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A fire broke out this morning at 4 o'clock, in a weatherboard cottage, situated in George-street, and owned by John Silvey. The new fire bell sounded its first alarm. The brigade, under Lieutenant Kruger,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AN extensive fire broke out on Saturday evening on the premises of Mr. H. J. Lyons, furniture dealer and bedding manufacturer, carrying on business in Regent-street, Redfern. The outbreak was discovered shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 277 →Information has just been received by the inspector of police of a fatal conflagration in Plattsburg, Wallsnnd, at half-past 3 o'clock this morning. The premises of Mr. Archibald Lewis were burned to the ground, and his two…
Continued on Trove, page 306 →A fire, attended with terrible and fatal results, occured in Plattsburg at about 3 o'dook on Sunday morning, by which two children were burned to death. Mr. Archibald Lewis's residence in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →It is my painful duty to record the death of Mr. Archibald Lewis, who was burned in the late fire at Plattsburg last Sunday night, who succumbed to his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The residence of the Rev. Joseph Dark was burned to the ground at about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning. Scarcely anything was saved from the flames. The origin of the fire is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This morning, at a quarter to 3, a fire waa discovered in a restaurant at 579, George-street, occupied by T. A. P. Roger. It is supposed to have been caused by the over heating of an oven. The kitchen, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamship Airlie, from Hongkong, arrived at Cooktown yesterday. She brings the following summary of China news. A most destructive conflagration occuried at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE concert given by the Fire Brigade on Friday night was an unqualified success, and we regret that want of space prevents us from giving a more extended notice. The School of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--The residents of East Maitland were roused from their slumbers at about 2 o'clock this morning by an alarm of fire. On making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The destruction of the East Maitland railway station-house by fire should imgress upon the Government the necessity of adopting some measures to prevent fires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Alexandria Fire Brigade has gone out on strike. It appears the Fire Brigades Board granted them a subsidy for the present year of £70 with a promise of a £10 bonus provided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 9 o'clock on Wednesday night, just as Mr. and Mrs. Parkes were retiring to their bedroom in their residence in Pitt Town, Wallsend, an alarm was given that the house was on fire. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At 9 o'clock last night, just as Mr. and Mrs. Parkes were retiring to their bedroom at their residence, Pittown, Wallsend, an alarm was given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The entertainment given by the Clyde Amateur Dramatic Club in aid of the Granville Fire. Brigade on Friday, was, as reported, a financial and almost artistic success. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fire which occurred on the night of Saturday, the 30th [?]ltime, was not only a disastrous one, but in itself was one of the most picturesque fires that has over occurred in Sydney. We give a series of three sketches, which convey…
Continued on Trove, page 330 →THE Minister for Works (Hon. J. Garrard) received on Tuesday the following telegram from East Maitland: "Fire broke, out at East Maitland railway station at 12.30 this morning. Parcels and booking-office…
Continued on Trove, page 332 →On Wednesday a fire occurred in Bourke-street, Dubbo in the house occupied by a man named Par[?]m. With the assistance of some neighbors, he [?]ded in removing the furniture, &c., before the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An inquiry was hold on the 1st January and adjourned till the 3rd February, before Mr. T. M. Richards, coroner, into the cause of a suspicious fire, which occurred on the 31st December, by which a house…
Continued on Trove, page 354 →1. View from Regeat-street, 2. The Fire at the Rear. 3. The Alarum View from the Glebe…
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