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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Saturday night's fires

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

A fire occurred on the promises of Mr. D. McIndoe, printer, Bathurst Street, on Saturday night, causing serious damage…

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Fire in Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

The stores of Messrs. White and Co., William-street, Melbourne, have been practically demolished by fire. An employee named…

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Fire in the Victoria markets

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

The Victoria Markets were crowded on Saturday night when a fire was discovered in the promises of Messrs H. Mackie and Co., woollen…

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More bush fires in Victoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

The heat wave in Victoria has caused a renewal of bash fires. Many thousands of acres have ben swept by the flames with…

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Fatality at a bush fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

At Dunkeld, a farmer named Charles Field, while fighting the flames, was thrown from his horse and killed…

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Fire

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

On Saturday morning last at about half-past two the community was disturbed by cries of "Fire!" and the ringing of bells. This soon had the effect of rousing…

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Fire in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

The premises of Messrs Love and Co, general importers, Bathurst Street, opposite St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, were much…

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Under Fire

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

A letter written by Surgeon-Lieutenant W. W. Hearne, of the Victorian Medical Staff, who was wounded in the battle of Paardeberg, says :—…

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The great fire at Ottawa

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 2

The great fire at Ottawa is attributed to Fenians, who are in sympathy with the Boers. The fire destroyed flour and timber…

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The great fire at Ottawa

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 2

Later reports state that the fire at Ottawa was accidental, and that it broke out at o'eye[?] o'clock in the morning at a wooden house…

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Armonia an a Fire Extingu[?]her. "National Druggist"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 4

Prob[?] the [?] fire [?] liquid [?] without an [?] We have personally [?]…

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European News. Latest LONDON, Friday. Boers fire on British women

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

General Sayman, with five guns, attacked Mufeking, dropping fifty shells on the women's langer and hospital. He deliberately…

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Great Fire at Ottawa. a Loss of £1,500,000. Fifteen Thousand People Homeless. London, April 27

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 3

A disastrous fire has occurred at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada. The fire started in Hull, and destroyed the flour and lumber mills on the bend of…

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The Ottawa Fire

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 7

LATE reports of the outbreak show that the conflagration had an accidental origin. The fire broke out at 11 o'clock in the morning in a wooden house in the…

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The Gunnedah colliery fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 2

The Black Jack caol mine at Gunnedah, which burst into flames after an explosion on Thursday last, in still burning. The colliery has…

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Fire at Pyrmont

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 2

A fire occured at the premises of Mr. William White, Union Street, Pyrmont, early Yesterday morning, doing considerable damage…

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Rebels fire on ambulance

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 2

'The rebels treacherously fired on the ambulance bearers of the British…

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The Terrible Fire at Ottawa. Thousands of [?] Burned 18,000 People Homeless. Daily Mail

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 2

The fire started about 11 o'clock in in the morning at dull, a town just opp[?] to Ott[?] in a boardinghouse in the [?] of the town which…

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Disastrous fire at New York

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

A great fire occurred at[?] Dock New York, by which several [?] Lloyd steamers wery partialy burned. The…

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Terrible fire fatality at Ballarat

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1900 · page 2

A fire occurred early on Sunday morning at the general store of Mr. William Hy. Jenkins, South Street, Ballarat. The building was…

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