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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1899

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Extensive Grass Fires

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Extensive grass fires broke out in the paddocks of Messrs. Alfred Mate, Dennis, and Ryder, at Tar cutta, near Wagga. The…

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Fire at West Wyalong

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The post and telegraph office at West Wyalong was burned down yesterday morning, when a quantity of official documents and mails were…

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Another Bush Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 2

Another both fire has also occurred in Mr. G. P. Wilson's Sugar Loaf paddock at the Big Springs Station, Wagga district…

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Bush Fire At TARCUTTA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 2

The recent bush fire at Tarcutta destroyed 12,000 acres of grass, and two hundred men were engaged in combatting the flames…

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Fire at a School of Arts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

The Wagga Wagga School of Arts and its contents were considerably damaged by fire yesterday. The property and books were…

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Fire at Tumut

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 3

The residence of Mr. Patrick Naugliton, Tumul, bai been de-stroyed by fire. Miss Lovott, aged 26 was severely burnt,…

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Henty's Bond Store Fire. a Boy Killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 3

The insurances on Henty's bond (Melbourne) and contente are over £70,000. The free portion of the store was destroyod but the bonded…

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A Series of Fires

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

The Cottage Hospital at Albury was burnt on Saturday. Griffin's boarding house at Balranald has bean destroyed by fire…

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Fire in Tasmania

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

Yesterday the whole of the country round Queenstown, Tasmania, was on fire. Fifteen dwellings were burnt. The rain…

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Fire in Kalgoorlie

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 3

Shortly after one o'clock on Sunday a disastrous fire occurred in the centre of Kalgoolie, Western Australia. The fire broke out in…

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Fire Inquest at Adaminaby. Committal for Arson

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 2

An enquiry by the Coroner for the Cooma district (Mr. J. McKensey P.M.) and a [?]ary of twelve was held at the Court House Adaminaby on…

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Fire at Rosebrook. Damages £150

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 1

A fire occurred at Rosebrook, at the premises occupied by Loong Sing, who is a Chinese market gardener, on Friday 24th March,…

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Fire at Redfern. a Factory and Dwelling Destroyed. Estimated Damage £2500

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

About 2.30 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out on premises situated at the corner of Baptist and Boronia streets, Redfern, resulting in the total…

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The New York Fire. Destruction of the Windsor Hotel. Auckland

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 3

American papers received by the mail to-day contain a long account of the disastrous fire at the Windsor Hotel, New York, on March 17. The…

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Fire at a Drapery Store

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 2

The premises of mr. Myere,draper, Devoushire street, were damaged by fire early this morning…

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New York Fires the Windsor Sensation. a Millionaires House Burnt. New York, April 14

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1899 · page 2

The great mans of debris on the site of the Windsor Hotel have been taken the remains of about thirty…

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Another big American fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 2

Two hundred hundred buildings, comprising hotels, saloons, bathing pavilions, and houses of the lower class have been destroyed by fire…

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Disastrous fire in the Victoria docks

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

A tire broke out in a shed in the Victoria docks, London, where the cargo of the Banffshire' was stored. The fire spread to the Banffshire…

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Hotel fire at Coramba

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 3

Cahill's Mount Browne Hotel, near Coramb[?], Grafton, was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Fire at Government Home. New Zealand

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 2

A fire occurred at Government House, Wellington, New Zealand, which is constructed of wood, and which had a narrow escape from…

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