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238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 12
THE Pacific Commereia1 Advertise of December 22, gives the following porticulars of a disastrous fire at Honolulu:— The most extensive as well as pecuniarily disastrous fire that ever occurred in Honolulu, or sewhere on these…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Extensive bush fires are raging at the back of Mount Lofty, and have already caused great destruction to fencing, fruit trees, and vines.—The weather is intensely hot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following incident is reported by the local papers as having occurred at the recent fire at Auckland:—After the family (at Mann's Hotel) had been aroused, Mrs. Mann was coming through the hall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About helf-past 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a, very destructive fire broke oat in a grocery store in the yard attached to the shop of Joseph James Patterson, grocer, of Cook's River-road, Newtown. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire occurred at Tientsin. The number of killed is 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The usual monthly meeting of the Parramatta Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the Engine Station on Tuesday evening. Mr L. Menser…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a few minutes past 1 o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was given in Paddington, and the lurid blaze issuing from the windows of a house on the South Head Road soon attracted a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—The shipping report in your to-day's issue makes mention of a very narrow escape from disastrous fire at Port Adelaide some ten days since. The writer insists on the necessity for providing a floating fire-engine similar to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The City Coroner on Wednesday commenced an inquest at the Royal Oak Hotel, Padeington, respecting the origin of the fire that broke out about half-past 12 on the 15th instant, in the grocer's shop and dwelling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT a few minutes past 1 o'clock on Friday morning an alarm of fire was given in Paddington, and the lurid blaze issuing from the windows of a house on the South Head Road soon attracted a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To-day, the City Coroner resumed the inquiry at the Roayl Oak Hotel, South Head-road, respecting the origin of the fire, on the 15th instant, which destroyed the grocery establishment of Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most destructive conflagrations that has taken palce for a long time in the city took place at about a quarter past 3 o'clock this morning. The premises are situated in Alfred street facing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At about half-past 12 o'clock to-day a fire broke out in a house No. 4, Bay-street, Glebe, occupied by Mr. Glisame, bootmaker. The alarm was given at the Glebe Company's station, and Mr. Fenlin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About five minutes after 3 o'clock this morning the Newtown and Camperdown fire bells rang out an alarm of fire. On Proceeding to the direction of the conflagration, it was perceived that Mr. Joseph Ross's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. Charles Bown, the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, has just issued his usual annual report of the fires which have occurred during the year 1877. In addressing the Board of Management of the Insurance Company's Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONE of the most destructive conflagrations that has taken place for a long time in the city took place shortly after 3 o'clock last Tuesday morning. The premises are situated in Alfred-street, facing the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The sketch on the eighth page of our supplement shows a Cossack camp alarmed by an attack from the enemy. The Turks have found the range of their position and are dropping their explosive missiles among horses and men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortly before 10 o'clock lost Saturday night there was considerable commotion in King-street, from the reflection of, apparently, a large tire burning near the corner of pitt and King street. A great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday night, a few minutes before the great fire scene at the Theatre Royal, there was a real fire scene in King-street. The fire bells were rung, and some imprudent individual in the pit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At 2 o'clock, this morning, a fire broke out the at Beehive Hotel, Blackwood-street, Hotham, occupied by Miss Mary Doherty. A lodger was awakened by the noise,…
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