock last Saturday night, Mr. Thos saywell, tobacconist of No 4, Park-street, near George-street, was alarmed by seeing smoke issuing from the grating underneath the front of his shop, as well as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are pained to record another act of [?] in this neighbourhood. On the 24th October, the [?] of corn, was burned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Volunteer Brigade of Parramatta, one of the most efficient, energetic and well-disciplined corps in the colony, has now been in existence seventeen years, and during that period has been the means of saving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The village of Buninyong, Victoria, was the scene of a devastating fire on the 4th instant. The fire originated in Harris's ironmongery shop, in which an explosion of bero some or ponder eoon took place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the time that it held mastery over the most strenuous and gallant efforts to subdue it, the fire on Wednesday night was one of the fie cest and most te rible of any that have wrought have in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extensive confi[?]gration broke out yesterday at st. Hyacinth Commencing in the west end, it spread through and completely destroyed the main and three parallel streets of the town. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two houses were burned down a few days ago at Weau, North Cornwall. One of them had just, been quitted by a woman who left her infant asleep in the cr[?]. A m-n broke into the house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An extensive conflagration broke out yesterday at St. Hyacinth. Commencing in the west end, it spread through and completely destroyed the main and three parallel streets of the town. The…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →ON Monday morning, about five o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on the premises of the Club House Hotel, and resulted in utterly destroying the buildings, furniture, and effects. The Club House Hotel was the property of Mr. B.J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two houses were humed down a few days ago at Wean, North Cornwall. One of them had just been quitted by a woman who left her infant asleep in the cradle. A man broke into the house…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Mr.C. W. Weekes, District Coroner, of Gundagai, held an inquest or inquiry on Friday and Saturday last, on the cause of a fire at the wool-shed of Messrs. J. and P. Ryan, situated about three or four miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named Robert Taylor appeared on summons, before the East Maitland Police Court, on Tuesday last, charged with having, about two months ago, unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Tuesday evening, says Iron of August 12, some experiments were made in the grounds of the Alexandra Palace with an extraordinary invention. Mr. Oereberg, a Swedish mechanician, claims to have…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Hillary Page, the Chesterfield fire fiend, Buffered the penalty of his crimes to-day at the court-house of that county, by strangulation, in a little less time than 20 minutes. He was taken from the jail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Friday night, last week, the flour-mill at Delegate, the property of Messrs. Haves and Body, was burne to the ground. The origin of the fire, says the Bom[?] Times, in not knownt but it is presumed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram was received at Hay, from Balranald. on Tuesday, stating that the Pr[?] barge Swallow caught fire on Sunday, at Windoma[?] on the Murray. about twenty miles by land from [?]…
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