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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

67 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 4

Fire at Dr. Casement's

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 4

Almost the whole population of the Kempsey district was suddenly aroused on Thursday night last at about 11 o'clock by the ringing of the fire bell, the cries of fire and…

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Fire Caused by the Sun's Rays. Maitland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

A peculiar outbreak of fire occurred on Friday in High-street. A carrier named Richard Bourke was bringing some goods, including a large mirror, from the wharf at Morpeth when the brilliant sunbeams…

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Fire at West Kempsey. Dr. Casement's Evidence Destroyer

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

Shortly after 11 o'clock on Thursday night an alarming fire occurred at West Kempsey, when the large private residence of Dr. Casement, at the corner of…

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The Local Fire Engine

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 December 1900 · page 4

Fearing that an erroneous impression may have got abroad with regard to the engine after the mishap which occurred at the fire, Captain Walker and the members of…

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Local News. the Fire Bricade

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 8

Since the unfortunate conflagration at Dr. Casement's, the Kempsey Volunteer Fire Brigade has displayed great activity. A pair of horses have…

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Destructive Bush Fires. Homesteads and Crops Destroyed. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 December 1900 · page 3

BUSH fires are devastating miles of country, and destroying many homesteads and valuable crops. 10,000 acres have been swept clean by bush fires near Albury…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 6

FURTHER particulars regarding the bush fires near Albury show that a large number of farmers are utterly ruined. The fire extended for 20 miles in one direction, 10…

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