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238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 12
Yesterday the City Coroner concluded the inquest at the Royal Oak Hotel, Old South Head road, respecting the fire which occurred on the 15th of last mouth a the grocery establishment of Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOBART TOWN, Friday, 10.15 p.m. — To-night a fire broke out at Grubb's bark mills which quickly spread to Risby's saw mills. It then caught Neps's shipchandlery stores and Gibson's flour mills; but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] a fire broke out at Grubb's bark mills which quickly spread to Risby's saw mills. It then caught Neps' shipchandlery stores and Gibson's flour mills; but the two last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand (Dunedin), Saturday.âThere has been a fire at Riverston, which resulted in destruction of property to the value of £10,000. of which £5000 will be covered by insurances. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since the total destruction by fire of Mr Deacon's premises St. Leonards, a movement has been on foot for the establishment of a volunter fire brigade for that municipality, and it is gratifying to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONE of the largest and most disastrous conflagrations that ever occurred in this city (says the TRIBUNE)—and certainly the most extensive since the great fire in Liverpool-street in 1854—broke out on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous fire has occurred near Bolton; 35 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire has occurred near Bolton; 55 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AUCKLAND, Saturday.—There has been a fire at Auckland, resulting in the destruction of property valued at £10,000. The total of the insurance is £2675, of which the Norwich Union loses £1275…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About half-past 11 a.m., on Saturday last, a fire broke out in a house occupied by a Mrs. M'Mullen, in a lane off Parramatta-street, and had it not been for the timely arrived of the Glebe Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CORRESPONDENT, writing to the Warrnambool Standard, gives the following description of the disastrous fires which have been raging in the neighbourhood:— "One of the most terrible fires ever known in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A CORRESPONDENT sends the following remarks on vertical fire:—Fort Sumter, of solid masonry, in Charleston harbour, was silenced by rifled guns at ranges between 3000 and 4000 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GREYMOUTH, N. Z. Tuesday.—Yesternight there was a fire at Maori Creak, Greymouth. Green's Hotel and several buildings were destroyed. The insurances are od local offices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire has occurred at Dunville's Distillery, Belfast. The loss is estimated at £80,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A CORRESPONDENT, writing to the Warrnambool Standard, gives the following description of the disastrous fires which have been raging in the neighbourhood:—"One of the most terrible fires ever known in the…
Continued on Trove, page 360 →We are in receipt of the annual report of the Insurance Fire Brigade for the year 1877. The Superintendent of the brigade (Mr. Charles Bown), reports that the expenditure for the past year has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ONE of the largest and most disastrous conflagrations that over occurred in this city (says the TRIBUNE)— and certainly the most extensive since the great fire in Liverpool-street in 1854—broke out on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Among the fatal accidents which have recently occurred are those of Mr. George Grehan, of the firm of Moore and Co., bookseller, of George-street, who fell through a trap door and received such severe injuries that he died a few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →About 7 o'clock on Tuesday night, an alarm of fire was rained, and on the firemen going to the Park House Hotel in Park-street, it was discovered that the wind had blown a window blind across a table on…
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