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At a quarter to 2 o'clock this morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to the premises of Messrs. Hodge and Zlotkowski, copper founders, at 112-114 Sussex-street. While…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Constable Evans, whilst on duty in Kent street, shortly before 3 o'clock this morning, noticed dense masses of smoke issuing from the rear of premises in Sussex-street. He gave the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Sydney branch of the M.F.B. received a call at 11.45 last night for a fire at the residence of Mr. James T. Wilshire, Bennett- street. Neutral Bay, and Station-officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, a bush-house and some 30ft of fencing at the rear of Coolooll, Bennett-street, Neutral Bay, the residence of Mr. Jas. T. Wilshire, were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to Sussex-street at a quarter to 2 yesterday morning. The alarm was given by a constable, who saw smoke issuing through the roof of Messrs. Hodge and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This morning the cargo of the damaged barque Earl of Dunmore was being discharged on to the wharf at Woolloomooloo Bay. A beginning was made on No. 2 hatch, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire occurred here at about 4 o'clock this morning, when the Howlong Hotel and an unoccupied store adjoining it were burned to the ground. The buildings, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Very early on Friday morning a fire broke out on board the four-masted barque Earl of Dun more, which was lying off Watson's Bay, in Port Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A large weatherboard shed in Kippax-street, Surry-hills, used by Gillham. carrier as a stable, was severely damaged by fire early this morning. Several detachments turned out from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The prompt arrival of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, in answer to a call to a fire in some stables in Kippax-street early this morning, saved what might have been a very serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 1 o'clock this afternoon one of the most destructive fires that has occurred in Sydney for a very long time broke out at Toohey's Brewery in Elizabeth-street, near Belmore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred on the Paris underground rail way In connection with an electric motor near Menilmontant. The carriages attached to lt became Ignited, and three other trains ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 56 →A tenement and contents, the property of a man named John Kennedy, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The inmate narrowly escaped with his life…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about midnight on Tuesday, the North Sydney branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade were called out to a fire at the residence of Mr. James T. Wilshire, Bennett-street, Neutral Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The damage caused by the fire at the premises of Messrs. Toohey's, Limited, on Wednesday afternoon, was covered by insurance. The building plant and stock were insured up to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Monday night's meeting of the Auburn Council on intimation was received from the Fire Brigades Board that orders had been issued for the erection of two fire-alarms in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The official report of the M.F.B. concer[?]ing the fire at Toohey's yesterday is as follows:--Time of call, 1.7 p.m.: when discovered, 1.5 p.m.; called by G.P.O., per telephone;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Editor.—Sir,—We read with interest a paragraph in your issue of this day calling attention to the primitive methods at present in use in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The French authorities have made some heavy tests of the Suffrens' turret. Another French warship, the Massena, fired several shells alt the turret, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Discharging operations in connection with the four-masted barque Earl of Dunmore were commenced yesterday morning at Woolloomooloo Bay. No. 2 hatch was first opened. The…
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