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353 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 18
A new fire brigade, named the City Fire Brigade, held a meeting on Monday last at their premises, 316, Castlereagh-street. About 20 (the majority of whom have belonged to other brigades) enrolled, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PORT DARWIN, Tuesday. — The store of Messrs. M. J. Solomon and Co. was destroyed by five this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred at Church wood's store, behind the Post-Office Cafe, at half-past 4 o'clock this morning. The fire was discovered by one of the barmaids, who was disturbed in her slumbers by a volume of smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday morning last,between 4 and 5 o'clock the city was saved from a most serious conflagration. It seems that about time mentioned one of the young women engaged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fearfully destructive fire and loss of life occurred last night at Dunedin. A terrace of houses known as Ross's Buildings situated in Princess-street, were completely destroyed, and so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AUCKLAND, Tuesday.-Several bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the Dunedin fire, but it is yet unknown how many have met their death. The fate of the Wilson family was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible fire began at 2 o'clock this morning, at Dunedin, in the Octagon. Five thickly peopled houses have been destroyed. The fire began at Walter's Cafe. As all the lower parts of the houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A great fire broke out in Hunter-street, at Newcastle, about 8 o'clock last evening. O'Gallagher's, Leyden's, Smith's, and M'Richard's stores were burned to the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A fire occurred at midnight at a small tobacconist's shop in Swanston-street, kept by a man named Carr. The fire was put out without much damage, but Carr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Melbourne ARGUS of September 9 gives the following further particulars of the fire which occurred at Dunedin on September 7:— DUNEDIX, Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A terrific fire has been raging here for about an hour, but is now nearly subdued. In the midst of the deluging rain the bells and guns gave warning, and thousands of persons thronged to the scene in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A most destructive fire occurred here this evening, commencing about 7 o'clock, on the premises occupied by E. O'Gallagher, draper, and extending thence rapidly to the adjoining premises occupied by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Of the six persons injured in escaping from the Dunedin fire, and who were placed in the hospital, two have died. The remains of 12 bodies have been found at the scene of the fire. There is no suspicion of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT 7 p.m. yeeterday the fire-bell rang, and almost immediately Hunteer-street was brilliantly illuminated by what turned out to be a fire that had broken out at Mr. E. O'Gallagher's drapery establishment. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A great and destructive fire has occurred at Viazma, in the province of Smolensk. 200 houses were burnt to the ground. Fears are entertained that the fire is the work of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle has just been the scene of another very destructive fire. In the midst of the excitement consequent upon the visitation of the late heavy casterly gale, the people were further startled about 7 o'clock this evening by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A great and destractive fire has occurred at Viazma, a town in the province of Smol[?]usk, in Russia, No less than 200 houses were burnt to the ground. Fears are entertained that it is the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—It is stated that there was a eonsiderable quantity of saltpetre stored on the premises where the fire took place. Many years ago a terrible fire took place in the city of New York, caused by the explosion of saltpetre. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ORANGE, Saturday.-A fire broke out at about 1 o'clock last night at Sir. Tubbs's private residence, corner of Byng and Anson streets. The fire originated in consequence of some ashes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Melbourne ARGUS of September 9 gives the following particulars of a fire which occurred at Dunedin on September 7"— DUNEDIN, Monday…
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