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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1859

4 stories in Illawarra's papers

Captain Norton's Liquid Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 4 July 1859 · page 4

Captain Norton paid a recent visit to Chatham Garrison, for the purpose of executing some experiments with a new description of projectile he has just invented, for piercing the sides of vessels…

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Terrific Fire at Bristol

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1859 · page 4

Since the memorable riots in 1831, no conflagration has occurred in Bristol equal in extent or fury to a fire which occurred on Saturday, at the sugar refinery of Messrs Fridge and Tripp…

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Newcastle. Tremendous Fire

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1859 · page 2

One of the largest and most terrific fires that has over occurred in Newcastle, broke out between two and three o'clock Yesterday, [Sunday morning) Smoke was first observed from the upper window of Mr Croft's…

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Total Destruction of the Ship Herald of the Morning by Fire in Hobson's Bay

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1859 · page 3

At half-past 12 o'clock yesterday morning, this fine vessel was discovered to be on fire, and before 6 o'clock was completely destroyed. The following are the particulars of this sad catastrophe:—At 11 o'clock on the previous night, Captain Rudolph (the…

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