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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1882

13 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Escape from Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1882 · page 3

ON Sunday morning, about half-past 7 o'clock, Mr. George Spring observed flames issuing from two bales of wool on the verandah of the…

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Bab's Fire-crackers. an Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1882 · page 1

"Hero comes a country-woman cane," said Fairweather, of New York, to Count Oscar Von Held. as the two young men were strolling along the Unter den London…

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Fire at Bummyumbla

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1882 · page 3

AN inquest was held on the 15th instant at the residence of Mr. George Woollett, Bummyumbls, before Mr. Coroner Stafford, touching the origin…

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Fire at Bobundarah

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 3

ON the 28th ultimo, Mr. Thomas Clarke, of Dogkennel, went to his bay and wheat shed and loaded a dray for Cooma. He afterwards…

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Great Fire in Aberdeen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 3

ABERDEEN, Sunday Night.—The most disastrous fire that ever occurred in Abordoon broke out last night, and resulted in the complete destination of the market…

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A Fire in Town

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 3

ABOUT half [?] 10 o'clock on Saturday night the residents of Cooma were [?]larined by what they thought was[?]an extensive conflagration in the…

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Fatal Accident by Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 3

AT Dunedin, New Zealand, on the 1st instant, a live brake out [?] Captain Kitchenor, when all the inmates of the house were asleep. So…

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Fire at Newcastle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1882 · page 4

NEWCAST[?], Friday.—A great fire, resulting in immense less of property, broke out at 3 o' clock this morning in Burke's produce store, adjoining Gibson's foundry, opposite…

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Destructive Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1882 · page 4

A most destructive, fire broke out in George-street south about half-past 11o'clock on Saturday night, on the [?] occupied by Mr.Alexander [?]wick, oil and color merchant…

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Garden Palace Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1882 · page 3

Tax inquiry into the origin of the Garden Palace fire was resumed before before Mr. Coroner Shi[?]ll at 10 o'clock on Friday morning. After half an hour's deliberation, the jury…

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Large Fire in Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1882 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Shortly alter 10 o'clock last night a fire occurred in the premises [?]pied by Messrs. Nat[?] and Co, [?] and…

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Fire at the Exchange

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 3

THE Sydney Exchange had n very narrow escape from total destruction by fire on Wednesday morning, although at what hour the danger originated it is impossible…

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Miscellaneous. a Sea Op Fire. Visit to the Crater of Mauna Loa

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 2

KILAUEA CRATER is on the side of the mountain Mauna Loa, four thousand feet above the sea, where the ascent is so slight that the crater appears to be plain. The Crater is a…

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