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912 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 46
sA disastrous Sre occurred in Manar on Saturday night, when the residence of Mr. Owen For, overseer of the estate of Mr. W. F. Gordon, was burned to the ground. It appears that Mr. Pox went to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRAIDWOOD, Monday.--A terrible conflagration occurred at Warri, on Saturday, by which the premises belonging to Mr Owen Fox, Superintendent, and Mr W. N. Gordon's station have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another terrible are occurred at about [?] o'clock this morning involving the almost complete destruction of Messrs. Hudson Bros.' railway carriage works Wickham, and immense loss of property. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARRAMATTA, Tuesday.--The Parramatta Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrated their 25th anniversary to-day by a full dress parade and riding through the town on their engine with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive fire occurred shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday in the Bendigo Hotel, Bridge-street, Sandhurst. The family and the boarders were dining when the fire broke out in a bedroom, and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A tremendous fire took place this morning, about 1 o'clock, at the workshop of Messrs. Hudson Brothers, carriage builders, at Wickham. The fire bell rang out, and the blaze was seen to rise suddenly and fill the sky. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning the premises used by Messrs. Hudson Brothers' as workshops at Wickham were partially destroyed by fire. Both fire brigades worked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The annual dinner to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Parramatta V.P.B., No. I, took place in the fire engine station on Monday night. Captain Menser occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →We understand that the Fire Brigades Board-have concluded their investigation in reference to the dispute existing between Mr. W. D. Bear, superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some assertions have recently been made in public regarding the position held in London and the qualifications of Mr. Bear, the superintendent of Fire Brigades. The following information relative to that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire occurred last evening on tho premises occupied by Mr. Penman, cabinetmaker, Grey-street, St. Kilda, and in two other shops occupied by Mrs. Watte, newsagent, and Mr. Orr, plumber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday night separate attempts at incendiarism were made. In one of these the rascals succeeded in burning down a large portion of a timber yard belonging to Messrs. Ehmcke and Gaetjens, between…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The members of the Parramatta No. 1 Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrated their 25th anniversary by a dinner on Tuesday evening. In the afternoon they mounted their engine, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous are occurred in Petrie Bight yesterday. Eight shops were destroyed—two occupied as produce stores by Mr. Harrop, a bock shop by Mr. Hutchinson, a pianoforte and music warehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ANOTHER terrible fire occurred at about 1 o'clock this morning, involving the almost complete destruction of Messrs. Hudson Bros.' railway carriage works, Wickham, and immense loss of property. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →An extensive are broke out at Petrie's Bight, Brisbane, early this morning, resulting in the destruction of seven shops. The fire was discovered shortly before 5 o'olock in Fairy's boot factory, and it quickly spread…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →About midnight, on Saturday, October 25, a fire of considerable magnitude occurred in the vicinity of Hindmarshsquare. The premises affected were those belonging to Messrs. Ehmeke and Gaetjens, carrying on business between…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out at half-past 9 o'clock last night, on the premises occupied by Messrs. G. sad P. Putland and Co. produce merchants and agents, 13, King-street, West. The fire broke out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A new patent, or rather the product of a new patent has just been introduced to the Australian markets, and we much mistake the character of the Australian colonists generally if there is not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Robert Herrick, the jovial and genial parson, although in his lighter moments he might advise us to gather rosebuds while we may, for the excellent reason that Old Time is still a-flying, occasionally…
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