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217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 11
THIS morning at about 25 minutes past 3, constables Farrall and Lawrence were on duty at the corner of Bull-street and Pall Mall, when the former, while passing up Pall Mall, noticed a bright glare about the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →THE three conflagrations which set every one in the city by the ears on the 25th May will remain memorable for many a long day, for the strangely unaccountable manner in which they originated and the enormous destruction and…
Continued on Trove, page 728 →AT 25 minutes past 3, constables Farrall ana Lawreace were on duty at the corner of Bull-street and Pall Mall, when the former, while passing up Fall Mall, noticed a bright glare about the back of the premises occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 728 →AT about ten minutes past 3 yesterday morning, the look-out man in the tower of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade noticed a volume of smoke issuing from premises in the locality of Flinders-street…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →An extensive fire has broken out in the Eastern borough. Several of the brigades still in the city have gone with their apparatus to the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →About half-past eleven o'clock last Saturday evening, a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Vincent W. Giblin, (the manager of the Joint Stock Bank) off Wilson-street, Newtown. As soon as the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out at about a quarter-past 7 o'clock last night, at Gough's Solferino Hotel, at the corner of Liverpool and George-streets. It appeared that a lighted candle was placed on a dressing table in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The dwellingf-house occupied by captain Summerbell, in Victoria-street, Wooloomooloo, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire broke out between 1 and 2 o'clock, while the inmates were at dinner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Carpenter, on remand, charged with willfully getting fire to certain fences at Arthursleich, the property of the Hon. Thomas Holt, was again brought up at the Goulburn Police Court on Friday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting; of the Superintendents of the various Volunteer Fire Companies, and reyeral members of those brigades was held at Camb's Hotel, King-Street, last evening, to consider the question of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday evening, shortly after six o'clock, a fire broke out in Mr. H. Burfield's furniture warehouse, No. 309, Pitt-street, adjoining Tattersall's Hotels and, but for the prompt measures taken by the Insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I was walking through Park-street one evening, a while ago, when the firebell at the engine station in that street suddenly sounded out its note of alarm, Its influence on the residents around was somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT will be remembered that a bill to provide better for the extinction of fires was introduced earlier in the session in the Upper House, but ruled out of order upon, a point of form. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 784 →The Paris correspondent of The Times writes:— Some particulars of the destructive fire at Rouen last night, April 25th, have reached Paris. The opera of "Hamlet" was about to be played at the Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Postmaster at Singleton has reported to bead quarters that on the night of Sunday be lost some £440 worth of bank notes and stamps, by the upsetting of a kerosene lamp, and consequent burning of them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some particulars of the destructive fire at Rouen. last night, April 25th, have reached Paris. The opera, of "Hamlet" was about to be played at the Theatre of Arts, and the actors had nearly all assembled, when…
Continued on Trove, page 826 →About 2.30 p.m. some shavings or debris in the basement story caught fire. On the alarm being given at the various stations, the Brigade and Volunteer engines were speedily on the spot. Calamitous results…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We (Argus) understand that an official is now in Singleton pursuing investigations with regard to this [?]re, and that a rigid Government inquiry and inquest will be forthwith instituted. In the meantime, Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT 2 a.m. on the 22nd instant a fire broke out between the Oddfellow's Hall and the fire engine station. The correspondent of the Gulgong Argus says the flames were first observed by Mr Stopford, who slept…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Hearing it a[?]serted that the members of the City Volunteer Fire Company, No. 3, have pe[?]nally objected to work under any head that the Executive may appoint over the Fire department of Sydney, we, a[?] company, do…
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