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353 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 18
We have been informed that the employees who were most energetic in their timely and successful effort to extinguish the late fire at the Government Printing Office immediately after its outbreak, have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several fires have taken place in the Metropolitan district since Saturday afternoon. The first was at Randwick, on Saturday night, and resulted in the total destruction of a four-roomed weatherboard house…
Continued on Trove, page 390 →TENTERFIELD, Monday.—While the Show was being held on Saturday, a man named Hunter set fire to hie house-and barn, and everything be was possessed of was destroyed The property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, March 10.—The corvette Thetis, formerly on the Australian station, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Polytechnic Institution has been destroyed by fire. LONDON, MARCA 10. The Polytechnic was only partially…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GUNDAGAI, Wednesday,—Mr. Sturt's store at the Snowball Copper Mine, with all its contents, were totally destroyed by last lest night. It is reported to be fully insured for the sum of £1450…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have to acknowledge the receipt from Superintendent Charles Bown of his annual report to the board of management for the year 1878. The report fa an extremely useful ene, and contains full details…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MAITLAND, Saturday—A fire took place in an outhouse of the Post-office last evening, but was put out before much damage was done. the origin was unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, March 10.—The corvette Thetis, formerly on the Australian station, has been destroyed. by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire took place in an outhouse of the Post-office last evening, but was put out before much damage was done. The origin was unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The constables and black tracker have returned here without finding the slightest trace of the two men who are said to have stuck up Mr. Wilkins, chemist, of Crookwell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday night (says the GOULBURN HERALD of 17th March) Stem. Riley. Brothers' drapery and grocery establishment in this city was shut up at 10 o'clock; and immediately afterwards one of the boys…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The damaged stock at Riley Brothers' store is being examined to-day by Mr. P. T. Riley, from Sydney, and Mr. M'Nab, the representative of seven insurance companies, The hands are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Globe Volunteer Fire Brigade held their annual meeting at the council chambers, on Friday, 14th instant. The Principal business of the evening was the annual report, showing the receipts for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the 27th January, considerable alarm was felt in the neighbourhood of Whitehall by the report that a serious fire had broken out in one of the Government offices in Downing-street. At 8.33 information was received at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At half-past 4 o'clock this morning, a kitchen and washhouse, belonging to Mr. James Clifford, at the corner of Percy and Swift streets, was burned to the ground. A large crowd assembled, and with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last night a fire, which resulted in the destruction of a wooden house, and in the death of a child, who was burned almost to a cinder, occurred at Enmore, near the Stanmore Road. The building was situated in Charles-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SHORTLY after 7 o'clock last night a very destructive fire, resulting in the Heath of a fine little boy, occurred on the premises of Mr. Alfred Lance, plumber and fitter, of Charles-street, Newtown. Mr. Lance,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large firs took place at Greymouth yesterday, destroying a large quantity of property. The Union Bank, with all its contents, was completely destroyed, and the National Bank web gutted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest at Belmore Botany View Hotel, Newtown, respecting the death of the child Henry Lance, aged five years, who was burnt to death at the destruction by fire of…
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