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561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 29
GOULBURN.-Whilst three prisoners were being conveyed to gaol, on Thursday afternoon, from the court-house, in charge of two constables, one of the prisoners, named Williams, escaped, and as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →" Yes," he said, " they look out of place there, don't they? A lifebuoy and a set of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Between the two had existed the closest, warmest and tenderest friendship, and half Laura's life seemed buried in that grave. She seemed to know no way…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE.-A fire at Dark Creek near Lambton last night, destroyed the dwelling of A. Metcalf. Mrs.Metcalf was reading in bed when the curtains caught fire, and the wooden house was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A FIRE broke out in a wooden shed at Richmond this morning, completely destroying it. The building. which was owned and occupied by Mr. James Watts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.--A four-roomed weatherboard house in North Lambton, valued at £100 and occupied by Mr. A. Metcalf, was burned to the ground on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOSS VALE, Monday.--A public meeting was held on Saturday afternoon at the Royal Hotel, Moss Vale, for the purpose of forming some plan of mutual assistance and co-operation to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOUREE, This Day. -- An extensive bush fire to the south-east about the boundary of the Mooculta and Mulga runs, has been burning for the last few days. With the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A weather-board house and its contents at North Lambton, occupied by a family named Metcalf, was burned to the ground on Saturday night. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COOMA.-An alarming lire broke out in Vale-street on Sunday, stores belonging to Mr. P. Heyland, tobacconist, and Mr. John O'Brien, shoemaker, being completely burnt. The Cooma…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- A four-roomed weatherboard house in North Lambton, valued at £100 and occupied by Mr. A. Metcalf, was burned to the ground on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COOMA, Monday.--Yesterday at about 7 o'clock in the morning a fire, supposed to have originated in some stables off Sharp-street, broke out, utterly destroying P. Heyland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred in Vale-street between 6 and 7 o'clock yesterday morning, which destroyed the store of Mr. P. Heyland, the shop of Mr. J. O'Brien, the stables of Messrs. Pooley and Malone, and the stable of the Australian Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BOURKE, This Day.--A bush fire, which has been raging southeast from here for some days, was extinguished by the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a few minutes before 3 o'clock this morning on ominous glae was noticed in the sky in a direction somewhat to the south-west of this office. Upon making inquiries, we ascertained that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HAY, This Day.--A fire broke out in the dwelling of Mr. William Markey, at Hay, this morning, at half-past two o'clock, which completely destroyed it, together…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intense excitement was caused in the city and the southern suburbs early this morning, by the outbreak of fire on the premises of Messrs. Anthony Horden and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DUBBO.-Two large stacks of Hay, valued at JE200 were consumed by fire last night, at Mr. Thomas Baird's Danduliimal Station, nesx Dubbo. The fire is supposed to be the wor& of an incen-diary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—In an authenticated report of a disastrous fire at Redfurn this morning the following passage occurs:— "The fire brigade was on the spot, but owing to the inadequate supply of water their effors were of little avail."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The usual quiet of Redfern was somewhat startlingly disturbed about 3 o'olock yesterday morning by an alarming outbreak of fire, which occurred, at the stores of Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons, situatedin Great…
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