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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

88 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

A Short Story. a Prairie Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 13

From sixty of seventy miles of barbed wire fence now encircles the well-stocked ranch of Buffalo Bill, at North Platte, Nebraska, but all…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Thursday. Mudgee Flour Mill Burnt Out

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 11

The Western Milling Company's buildings at Mudgee were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Disastrous Fires

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 11

A store near Cowra was burnt to the ground. A fire broke out in a wheat crop, which was being harvested on a…

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Big Blaze in Sydney. DAMAGE £100,000

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 10

One of the biggest fires in Sydney for many years broke out in the Canada Buildings, a seven storied structure, 150 feet high, shortly after 11 o'clock last…

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Mr. Morton Entertained. Fire Brigade Supper

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 11

ON the eve of his departure for Sydney the Hon. H. D. Morton, M.L.A., and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly was entertained at a dinner…

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Fire at Kendall. Lorne and Comboyne Mails Destroyed. Kendall

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 6

The Kendall Post Office had a narrow escape from fire at half past two this morning. The Lorne and Comboyne mails were destroyed…

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Disastrous Fire. Great Damage at Portsmouth Dockyard London Dec. 21

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 2

The hugh semaphore tower and the surrounding block of stores at Portsmouth dockyard have been burned, the damage being estimated at several…

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Serious Fires

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 December 1913 · page 14

[?] Bush fires are raging in [?]s of the country and miles [?] have been destroyed. Large[?]ties of lucerne and bay have…

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