Fire on the Botany-road
On Friday, at 11.45 p.m., a fire of a somewhat serious nature broke out on the premises of Hawthorn Brothers, drapers, Botany-road, which resulted in the entire destruction of the building…
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Fire at Stanmore
A fire Originated in one of the bedrooms Of the Staumore Hotel, Stanmore, shortly before 7 o'clock last night, and was rapidly Spreading, when, by good fortune, it was discovered by a member of the literary…
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At 4.30 a.m. to-day a fire took place at Mr. Thomas's Junction Hotel, at the corner of Flintstreet and the Orange-road. The premises were totally destroyed. The fire is supposed to have…
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SOUTH SYDNEY VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE NO. 4.—The second annual meeting in connection with the South Sydney Volunteer Fire Brigade No. 4 was held at the Haymarket on Tuesday. There was a good…
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The foundation stone in connection with the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society's new premises, at the corner of Pitt and King streets, was laid at 1 o'clock to-day. The ceremony was performed by the…
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The foundation-store of one of the new buildings of the abovenamed society, at the corner of King and Pitt streets, was laid yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large number of the shareholders of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire at Lismore. LISMORE
The coroner's inquiry respecting the fire in Molesworih-street, Lismore, opened on Monday, and -was concluded at 10 p.m. yesterday. A large number of witnesses were examined. The jury…
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Yesterday, at 1 p.m., the foundation stone of the new buildings, at the corner of Pitt and King streets for the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society, was laid by the chairman of the society…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Fire at Coles, and the Fire Brigades. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--In your issue of the 6th instant you state that the volunteer firemen did considerable damage at the late fire in George-street; also that the Insurance Brigade arrived first at the fire. The statements…
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Sir,—The deplorable condition of this city in regard to protection of property from fire was very clearly shown by the circumstances connected with the extinguishing of that at Mr. Colo's stationery. shop last night; and it is surely…
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THE foundation stone in connection with the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society'a new premises, at the corner of Pitt and King streets, was laid on Thursday. The ceremony was performed by the Hon…
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THE above successful Society has, like the Mutual Provident, determined to expend an amount of money in ornamenting one of the principal parts of the city, viz., the corner of Pitt and King-streets. Punch wishes the Directors, with their manly Manager, Mr. Church,…
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SYDNEY DAILY TELEGRAPH. Sir,--Having seen in the columns of your paper this morning, a letter signed Hyam Hains, relative to the late fire on my premises, in which Mr Hains…
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The Coroner's inquiry into the cause of the fire in Molesworth-street, before Mr A. Lardner, of Grafton, commenced its sittings on Monday, and concluded at 10 o'clock on Thursday night. A…
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The greater number of the inhabitants of Lismore were aroused from their slumbers about half-past 11 o'clock on Monday night. May 28, by the cries of "Fire," raised by Mr. Goulston clothier, of Molesworth-street, who it appears was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →PROTECTIOn of Property From Fire. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—With your permission I would like to ask the public, but especially that portion who contribute to the support of Volunteer Fire brigades, whether after what you describe of last night's fire and of other similar seenes that…
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About 4.25 a.m. yesterday moraine a fire broke out on premises occupied by Mr. Edward Gallagher, contractor, at Theodore-street, Balmain. The fire originated in the western side of a hay-loft over the…
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The ceremony of christening a new manual fire engine in connection with the Burwood Volunteer Fire Brigade, took place on Saturday afternoon, the proceedings being carried out with much eclat. The locale of the affair was…
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The ceremony in connection with the christening of a new fire engine recently manufactured for the Volunteer Fire Brigade, was performed fu the presence of a large gathering of persons at Mr. Edrop's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Fire. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,âHaving read in the columns of your paper this morning a letter signed "Hyam Hains, hon. sec. U.V.F.B.B.," relative to the late fire in my premises, in which he states, after the hose and branches had been taken…
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