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1,601 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 81
Vast arches and cascades of fires, rising in dazzling beauty and falling in fantastic shapes of confusion, would greet the eye of a traveller who could accompany Sir James Jeans upon his journey in fancy to the heart of the sun. The famous astronomer, in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After robbing a house at South Kensington last night, thieves set fire to the building. Fortunately the outbreak was soon discovered and quelled…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Six Egyptians were killed and 23 wounded on Saturday when troops fired on a rioting mob at Mitgamr after it had murdered a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The first fire recorded in either of London's two road, tunnels, at Rotherhithe and Blackwall, occurred when a 'bus ignited at the commencement…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AFTER a sensational chase through Glebe streets into Ultimo, shortly, after 3 o'clock yesterday morning, by a posse of nine police after a man armed with two guns, the fugitive was arrested and charged with breaking and entering a pawnbroker's shop, and attempting to steal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preceded by hundreds of explosions among crackers, a fierce fire raged in Barwell's newsagency, 89 Railway- street, Rockdale, for half an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. E. A. Hutchison, addressing the members of the Popular Science Club, condemned the use of coal as a means of room-warming, particularly in a country like England. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While fire raged in premises occupied by Robertson and Wishart, Ltd., Ultimo Read, Ultimo, last night, valuable plant, a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For more than an hour and a half last night a strong force of firemen combated a fire at the cardboard box factory and printing establishment of Robinson and Wishart, Ltd., in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An inquiry into the fire which destroyed the Bimbi Public School was held by the district coroner, Mr. A. A. Bradley, at Quindialla courthouse. Mr. J. R. Ford, teacher…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Firemen at work early last evening when the premises of Robertson and Wishart, cardboard boxmakers and printers, in Ultimo-road, were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In a blaze that did about £500 worth, or damage a minute during half-an-hour in Ultimo Road, City, last night, firemen cheated death by a few moments when the top floor of a big factory collapsed. In one of the most spectacular fires of recent months, the big…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A mysterious outbreak of fire occurred in the Labour Council office on the top floor of the Trades Hall early yesterday morning. The fire originated under the flooring boards near…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →While. "Nero" J. S. Garden fiddled away at the Lang Plan in Brisbane, "Rome," in the shape of his headquarters at Trades Hall, was burning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An old Wellington building, the Panama Hotel, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The firemen had a severe task owing to a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Preceded by hundreds of explosions among crackers, a fierce fire raged in Farwell's newsagency, 89 Railway Street, Rockdale, for half an hour, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fire and Accident Underwriter's Association informed Liverpool Council, re its application for the extension of the boundary to include…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wellington (N.Z.), Friday.--Mrs Hyde, licensee of the Panama Hotel, who was trapped when the hotel was destroyed by fire, died in hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At an early hour this morning the Railway Hotel caught fire. After fighting the flames for two hours, the brigade had the flames under control, and confined the fire to the one…
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