Big Fires in the Country
NARRABRI, Friday.—During last night a very heavy north-west wind was blowing. At about 5 o'clock this morning the local sawmill, the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
197 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 10
Terrible Blaze at Warren. Half the Town Destroyed. Damage Over £50,000
WARREN, Friday Morning.—One of the most destructive fires that has ever occurred in an inland town in this colony raged in Warren last night,…
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WE hear that a big fire broke out on Mr. Bakewell's Satur Estate, near Scone, on Saturday. At one time the homestead and several other residences…
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A fire broke out at Stafford's saw mitts, situate between Maitland and Bowman streets, near the centre of the town, and in a short space of time the whole of the place was ablaze. A quantity of sawn…
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Kiama was the scene of another destructive fire this morning. Just a little over two months since, portion of the town was laid to waste by a disastrous outbreak, in which fifteen buildings were destroyed…
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A NEW implement for extinguishing bush fires has just been made by Mr. George Gordon, one of our local saddlers, to the order of R. T. Keys…
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HOT! A bli toring heat, that drove the fowls, with their beaks gaping, off the burning ground into the shelter of the slab hut. A scorching,…
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The adjourned meeting in connection with the proposed Fire Brigade was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening, when there was only a very small attendance. The…
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ANOTHER large fire occurred at Kiama early this morning. Six shops is Terralong-street were destrored. These comprised the hand someet block…
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A new implement for extinguishing bush fires has just been made by Mr George Gorden, a Muswellbrook saddler, to the order of Mr R.T. Keys. The implement…
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A great bush fire is raging on Woomargma station. Albury, hundreds of acres of grass and miles of fencing being consumed. Several haystacks belonging to Mr. Griffiths,…
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A fire occurred in the premises occupied by Messrs W. and C. Maguire, tailor George-street, about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, out fortunately the outbreak…
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Additional particulars relative to the battle of Colenso on Friday, the 15th inst., are coming to hand very slowly. It is mentioned that the Boers had ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War a Boer Testimony to British Pluck. Excellence of Boer Artillery. the British Guns at the Tugela. Civilian Stretcher Bearers Shot. New Zealand Troops Steady Under a Hot Fire. General Cronje Strongly Entrenched. Boers Massing at Stormberg. the Times on the Situation. the Fighting at Colenso. Drought Interfering with Movements of Troops.general Methuen Waitino for Assistance.curious Effect of Lyddite Shells. a Temperance Message. Salvation Army Officers Compelled to Fight. London
The Boors' official account of the battle of Magersfontein admits the wonderful and sublime courage of the British infantry in their advance against a hail of Mauser bullets…
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The steamer Duke of Westminster, of the Queensland mail line, which left London on November 29th for Brisbane, arrived at Aden on fire. The goods in the forehold were burnt and…
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Co[?] Co[?] house was destroyed by fire at five o'clock this morning. It is supposed to have started in the bathroom. Nothing was saved, not even wearing apparel…
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A destructive bush fire broke out here on Saturday morning about 1 o'clock. A wind sprang up about 10 o'clock, and in an hour it increased to a hurricane, fanning the flames of a small fire which…
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A destructive bush are before out here on Saturday morning about 1 o'clock. A wind sprang up about 10 o'clock, and in an hour it increased to a hurricane, fanning the flames of a small fire which…
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