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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires
13 stories in Mid North Coast's papers
SIR,—As there seems to be an impression abroad —that undue influence is being used to prevent the Fire King from coming to Tinonee every trip, I would wish through your columns to correct such…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—A few months back the people of this river were put to a great inconvenience by the “ Diamantina’s ” being detained in Sydney; many of our shippers were waiting in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE mail steamer Alexandra arrived off Glenelg at 6 p.m. on the 10th, after a passage of 113 hours from the Sound. The downward trip was under 96 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is a singular that even in reference to such matters as the applicability and interpolation of evidence, people at a little distance from the scene of a given dispute—to whom all the parties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MB. MARSHALL writes to say that the irregularity recently complained of, arose from an accident to the Fire King on her return trip to Sydney, which made repairs necessary before the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT 11 o’clock on the night of the 18th instant, a fire broke out on the premises in the rear of the building Known as Reiby Cottage situated in the right of way…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Sunday evening, that fine row of shops known as Mitchell's Buildings, High street, very narrowly escaped being destroyed by fire. It appears that somewhere about six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE inhabitants of Taree were aroused from their slumbers at between three and four o’clock on yesterday (Friday,) morning, by a cry of “fire”—the most terrible that can proceed from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT about a quarter-past 5 yesterday afternoon, an alarm of fire was given in George street, and we regret to state that, although it was quickly got under, there is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—It being understood among some of the settlers that goods sent down by the steamer, when they arrive in Sydney have no place for protection, occasionally sending…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I have long been thinking on this subject, if I may so call it; at last I have made an attempt to say a little. I will first notice the state the river was in some time ago, when our friend, Mr. Marshall, sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I see in your last issue an article with the above heading, which is signed J. W. Now I am not quite sure whether J. W. is or is not, an individual that I know, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ANOTHER very destructive fire occurred on Monday night in this city, resulting in the total destruction of several thousand pounds worth of property. The scene of the…
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