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530 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 27
ANOTHER great fire broke out at 10 minutes to 3 this morning. The alarm bells were rung, and the signal guns fired. The conflagration proved to be on the scene of the previous one, amid a row…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE fire at Messrs. Crisp and Swanborn's sawmills, Bourke-street, is still smouldering, in spite of the rain, and the fire brigades remain in attendance. The premises are completely gatted…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →IN the matter of fires the city of Newcastle has obtained an unenviable notoriety. Perhaps there is no place in the colonies where fires are so numerous in proportion to the number of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a dwelling-house at Dann-street, Forest Lodge. The Glebe fire brigade attended, and neglected sending word to the Town Hall. The result was that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after 11 o'clock last night the kerosene works, Botany-road, Waterloo, were the scene of a large conflagration. It appeared that the door of one of the vats, containing a quantity of kerosene oil, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after 11 o'clock on Thursday night, a fire broke out at the Kerosene Works, Botany-road, Waterloo. It appears that a quantity of oil escaped from one of the vats, and coming into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →During the five years ended December 31, 1881, there were burned in the United States 2270 country stores, 336 churches, 386 carpenters' shops, 1870 hotels, including those at watering places, 1236 liquar stores, 940 drug stores, 381…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About half-past 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon a fire broke, out in a house occupied by Mr. Jose Williams, hairdresser, at 48, Druitt-street. It is supposed to have been caused through, the brickwork of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the water Police Court yesterday, the name of one William Riddle was called, that he might answer to two charges brought against him, one of refusing to leave a tram when ordered to do so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out here on Sunday night in the centre of the town, in a large building constructed of wood, the property of the Australian Joint Stock Bank, which was destroyed. The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out at 208, Sussex-stroet, in a house occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. The window-blind was accidentally set on fire by one of the inmates, who was standing near it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A catapult has been devised to provide means for sure, spoedy and safe escape from the interior of burning buildings, from sinking vessels, and other places of danger. The apparatus ia supported by four wheels,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →A fire broke out at the Volunteer Artillery Hotel, Lower George-street, about 12 o'clock on Saturday night. The hotel is occupied by Mr. W. H. Moyes, and it appears that Mrs. Moyes was in the act of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large hayshed, with about five tons of hay, was destroyed by fire at Mr. Suckling's station, Barsham, yesterday. An attempt was also made to burn down the stable in which was secured a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out at 5.30 a.m. yesterday at Honor's coach factory, in Rankin-street. The dwelling-house, factory, and all the contents, consisting of a number of buggies and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BERLIN, April 8.—A disastrous conflagration is reported from Vallorbe, a small village of about 1700 inhabitants, situated in Canton Vaud. The fire broke out in a house in the village, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous conflagration is reported from Vallorbe, a small village of about 1700 inhabitants, situated in Canton Valid. The fire broke out in a house in the village, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BERLIN, April 8.—A disastrous confiagration is reported from Vallorbe, a small village of about 1700 inhabitants, situated in Canton Vaud. The fire broke out in a house in the village, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →One of the factories of Messrs. Barratt and Co., wholesale confectioners. Shepherdess-walk, City-road, was destroyed by fire at on early hour this morning (says the "Pall Mail Gazette," of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fatal fire occurred early this morning in a row of bedrooms at the rear of the Transcontinental Hotel, Quorn, which were burnt completely, A man named Haughey and a dog perished in the…
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