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912 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 46
At about a quarter to 7 yesterday evening a fire was discovered to be burning in the building at 534, Georgestreet, occupied by Mr. Rob[?]t Batcher, M.L.A., wine and spirit mercaut. The con[?]ed was noticed by Mr. Thos…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A disastrous fire started about noon yesterday near the Union Smelling Works at Nairne Much property was destroyed. A child 12 months old was burned to death before it could be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.-- A disastrous are occurred at about noon to-day near the Union Smelling Works, Nairne. A large quantity of properly was destroyed, and a child 12 months old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is our painful duty to chronicle a serious fire at Helensville, resulting not only in the loss of valuable property, but also of the lives of two men, John Harris, the cook, and his assistant, named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out yesterday, about 4 o'clock, in the upper story of the premises in Bathurst-street, owned and occupied by Messrs. J. R. Love and Co., wholesale grocers. It was noticed by the night watchman of the insurance Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Wednesday, shortly before 7 o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs R. Batcher and Co., wine and spirit merchants, George-street. The fire broke out on the top floor of the back…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Tweedie's stables caught fire this morning, The stores and surrounding buildings were in great danger for a time. Luckily, however, the weather was calm. About 100 volunteers soon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A large fire occurred near Footescray early this morning upon the premises of Messrs. Currie and Taylor, fellmongers, Saltwater River. The stock and premises of that firm were totally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR correspondent at Appin gives the following account of a great bush fire that raged in that district:—Through the careless use of matches a large bush fire started on Macquarie Dale Creek on…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The accompanying engraving clearly represents the operation and construction of a fire escape in which the explosive force of gunpowder is used to elevate the ladder from the ground to the roof or windows of a building. The invention…
Continued on Trove, page 261 →The following telegram concerning the fire at Hillston was received by the Postmaster-General on Saturday morning from the post and telegraph master at Hilston:—"Disastrous fire occurred at 3 o'clock this morning; premises…
Continued on Trove, page 262 →At West Tamworth the wooden dwelling-house of Mr. Stockbridge took fire yesterday afternoon, and was soon burned to the ground. Nothing was saved. The property was insured in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--A very destructive fire occurred early this morning at Footscray, resulting in almost complete destruction of Currie and Taylor's wool washing establishment and A. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An extensive and disastrous fire occurred here early this morning. The signal gun gave the alarm of fire at 20 minutes to 2 o'clock. The flames broke out in the Market-Square, Hunter-street, at the rear of the premises occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 262 →EARLY upon Thursday morning, Mr. Robert Head's bakery, and the stock-in-trade, bouse and furniture, were burned to ashes. One baker was slightly burned on the arms…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →BRAIDWOOD, Friday.--A fire occurred this morning in the hay loft of a stable at the back of Mr Tweedie's store, in Wallace-street, which would have burned a long row of buildings had it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A LARGE fire occurred here early this morning, and resulted in the total destruction of eight places of business in Hunter-street and a loss of considerably over £15,000 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Early this morning a fire broke out on the promises of Mr. A. W. Fittes' oil and glue factory, near the rail-way bridge, Kensington, and extended to the fell-mongery establishment of Messrs. Taylor and Currie…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A melancholy event occurred on Saturday last at Marrickville. A woman named Eliza Smith, residing in Essex-street, was engaged at about 5 o clock on Saturday morning in attending to one of her children,…
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