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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1885

12 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Coffee Palace Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 4

THE rumours of the death of Mr. Edward Hill; of Manilla in the fire in Cripps's Coffee Palace Hotel, have proved too true Yesterday a gang of men, under the…

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Late Telegrams. Coffee Palace Hotel Fire. The New Guinea Negroes. Government v. N.S.W. Bank, "Throw-in" for Other Banks, English Cricketers Victors. the Fire in Sydney. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney, Holiday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1885 · page 3

THIS morning, the inquiry into the Coffee Palace Hotel five was resumed, but there was nothing startling adduced in the evidence. The inquiry has been…

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Late Telegrams. Hugh Taylor, M.P., Kicked. The Coffee Palace Fire. Anniversary Races at Randwick. SYDNEY, Monday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1885 · page 3

MR. HUGH TAYLOR, M.P., was severely kicked in the abdomen this morning by a horse in bis yard at Parramatta, and the injuries are considered very serious…

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Fire at Arable

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 3

DURING Mr. C. F. Pryce's absence from home on Sunday, his shed, containing 10 tons of hay, a chaff-cutter, harness, &c. was burnt to the ground. The fire occurred…

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Shocking Accident by Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 3

AN old, fooble man named Galvin, who is about 70 years of age, a servant that had been a long time in the employ of Mr. P. J. Chifford, J.P., of Bredbo, was found…

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Fire in Adaminaby

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1885 · page 3

AN inquest was held at Ada[?]by on the 22nd July, before the [?] Mr. John M Lett, and a [?] twelve, viz., Messrs. James [?]…

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Fire in Utopia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 3

AT the inquest oh the fire at Utopia the following evidence was given on Saturday:— Constable Evans, sworn: On the…

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Fire at Dogkennel

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 3

AN inquest was held at Dogkennel, Mafira, on the 14th instant, upon the burning of the premises of John Jarvis, before Mr. John M. Lett, J. P.,…

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Fire Strange Sights

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 2

THE Oldest Thing on Earth—Lakes of Sods —Weighing the Sun—An Odd Procession —A Ninth century Cemetery. In the heart of Wyoming Territory is a…

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The Newtown Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 3

The City Coroner resumed the inquiry on Wednesday into tho origin of the fire which occurred in Newtown on the 19th instant, in premises…

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Telegrams. Fire at Queanbeyan. a Man-killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 3

QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday night. A FIRE broke out at about 3 p.m. in Manaro-street in premises occupied by a person named Jennings. The…

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TELEGRAMS. Queanbeyan Fire Brigade QUEANBEYAN

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1885 · page 2

One of the largest representative meeting ever held in Queanbeyan assembled last evening in the Odd Fellows Hall for the purpose of…

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