Thrilling Scene at a Fire. Five Children Burned to Death
A DETROIT (U.S.) paper, bearing date Jan. 11, has the following :— All day yesterday, on the street, in the cars and in homes, people were speaking…
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Fires & bushfires, 1870
7 stories in Mid North Coast's papers
The “Fire King” in a Gale
THE late hour at which the steamer’s mail was delivered in Tinonee last Friday evening, combined with other circumstances, prevented us from publishing so full an account…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in Melbourne at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, originating in the Gift Shop, next the Varieties, situate in Bourke street, and nearly opposite the Theatre Royal; it quickly…
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MONT[?], May 27—The following is the substance of a letter from Chicoutimi, May 25, respecting the great fire there last week :—We have had terrible fires in the Saguenay country,…
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AN extra edition of the Grey River Argus, 25th October, publishes the following :— “ CHRISTCHURCH . October 25. “A most disastrous fire occurred in Lyttleton…
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[?] forest fires have occurred at Ottawa. The season has been the most arid known within tthe memory of man ,and even the standing rees were ready for the flames No danger to…
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AT an early hour on Sunday morning a fire occurred in Parramatta-street, which resulted in the destruction of the Brisbane Steam Flour Mills, nearly opposite St. Barnabas’ Church,…
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