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912 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 46
The fire at the Richmond Tobacco Factory on Tuesday evening was very disastrous the company. The loss is estimated at £ 18,000, due not alone to fire, but to breakage and water. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A large fire occurred in Rupanyup, in the Wimmera district, last night. The residence of Mr. Cronin, J.P., and the contents were destroyed. A quantify of jewellery was lost. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday morning Mr Bear, the newly-appointed superintendent of the Sydney Fire Brigades, arrived by the Orient steamer Garonne. Mr Charles Bown, the chairman of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE fire which occurred at the Richmond Tobacco Factory in Harrington-street, Tuesday night, was fortunately put out before it had time to extend beyond the building in which it…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Last evening a meeting of the United Volunteer Fire Brigades was held at Kelly's long room, Bathurst-street, to take into consideration the conduct of the brigades that attended the fire at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT half-past 7 on Tuesday evening a fire broke-out in the Richmond Tobacco Works, which resulted in the almost total destruction of the whole building. It appears that about the time mentioned…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Common as fires are, and common as even fatal fires are, there is something specially horrible about the fire on Wednesday morning at the Old Bailey. Is there nothing to be done to make the recurrence of such accidents as this a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Tuesday evening, at half-past 7 o'clock, constable Cobben, of the No. 4 Police-station, was on duty in Harrington-street, and noticed smoke coming from the rear of the premises of the Richmond tobacco…
Continued on Trove, page 1193 →The scene generally in Harrington-street on Wednesday was a strange enough contrast with the situation of the previous night. From the Marist school opposite a stream of small boys were seen during the best part of the day…
Continued on Trove, page 1186 →THE people of St. Patrick's Patrick's , and indeed the whole Catholic community have reason to return thanks co Divine Providence for averting the dreadful misfortune with which we were…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A FEARFUL suicide has been committed near St. Ruth Station. The police when they arrived there found the dead body of a woman named Harriet Fitzsimmona dreadfully burned. A…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →An extensive fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning in Kiewa-street, Albury, and resulted in the destruction of three houses. The fire broke out in Mr. W. Darke's furniture shop, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALBURY, Saturday.--A fire occurred this morning in the furniture shop of W, Darke, Kiewa-street, the' shop and contents being entirely destroyed, also two adjoining houses, but the furniture of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A large fire occurred in Narrabri at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, and resulted in the total destruction of Mr. Samuel Arndell's Fitzroy Hotel. A quantity of furniture was saved. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out early this morning on the premises of Mr. W. Darke, furniture dealer, Kiewa-street. The fire had obtained, good hold before it was discovered, as the place was not inhabited during the night, and when the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With the object of giving an account of the manner in which fire brigades and fires are controlled in London, a representative of this journal yesterday interviewed Mr William Douglas Bear,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two fires occurred here yesterday. One broke out in a four-roomed cottage adjacent to Ward's boarding-house, which was burned to the ground. The cottage was insured for £100. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An impudent robbery took place between Sunday night and Monday morning at the Standa[?]t Brewery fire Station, Foveaux street. The premises were safely secured at 10 o'clock on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The hearing of this action was begun in the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr Justice Innes and a jury of tour. Mr Stephen, Q.C., and Mr Heydon, instructed by Messrs Ellis and Makinson,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire broke out in Mr. Deveur's Racing Club Hotel, Albury, early this morning, and resulted in the destruction of the building, stock, and furniture. The insurances on the furniture are…
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