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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1884

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Fire Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 1

An inquiry was commenced at the Court House on Wednesday, November 26, into the circumstances attending the recent fire at G.B. Lloyd's premises…

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Great Fire at Narrabri. Three People Burnt to Death. [By Telegraph.] Narrab[?]i

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 2

A LARGE fire occurred here last night in Mailland-street. It orginated in Ellingworth's boarding house, which was completely destroyed…

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Disastrous and Fatal Fire in Narrabri. (Narrabri Herald Dec. 20.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1884 · page 4

It is our painful duty to record one of the most disastrous fires that ever occurred in Narrabri, innsmuch as it was attended with loss of life. On Friday morning at about 9.30 o'clock the alarm…

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Great Fires in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A fire broke out at halfpast 10 o'clock last night, in Cripps and Co's Coffee Palace Lower Pittstreet, formerly known as the Coffee Palace, No 2. The fire…

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The Narrabri Fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1884 · page 2

NARRASRY, Saturday.- At the recent di[?]a-riots fire on Friday. £5000 worth of damage was done. The dames first brokeout. In a boarding-house, and spread…

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Fire at Tanilbah saw Mills

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1884 · page 2

MT. J. SCORIE'S saw-mill at Tanilbah was all but totally destroyed by tire early on Saturday morning, just before 5 o'clock. IN the morning the young man who generally lights…

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Destructive Fire ia Pitt-street, Sydney. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1884 · page 2

On Saturday night one of the largest fires that have taken place in this city for some years occurred on the premises of Mr. John E. Cripps, in Pitt-street, North, which were…

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