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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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TELEGRAMS. Sydney, Friday. Ship Destroyed by Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 6

The ship St John, bound from New York to Japan with a cargo of kerosene, has been destroyed by fire. RAILWAY REVENUE…

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Coals of Fire. I.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 5

'Well, Charlie, how you can be be so cruel as to say such horrid things about a young writer's work (I suppose he's young) passes my…

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Disastrous Fire in Canada

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

A disastrous fire is raging at Hull and Ottawa in Canada. The damage is estimated at from ten to twelve million dollars. A large portion of Hull…

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Terrible Fire in Canada. Attributed to Boer Agency. Firemen and Militia Called Out. London, Friday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

PARTICULARS are to hand of disastrous fires at Hall and at Ottawa, Canada. The fires are attributed to a Fenian agency, in sympathy with the Boers, and incendiarism has been…

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The Ottawa Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 4

The Premier of Queensland proposes to form an Australian Relief Fund of £10,000 for the sufferers of the Ottawa, Canads, fire…

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Fire at Ottawa, Canada

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 3

A cable, dated London, April 27, reports that a fearful conflagration occurred at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada. The fire started in Hull, and destroyed the flour and lumber…

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A Disastrous Fire. Three Simultaneous Outbreaks. the City in Darkness. Fighting the Flames. Cause of the Outbreak

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

A great fire it ranging at Hull & Ottowa, Canada. The damage is estimated at from 10 to 20 million dollars. A large portion of Hull is in ruins, owing to the destruction of…

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Great Fire at Ottawa Raging with Fury for 13 Hours. the Origin Accidental. Swept Along by a Hurricane. Stupendous Mass of Flames Immense Area in Ruins. a Loss of £1,500,000. Fifteen Thousand People Homeless

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

Later reports show that the conflagration at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada, had an accidental origin and was not caused by Fen[?]ans as at first…

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The Ottawa Fire. Lord Mayor's Fund £30,000. London. Friday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 3

THE Lord Mayor's Fund in connection with the Ottawa fire already amounts to £30,000. London, Sunday afternoon. The Queen has given £500, and the Prince of…

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Big Fire at Ballina

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 8

At about half-past 2 on Saturday morning last a fire broke out in a fruiterer's shop, occupied by Mrs. Marlow, situated in River- street, Ballina…

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Fire in Canada. London May 4

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 5

The fund opened by tho Lord Mayor of London (Sir A. J. Newton) in aid of the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa has reached £30,000…

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Hanging Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 4

A country yok[?] had for some time been pavi[?]g [?]tion to one of the village maidens, but could find no way to put his meaning into words…

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Fire in a Paper Mill. London

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 6

A FIRE has partially destroyed the paper mills belonging to the Daily Chronicle…

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Heroes Who Fight Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

Mr. [?] A. [?] Hall [?] and other [?] of [?] Who…

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The Ottawa Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 May 1900 · page 4

The proposal for the Australian colonies to send a joint contribution of £10,000 to wards the relief of the sufferers by the fire in Ottawa has been dropped…

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Heroes Who Fight fIRE

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 May 1900 · page 6

Mr. Jacph A. Bils, anther of "How the Other Half Lives," and other studies of tenement-house life, contributes to the "Century" an article on "Heroes who…

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Ammonia As a Fire Extinguisher

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 9

Probably the heat fire oftinguishing liquid is aqua ammonia, without any addition whatever. We have personally had experience with the almost marvellous…

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War In China. Taku Forts Open Fire, and Get Blown Up by the Allied Fleet After 6 Hours Bombardment. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

Hostilities have broken out in China. The Taku forts opened fire on the Foreign Squadrons. The gunboats responded vigorously…

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Destructive Fire Near Coopernook. Loss Estimated at Over £500

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

ON Wednesday afternoon last, about 3 o'clock, the 7-roomed dwelling-house, built a few years ago by the late Mr. Robt. Gibson, and occupied by Mr. Alex. Gibson, was totally destroyed by fire. Mr…

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Fearful Fire in New York

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 4

A fearful fire was caused at New York though an explosion amongst some bales of cotton on board a ship in a New York harbor dock. The [?]ames spread with alarming…

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