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Fires & bushfires, 1881

44 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 3

Great Fire at Cobar. (From a Correspondent to the Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 6

A disastrous fire broke out at Cobar at about a quarter to 9 last night. The fire originated in the Metropolitan Hotel, and in less than 10 minutes the whole building, composed of…

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Great Fire of [?] [?]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 2

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Another Fire in Newcastle. (Herald of Yesterday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 6

About 8 p.m., on Saturday, signal guns from the Lookout Hill announced still another addition to the long list of fires in Newcastle. Being "Pay Saturday" the…

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The Disastrous Fire in Newcastle. (Newcastle Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 6

A still further addition to the long list of Newcastle conflagrations, took place early yesterday morning in Newcomen-street, closely adjoining the scene of the recent fire…

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