These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
710 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 36
On Saturday evening, at a quarter to 8, a fire broke out in the bedding factory of Messrs. H. J. Lyons and Son, at the rear of 71, Regent-street. The premises comprised three buildings adjoining and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning at about ten minutes past five a fire occurred in a hay and corn store at 143, George-street west, occupied by T. W. Hosking, and owned by J. H. Neale. The stock was insured in the office of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Inspector Thorpe received intelligence to-night that at 3.30 this morning a fire broke out on the premises of Archibald Lewis, at Plattsburg, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire, attended with terrible and fatal results, occured in Plattsburg at about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, by which two children were burned to death. Mr. Archibald Lowis's residence in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive fires have followed one another with alarming rapidity during the whole of the past month, and the losses which property owners have sustained have been very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Information has just been received by the inspector of police of a fatal onflagration in Plattsburg, Wallsend, 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 10 →An extensive and disastrous fireo occurred at Redfern on Saturday evening, resulting in the total destruction of a block of shed buildings belonging to Mr. H. J. Lyons, furniture dealer and bedding manufacturer, of No. 71,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fire broke out yesterday morning, at half-past 3, at the residence of Mr. Archibald Lewis, Hill-street, Plattsburg, by which his two little daughters, 2 and 4…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bishop Moorhouse was the principal speaker at a meeting held in the Town Hall on Monday night, in support of the fund for the relief of the sufferers from the Heytesbury Forest bush fires. The Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early yesterday morning a fire broke out at No. 148 George-street west, on,the premises of Mr. T. W. Hoskins, hay and corn dealer. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade were communicated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The inquest on the bodies of the two children Florence and Lorraine Lewis, who were burned to death on Sunday morning, was commenced yesterday, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest was begun on Monday in Plattsburg as to the cause of death of Lorraine and Florence Lewie, 4 and 6 years of age respectively, who were burned at the fire on Sunday morning. John Cox, who rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Further particulars of the fatal fire at Plattsburg on Sunday morning show thai at half-past 3 flames were seen bursting from Lewis's place, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--The sawmill Proprietors, and indeed all who are interested in the timber trade of this colony, are under great obligation to you for the [?] use you have allowed them of your…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →With reference to the fatal fire which occurred at Plattsburg on Sunday morning, it appears that Mr. and Mrs. Lowis were in Newcastle on the night previous, and did not reach home until half-past 12 on Sunday morning. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This morning at about 6 o'clock the attention of Constable Green was called by Mr. George Jennings to a fire at the rear of 92, King-street. The constable made his way round to the back, and after clambering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A few days ago, Mr. Thomas Wade, the captain of the Theatre Royal Fire Brigade, addressed the following letter to Mr. Musgrove, the representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LITHGOW, Tuesday.--A disastrous are occurred at Hartley Vale between 3 and 4 this morning, when the Comet Hotel, kept by Joseph Nimmo, was totally destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For some time past there has been a considerable amount of rivalry between the Redfern Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Theatre Royal Fire Brigade. Owing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Theatre Royal Volunteer Fire Brigade Company held their usual monthly meeting last evening in the vice-president's. room, at Eastway's Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →