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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1869

5 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Serious Collision Between The. Barque Mart Miller and Tele Steamer Fire King

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1869 · page 8

ON Monday evening, February 22, at about half-past 8 o'clock, a collision took place off Miller's Point between the above named vessels, resulting in considerable damage to each, and serious injury…

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Great Fire in Auckland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1869 · page 5

A FIRE, the results of which proved most disastrous, broke out on the morning of the 2nd instant, in Queen-street. About 3.15 the alarm was given by the bells, and shortly afterwards the Wharf Hotel was discovered to be in flames…

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Destructive Fire in Auckland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1869 · page 3

WE are sorry to have to record another very serious fire as having occurred on the 9th instant in Wakefield-street, resulting in the destruction of no less than eight houses, and unfortunately most of…

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Fire in York-street, Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1869 · page 4

SHORTLY after 9 o'clock on Sunday evening ah alarm of fire was given, flames having-been seen issuing from the roof of one of a block of houses north of Messrs M'Arthur's stores, and situated between them and the corner of King-street,…

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Destructive Fire at Carwoola

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1869 · page 8

AN inquest was held last Monday, before the distrust coroner and a jury of nine, at Carwoola, Molonglo, as to the origion of a fire by which certain premises and other property belonging to…

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