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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1893

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Taree Fire Brigade. Brigade Formed

The Manning River Independent and Advocate of Native Industries · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

THERE was a good attendance at the meeting held on Wednesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Saxby) being in the chair…

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Extensive Fire Near Sydney. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 5

The Sydney Soap and Candle Company's works at Alexandria were destroyed by fire yesterday. Damage to the extent of £12,000 was done…

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Fire at Smithtown. Mr. Plummer's Store and the A.J.S. Bank Burned down

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 5

INTELLIGENCE reached Kempsey early yesterday morning (Tuesday), of the destruction at Smithtown by fire of Mr. Samuel Plummer's store, and the…

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The Late Fire at Smithtown. the Inquest

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 5

On Thursday last Mr. J. Johnston held an inquest in Mr. Dwyer's Hotel, Smithtown, in reference to the recent fire which destroyed the premises of…

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Fire at Nambucca Heads. Macksville

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 4

Gordon's Family Hotel, Nambucca Heads, was destroyed by fire, with all its contents, last night. No information is available as to how the fire…

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Great Fire in Liverpool. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 5

Several timber yards in Liverpool have been destroyed by fire. The damage is put down at £180,000…

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A Lake of Fire Consumes an Island

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 7

The people of what was formerly the Island of Torca, Indian Ocean, once had a foretaste of what the orthodox believe the end of the world will be like…

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The Fire at Kinchela Creek. Verdict of Arson

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 5

Mr. J. JOHNSTON, coroner, assisted by a jury of twelve, held an inquest on Friday with respect to the origin of the fire which destroyed the dwelling house, barn, kitchen…

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Fire at Parkes. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 5

Parkes, which is a township about 300 miles west of Sydney in the Forbes electoral division, has been the scene of a destructive fire. Four…

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Fire at Petersham. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 October 1893 · page 5

A fire which broke out at Petersham yesterday morning gutted eight houses before it was got under…

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Fire in a Roman Catholic Church. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 4

Murrurundi, a town on the northern line, 192 miles north-west of Sydney, was the scene of a serious fire on Sunday night, by which the eastern…

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How to Extinguish a Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1893 · page 6

A solution of five ounces of ammonia in a gallon of water will put cut a fire…

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Supposed Incendiary Fire. Brisbane

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 4

A fire broke out on board the mail steamer India, and was only subdued after some 500 bales of wool had been damaged or destroyed. The…

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How a Man Feels Under Fire

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 7

"How does a man feel under fire?" asks Junius Henri Browne, in Worthington's Illustrated Magazine. This is a question of interest to men who have had the…

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Fire at Cund[?]town

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 6

ABOUT 3 o'clock on Friday morning the Royal Hotel at [?] own of which Mr. A. M'C[?] is the [?] do be on fire. The only [?] of the house…

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