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238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 12
[?]The second value of hydraulic preasure consists in the ability to conduct waters from high lovels at much less cost than when and where the element of high pressure is wanting. Velocity in the conduct of waters from really high…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An entertainment was given in the Oddfellow's Hall, Woollahra, on Monday, 15th instant, by the Woollahra Dramatic Society, in aid of the Paddington Fire Brigade; there was a crowded audience…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the half-yearly meeting, held at the Temperance Hall, Moray Place, Dunedin, at 3 o'clock, on Monday, 4th March, 1878, the following report was adopted:- The directors have much pleasure in submitting the followin[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. J. E. Bowden, the District Coroner of Parramatta held an inquest at Sherwood on Friday with respect to the lat fire that occurred to Mr. W. Steime's property. The jury returned an open…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MUDGEE, Wednesday.—Messrs. Crossing and Cox's wool store, adjoining the Australian Joint Stuck Bank, was discovered to be on fire at 1 o'clock this morning. The fire originated on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN furtherance of the avowed value of high presaure, I will give more interesting information lately received concerning another high-level and high-pressure city water supply, which is far superior in grandeur of design to anything…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AN inquest was held before the District Coroner (Mr, J. E. Bowden), on the 18th instant, into the circumstances of the recent fire on Mr Stieme’s premises, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible accident has happened to the Sphinx, an Austrian Lloyds' steamer, which Bailed from Kavala to Latakia, with 1400 Circassian refugees. When between Beyrout and Cyprus, she took fire. The captain, seeing the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The various fire bells about half-past 7 last night, rang out an alarm of fire. Several engines proceeded in the direction of a reflection of a fire, burning off Kent-street, between Druitt and Market-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after one o'clock this morning, Mr. Charles Bown perceived the reflection of a large fire burning in the direction of the Glebe Point. He immediately [?]rang the fire bell, and with two engines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.—About 12 o'clock on Saturday night a fire broke, out on board the schooner Swallow, lately purchased by Mr. Clarence Hamell, and at present [?]ying, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke oat yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock in Mr. Hill's dwellinghouse, No. 3 Junction-street, Forest Lodge. The fire originated from a foul chimney, in the sparks of which ignited the shingled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A railway accident, fortunately not attended by any loss of life or personal injury, occurred at the end of last month to the "down" weatern mail train, which left Sydney at [?].10 p.m. on Monday, and did not reach Orange till an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE usual monthly meeting of the Parramatta Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening at the engine house, the Superintendent (Mr. L Menser) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE which there can be little doubt resulted from something like culpable carelessness broke out on the premises of Mr Kidman, baker, adjoining the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An alarm of fire was given at the Glebe Fire Station on Friday afternoon, about half-past 2, to the effect that a house was on fire on Newtown-road, Mr. Fenton immediately started with the company's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out, yesterday morning, shortly before 4 o'clock, in the fuel yard of Mr., Dunk, of Dixon-street, off Liverpool-street. Six engines proceeded to the spet, and set to work to extinguish a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you oblige by the insertion of this note in correction of one or two inaccuracies in your account of the late fire, and which from their being, as usual, highly magnified when copied into other journals, have caused some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KUMARA, May 3.—A large fire occurred here at 3 o'clock this morning. Seven buildings were destroyed:—Murphy's bootmaker's shop: Foley's butcher's establishments: Robertson's bakery;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DUNEDIN, Tuesday.—An hotel and four buildings have been burnt down at Balclutha One man and one horse were burnt to death. Insurances to the amount of £6600 had been effected—all in…
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