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530 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 27
At 7 o'clock on Saturday morning Mrs. Micholls, an aged person, residing alone in a small cottage at Gawler, was found burned to death. Her house was one of a row of cottages attached on either side. She went to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last night the most extensive and destructive fire that has taken place at Newcastle since 1855 broke out at Ash and Sons' vast steam saw mills, Blane-street. The buildings were burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American hotel landlords are on the horns of a somewhat ludicrous dilemma. The widespread unwillingness on the part of the travelling public to be burned to death has led to a general demand that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further particulars obtained respecting the great fire on Messrs. Ash's premises show that the damage done is considerably greater than was at first expected, amounting to fully £12,000. Messrs. Ash were only insured for £2600…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Water Police Court, yesterday morning,before Mr [?], S.M., a Belgian, of a somewhat scholastic appearance, named Otto Manssner, was brought up. on remand, charged with itealing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred in a house at Specimen Gully, near Castlemaine, on Saturday morning, by which a Mrs. Tarabull, wife of the occupier, lost her life. It is supposed that deceased, who was subject to fits, set fire to her dress and…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →One of the largest conflagrations that have visited News castle daring the last 10 years displayed itself on Saturday night at about 20 minutes past 9 o'clock, The firebell rang out from Newcomen-street, and the whole town…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →At 7 o'clock on Saturday morning Mrs. Nicholls, an aged person, residing alone in a small cottage at Gawler, was found burned to death. Her house was one of a row of cottages attached on either side. She went to…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →NEWCASTLE on Saturday night, added one more laurel to her unfortunately possessed crown as Queen city of New South Wales with respect to dis[?] fires. About half-past 9 o'clock when…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →AT about 9.30 p.m. on Saturday the greatest fire which has occurred in Newcastle, for 80 years broke out in Messrs. John Ash and Sons'steam saw mills, in Blane-street, causing the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →At about ten minutes past 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovere[?] on the premises of Mr. W. B. Lee, furniture dealer, sit[?]ted opposite the Royal Hotel, in George-street, by a police [?]an who was passing on duty at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barque Mary Evans, lying in Johnston's Bay, caught fire this morning. The fire originated in the galley, which was gutted, and a quantity of ship's store and provisions was destroyed. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A big fire is now raging at Lambton. The flames have already destroyed Mr. Thomas's drapery store and Mr. Hughes's wine shop. Lorraine's hotel had a narrow escape. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a paper, by the Rev. Tenison Woods, on the "Wianamata S[?]" read by Professor Liversage, at the regular general meeting of the Royal Society, hold at its rooms. Elizabeth-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fire originated in a big, two-storey brick building, which belonged to Mr. John Hughes. The portion from which the smoke and flames first issued had been occupied by Mr. David Thoms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred early this morning on board the steamer Arakoon at Mr. D. L. Brown's wharf. A constable on duty at South Brisbane saw the flames and raised an alarm. Several firemen and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The premises of John Hughes, wine and cordial salier, and of David Thoms, draper, in Elder-street, Lambton, were burned to the ground this afternoon. The fire broke out shortly before 1 o'clock, in the shop occupied by Thoms,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Lambton fire on Saturday, when the flames first burst through Thom's shop, Mr. Thomas Grierson, storekeeper, seeing the great danger, sent a telegram to Newcastle for another fire brigade. This telegram was received…
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