37 Fires in One House
An extraordinary attempt to burn down a large boarding-house in Maoquarte-street was made on Tuesday morning; but was fortunately frostrated by the prompt action of a constable, who happened…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
47 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 3
An Incendiary Fire
A most carefully prepared attempt was made on Monday night to burn down a large boarding bouse in Macquarie-street. In most of the rooms arrangements had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in the Country
The intense heat in the country last week was favourable to fires, and a number were reported. The most serious was at Wyalong on Wednesday night, when a block of business places was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires at Wyalong. Fourteen Buildings Burnt
The following business places were totally destroyed on Wednesday at West Wyalong —Woods' drapery store, New South Wales bank, Nagy's plumbers' shop. Rouse's cycle…
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One of the most destructive fires that has ever occurred in an inland town in this colony raged in Warren on Thursday night. Shortly after 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon the…
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MR. ARCHIBALD BEATTIE suffered a loss by fire during Sunday night. About one o'clock Hie kitchen was discovered in flumes by a member of the family, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Raging in Victoria. Three Persons Burned to Death Seven Girls Drowned in Sydney Harbour
SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—Tremendous bush fires are raging in Tasmania, and part of the township of Queenstown has been destroyed. Three fresh cases of Bubonic plague are…
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