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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1891

47 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 3

Underground Gas Fire in Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 5

AN extraordinary fire is reported from Melbourne, arising through an escape of gas from an underground main. The shock and fire caused a good deal…

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A Disastrous Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 October 1891 · page 2

A disastrous fire has taken place at Geraldtown, Western Australia. The loss of property is estimated at about £15,000…

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Large Fire at a Woolshed. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 5

The whole stock of wool at Maneroo station, Rockhampton, has Y been destroyed by fire…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 4

A disastrous fire has occurred at St. Louis; the damage is estimated at £250,000…

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A Village Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 2

A small village in New Zealand has been destroyed by fire…

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News by Wire. Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 4

The Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company reports that the year's losses amount to £72,053…

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News by Wire. Fatal Fire in England. London

Macleay Argus · Thursday 31 December 1891 · page 4

A fire has occurred at the Theatre Gateshead, England, and in the panic which ensued, ten people were killed, and many were seriously injured…

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