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284 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 15
Anderson's Crystal Palace Hotel had a narrow escape from destruction by fire this morning. At about 11 o'clock, volumes of smoke were discovered issuing from the roof, and on an inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Having Had the advantage of perusing in the public papers several plansfor extinguishing fires on board ships, I beg to lay before you a very simple and cheap mode which I think might be adopted by shipowners, and also have the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A committee meeting of the above, was held at the Volunteer Hotel, on Friday evening at the 22nd instant. Mr. G. M. Pitt, in the chair. Mr. James of the Bank of New South Wales, was appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NOTWITHSTANDING all the attempts which have been made in recent years, it may be doubted whether we have any buildings that are really fireproof. At all events, those supposed fireproof buildings, which have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intelligence has been received in Liverpool of the total destruction by fire of the large American cotton-laden steamer Governor Garland on the Mississippi, together with the loss of several lives…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The city of St. Johns, New Brunswick, has been almost totally destroyed by five. The damage is estimated at bout fifteen im million dollas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly before 12 o'clock last night the watchman employed by the [?]awarra Steam Navigation Company discovered a fire burning in the storeroom over the main offices on the Company's wharf, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. John's, New Brunswick, has been almost destroyed by fire. The damage done has been estimated at about fifteen million dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]eur concert was given in the Pavilion, Ivanhoe Park, in aid of the funds of the newly-formed Voluntear Fire Brigade, which may be at office pronounced to have been an unqualified…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting, pursuant to advertisement, was held last evening , at the Council Chambers, Waterloo, to establish a Volunteer Fire Company. The attendance was small, but several members were enrolled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The forest fires raging in New England have rendered hundreds of perrons homeless at Stackpole Forge, Cannons Corners and Centerville, where the fires rage the fiercest. People are fleeing in every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under this name, a volunteer fire company for Waterloo and Redfern was successfully launohed last night, at the adjourned meeting held in the Waterloo Council Chambers. A strong committee was appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A few minutes before 9 o'clock last evening a fire was discovered to be burning on the promises of Mr. Thomas Saywell's tobacco factory in Clarcuce-street. The fire appears to have originated on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON the morning of April 29 one of the most disastrous fires that ever took place in Montreal broke out in a building situated at St. Urbain-street, and occupied by the Oil Cabinet Novelty Company. The building was one of fire stories,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A committee meeting of the above was held last night, at the Council Chambers, School of Arts. There was a good attendance of members present, Mr. G. M. Pitt in the chair. The secretary, Mr. S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Them embers of the Newtown and Camperdown fire Brigade successfully commemorated their annual festival last Wednesday at Corry's pleasure gardens, Botany. After the brigade and their friends arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Monday morning a small manual fire engine was tested in High-street, West Maitland, by Messrs. Capper and Sons, which firm (says the MERCURY) has imported the engine for their own use. The engine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Since reading the accounts of some of those terrible fires which have recently taken place in some of the large American cities, I thought a few remarks in reference to a A, Horizontal Plan of Wooden Framework top of Tank.—…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →THE annual meeting was held yesterday—the Hon. J. Sutherland in the chair, when the following report was read and adopted:- The directors have much pleasure in submitting to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the annual meeting of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company yesterday [?]Mr.John Sutherland M. P. [?] a director…
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