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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1898

31 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 2

Great Chinese Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1898 · page 3

A great part of Han Kow, and Yangtzekiang has been devastated by fire. Ten thousand houses were destroyed and a thousand…

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Fire at the "Star" Office

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1898 · page 2

Anoutbreak of fire was discovered by the watchman at the Star" Office in Castlereagh-street at half-past twelve this morning. The…

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Fire at Hudson's Timber Mills. Several Premises De Stroyed. Robberies of Goods. £40.000 Damages. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1898 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon shortly alter 2.30, Mr. George Hudson's Timber Mills, Redfern, were found to be on fire. The premises were…

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Great Fire at Redfern

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 October 1898 · page 4

A GREAT fire occurred at Redfern on Saturday afternoon, when Messrs. Hudson Brothers' immense timber mills were totally destroyed. The flames swept…

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Fire at Hordern & Sons'

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 5

A fire occurred at the premises of Messrs Anthony Hordern and Sons, Haymarket, Sydney, at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, which…

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Fire at the Shaftesbury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1898 · page 2

The roof of the laundry at the Sh[?]fresbury reform[?], South Head caught fire on Saturday afternoon but the spread of the…

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Fatal Fire at Wellington, N.z

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1898 · page 2

The Royal Oak Hotel, a wellknown hostelry of Wellington, New Zealand, was burned on Saturday. The fire resulted fatally, Mr. Greer,…

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Gentlemen, Fire First "France Under Louis Xv,"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1898 · page 4

The opposing forces were within fifty feet of each other, and Lord Charles Hay, advancing in front of his…

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Bush Fires in Victoria

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 15 December 1898 · page 4

DESTRUCTIVE bush fires are reported from all parts of the colony, causing great losses of property and stock. Great damage has been done at Bruthen, the bush…

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Alarm of Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 December 1898 · page 2

On Saturday night an alarm of fire was given in Sydney. It appeared that a crockery crate on one of the upper floors of the warehouse…

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Fire at Port Pirie

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 2

Five shops with their contents were destroyed by fire Port Pirie yesterday. Had there been a good supply of water the fire would have been…

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