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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires
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The most recent feature for enhancing the fighting utility of the battle ships takes the form of the development of fire control…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BASH fires have been raging in various parts of the district for the past few days, but have been so far kept under control. One fire on the Barrington River went dangerously near Mr. Angus Beaton's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to burn down the Ward's River Public School took place on Sunday, 29th ult., about 7.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN extensive fire occurred at Coraki at midnight on Tuesday, It broke out between Mobbs' Hotel and M'Cann's general store, and two hours later the premises of B. Kennedy, fancy shop; George Nobbs,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is almost a work of supererogation for us to write upon the drought. The farmers, dairymen and graziers who form the bulk of our readers do…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →ON Saturday, 4th inst., the residents of Stewart's River spent an anxious time combating the bush fires, which raged for some hours with great fury--the flames being fanned by the strong south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush fires burning through Yarrabappini district, last week, passed over the selection occupied by Mr. W. Menary, doing considerable damage. A strong wind carried…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A lady tells the following story of her escape from a bush fire which destroyed her husband's homestead. "My husband," she says, "was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE following circular has been issued from the Treasury, respecting the sale of wax matches during the summer months :--…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The most destructive fire ever known here took place on Tuesday night, when six business places were destroyed. The fire originated in Donnelly's store, and rapidly spread to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Manning correspondent writes:—The greatest fire that has ever occurred on the Manning took place on Wednesday evening last. As it was half holiday most of the premises were closed, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To make a fire-cement use 100 parts fire clay (wet), three parts black oxide manganese, three parts white sand, and a half part powdered asbestos, Thoroughly mix,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE five at Taree on Wednesday last only adds one more example of the imminent danger country towns are in owing to neglect to provide any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wednesday the weekly half-holiday, is usually a quiet afternoon in Taree, but just as most people were concluding there tea last Wednesday, the tin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The most destructive fire in the history of the Manning district occurred at Taree last night in the main business Portion of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE most disastrous conflagration in the history of the Manning district occurred in Victoria-street, Taree, on Wednesday night last shortly before 7 o'clock. During the day several soaking showers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRADUALLY the excitement over the great fire in Taree last Wednesday night subsides, but it will be some time yet before business resumes it even tenor. On Saturday last the town was fall of visitors from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquiry into the circumstances connected with the fire on Wednesday night, 29th ult., by which the premises of Mrs. C. Thomson, Donnelly Bros., and others were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bash fires hate swept about 100,000 acres in the Condobolin district, much fencing being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Wednesday evening last at about half-past 6 a fire was discovered in the premises of Messrs. Donnelly Bros, Victoria-street, Taree. When observed, the outbreak…
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