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284 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 15
AN inquiry was, yesterday, commenced by the City Coroner, at his office, Hyde Park, respecting the origin of the fire on the premises of Joseph O'Neill, in [?]ctoria-street, on the morning of May 17. Mr. Bull appea[?] on behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →EVERY attention has been shown the sufferers by the fire, and great commiseration is expressed for them. Mr. A. Hilder, who occupied one of Mr. Barter's houses, is a heavy loser, particularly in jewellery, as he had nearly £400…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A VERY large public meeting was held at the Pavilion on Monday evening, the Mayor (Mr. T. Rowe) being the chairman, at which the following proceedings occurred:- The MAYOR addressed the meeting shortly, setting forth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE City Coroner resumed his inquiry, at his office, Hyde Park, into the origin of the fire on the premises of Joseph O'Neill, in Victoria-street, on the morning of the 17th May. Mr. Want, instructed by Messrs. Want…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Experience often teaches many a severe lesson. Almost every day we see instances of the wisdom of the axiom that teaches men never to put off till tomorrow what they can do to-day, and yet individuals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY morning the City Coroner concluded his inquiry, at his office, Hyde Park, into the origin of the fire on the premises of Joseph. O'Neill, in Victoria-street, on the morning of the 17th May. Mr. Want, instructed by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ABOUT half-past 1 o'clock on the morning of the 11th April, people in the neighbourhood of the Southern Hotel were startled by a cry of "Firr!" and almost immediately thereafter smoke was seen issuing from the lower windows…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SHORTLY after 7 o'clock on Sunday evening the inhabitants of the quiet and uneventful township of Manly were thrown into a state of great consternation and alarm by the report that an extensive fire had broken out in some houses…
Continued on Trove, page 690 →Petrolia (Pa.), April 20.—Yesterday afternoon lightning struck a large tank on the Troutman farm, containing 20,600 barrels of oil. The tank was destroyed, and the burning oil set fire to two other tanks, containing 25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 699 →Pittsburgh, Penn., March 5.—A telegram from Karns City, Butler County, Penn., says a fire broke out early this morning in the office of the Bateman House there, caused by a lighted cigar or match…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →ABOUT half-past 1 o'clock on the morning of the 11th April, people in the neighbourhood of the Southern Hotel were startled by a cry of "Fire!" and almost immediately thereafter smoke was seen issuing from the lower windows…
Continued on Trove, page 696 →Rate Claxton, whose miraculous escapes from the theatres in Brooklyn and Washington will be remembered, gives the following account of her experience in the burning hotel. Miss Claxton says:—"I left…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire which at first threatened to end most disastrously occurred at 3 o'clock this morning, at the house of Mr. Shire, Nicholson-street, Balmain. It appears that a neighbour residing next door was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Louis, April 11.—A second despatch says: The most frightful calamity that has ever befallen St. Louis took place at a very early hour this morning, involving the destruction of the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Yesterday intelligence was received in Liverpool of the total destruction by fire of the large American catton-laden steamer Governor Garland on the Mississippi, together with the loss of several lives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The forest fires in America have devastated upwards of a hundred miles of country, and several frontier towns…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred in a house occupied by Mrs. Mary Smith, of No. 8, Fowler-street. According to Mrs. Smith, the fire was the act of a man who, being refused admission into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 6th instant, other evidence was taken at Hillston respecting the supposed incendiarism of the woolshed, at Merri Merrigal, was taken at the home station by Mr. Loughnan, Mary Paterson, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pier Hotel at Manly narrowly escaped destruction by fire about 11 o'clock last Saturday night, through the fall of a kerosene oil lamp, which ignited some of the furniture of the bar. It would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About half-past 4 on Wednesday morning last a fire was observed in Prince-street, Grafton, by the night constable who was just going off duty. He gave the alarm, and he (Sergeant M'Cormack) and the…
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