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284 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 15
THE narrow escape from fire suffered by the Club-house Hotel a few evenings ago was followed this mornin—-a very brief interval—by a conflagration which, though serious in its consequences, was of but a small extent compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →On Sunday evening, at about half-past 7 o'clock, the A.S.N. Co.s steamer Wotonga, moored alongside the works, Pyrmont, took fire by the explosion of a kerosene lamp hanging in the saloon. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TENTH half-yearly report presented at the General Halfyearly Meeting of Shareholders, held at the office of the Company, Queen-street, Auckland, on Monday, October 8, 1877…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →YESTERDAY forenoon the City Coroner resumed, at the Huntsman's Arms, Parramatta-street, the inquest adjourned from the 1st instant, touching the origin of the fire at Mr. Gerrett's, draper, in Parramatta-street. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Coroner yesterday resumed the inquiry at the Huntsman's Inn Parramatta-street concerning the origin of the fire at Mr. Joseph Evans Gerrett's drapery establishment, in Parramatta-street, on the morning of sunday the 23rd of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I went up on to the sky-line once and sat down to study the interesting scene below, and my white cap-cover in an instant drew fire from half-a-dozen rifles. We were all under rifle-fire continually the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tirailleurs and Breanski regiment are not malting headway in their difficult enterprise of attacking direct front the steep Turkish slope, with its advantage of wooded cover, although they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive fire has taken place at Inveraray Castle, in Argyleshire, Scotland, the seat of the Dukes of Argyle. The magnificent structure was to a great extent destroyed before the fire could be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A destructive fire broke out about 9 o'clock last Saturday evening in the produce stores of Mr. Henry Priestly, of 65, Sussex-street. The stores were full of Lay, mate, and such like infiamable articles forming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tirailleurs and Breanski regiment are not making headway in their difficult enterprise of attacking direct in front the steep Turkish slope, with its advantage of wooded cover, although they…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →I went up onto the sky-line once, and sat down to study the interesting scene below, and my white cap-cover in an instant drew fire from half-a-dozen rifles. We were all under rifle-fire continually the…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →New York, September 3.—J.P. Hale's piano factory on thirty-fifth street was destroyed by fire this morning. The flames extended to the south side of the street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →About half-past 2 o'clock last Saturday afternoon the chimney of Dr. Boer's residence, at Lyon's terrance, Hyde Park, caught fire, and the sparks there from ignited the shingled roof of the adjoining house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 11 o'clock last night,a fire broke out in the out premises of No. 6, Derwent-street, Glebe, the residence of Mr. J. Graham, van and dray proprietor. The [?]promises consisted of a large sheet for [?]toring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There has been another great fire at St. John's, New Brunswick. 230 houses have been destroyed, end 2000 persons rendered houseless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Star special last night witnessed one of the most [?] minute fire over known in Wellington. The special was roused from slumber at Wellington about five minutes past 3 o'clock by shouts and the [?]plng of lect. He dressed On Saturday and Sunday (yesterday) evenings, between 5 and 7, vast flights of the large insects known as dragon flies or horse stingers were observed in the neighbourhood of Sydney. In some parts they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out in this city shortly after 3 o'clock on Sunday morning last causing a goof deal of destruction. On the left hand side of Bunter-street looking east, there is a row of [?] being with a small stone store caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A reward of £100 (£30 by the Government, and a similar and by the Pacific & Mutual Fire Insurance Companies) is offered, under the usual conditions for the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A destructive are occurred in Hunter-street, in this city, early on Sunday morning, at about 2 o'clock, at the premised occupied by Mr John West away, tailor. The house took fire on the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTLY after 2 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. J. Westaway, tailor, Hunter-street. By half-past 2 there was a dense crowd on the spot, and the stork-in-trade and furniture of Mr. Alderton the boot…
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