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2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 113
Speaking with reference te State fire insurance Mr. Seddon said that when, the scheme was introduced some of the commercial men in the large centres were friends…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Russian survivors of the battle declare that the onslaught of the Japanese in their attack was so sudden, and that Admiral Togo's plan was so different to what was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Russian cruiser Almaz, 3285 tons, [?]sea[?] from the ba[?] in the straits of Korea between Admiral Togo's fleet and the Baltic fleet, under Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The premises of Mr. J. Markham, railway fettler at Macquarie Fields, were destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning, together with most of the furniture and effects. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The residence of J. Markham, a fettler on the railway at Macquarie Fields, has been destroyed by fire, together with most of the contents. The occupants barely escaped with their lives. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram from Montreal states that four aged women, eight girls, and a nun have lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the convent situated in the village of St. Genevieve…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In connection with the outbreak of fire on the steamer Saint Regulus, Messrs. W. Scott Fell and Co., the agents, announce a general average. Consignees are requested to sign the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Apropos of Togo's victorious battle, it may be useful to recall the Battle of Santiago in 1898 as an example of inaccurate shooting, even worse than the shooting on August 10. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out at Brunton's Flour Mills, North Melbourne. Considerable damage by fire and water was done. The insurances amount to £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A special meeting of the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fires Relief' Fund was held at the Town Hall yesterday, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the committee of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fires Relief Fund was held at the Town-hall yesterday, the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) presiding. Others…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The destruction by fire of the Prospect Post Office, and Mrs. J. Watts' store and residence, briefly reported in our Wednesday's issue, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two different types of automatic fire alarms have been devised by Scotch and Danish inventors respectively. The former contrivance, in addition to raising the alarm, becomes an…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A fire occurred last evening at the Noah's Ark Furnishing Company, George-street West. A shed at the rear of the building, a quantity of kapok, and two rooms on the ground floor were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →From Mr. Robert Kerr, the local manager, has been received the annual report of this company for 1904. It gives the net premiums in the fire department as £l,319,869, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mr Arthur Judges, J.P (Coroner) held a magisterial enquiry at Bringelly, on Tuesday, touching the death of John Regin, who was found dead the previous morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fire service of a city is compelled to make the same preparations to fight a fire which turns out to be only a chimney blaze as would be required if a block of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the recent battle Admiral Togo concentrated the full force of his first attack on the battleship Kniaz Suvaroff, the flagship of Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday, 5.10 a.m. Advices from Tokio state that at the opening of the recent great naval engagement in the straits of Korea, 300 men on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The report of the directors of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, of which Mr. F, W. P. Rutter is the general manager and secretary, presented at the forty-third annual…
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