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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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SYDNEY, Friday. Fire an oil store

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

A fire occured last evening at the premises occupied by the Vacuum Oil Company, in Hay Street. The outbreak took place…

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Fire at the Bon Marche

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

A fire occurred last night at the Bon Marche stores, Perth, resulting in a damage of £50,000. The insurance amounted to £25,000…

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Bush fire round Mount Pleasant SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

The township of Mount Pleasant narrow escaped being swept by immense bush fire. The flames swept round the whole of the…

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Fires in Tasmania

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 2

Large fires are reported from Tasmania. Sixty houses were burnt in the Queenstown Valley…

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Another Black Thursday. the Country Swept by Bush Fires. Serious Loss of Life

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

Thursday last will be remembered throughout a great portion of Victoria as a day of such terrible atmospheric heat, fires and destruction as has not…

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A Blaze with Excitement

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 11

The whole colony is ab[?]ze with excitement over events due to the birth of "our Commonwealth",l candidates galore are delivering myriads of addresses throughout…

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Fire on a Barque

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

A fire broke out on board the barque Wate[?]oo, lying at Miller's point, much damage was caused to the cargo and wool which had…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday Fire at at Prano factory

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

A fire occurred at Bea[?] and Co's piano factory, Annandale, the mill being destroyed…

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Fire in a wool ship

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 2

The Straathgryfe, a four-masted ship, with a cargo of wool, from Sydney to London has put into Port Chambers, a fine having…

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Out of the Frying-pan Into the Fire. (To the Editor "Manaro Mercury")

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 2

SIR,— I am an invalid gentleman and suffer from [?] and my medical adviser in Sydney recommended [?] in the country for a few a few weeks, where be thought…

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LONDON, Monday. Disastrous fire in Florida

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 2

A fire has occured at Jacksoncille, Florida. No less than 148 blocks of buildings were destroyed. Seven lives were lost and twelve…

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Fire in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 2

The warehouse of Messrs. Tilloca and Co., Kent and Liverpool streets, was extensively damaged by a fire, which was discovered at 6 o'clock on…

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Destructive Fire in the City. Warehouse in Flames. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

One of the most destructive fires experienced in Sydney for some time occurred at the corner of Kent and Liverpool streets yesterday…

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Heaping Coals of Fire

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 10

It is refused of Practical [?] that [?] he was followed [?] place to place by a reporter for a payer of opposition politics—…

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Fire in Wellington

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 2

A fire destroyed twenty-four wooden houses in Wellington, New Zealand, early yesterday morning…

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Fires in the veldt country

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

Great fires in the veldt are hampering the movements of the Boors…

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Fatal fire at [?]d

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

A fire [?] out [?] the Grand Hotel, Auckland, N.S. yesterday morning shortly after one o'clock. Four person perished in the flames…

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The Duchess of York. The Auckland Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

The Duchess of York will pay a visit to the Blue mountains. Concerning the fire at the Grand Hotel, Auckland, later particulars state that Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, the license and his wife, are suffering so…

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Great City Fire. at Anthony Hordern and Sons. a Mammoth Conflageation. Sydney

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2

The mammoth emporium of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Haymarket, was this morning the scene of one of the greatest fires in the records of…

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Sydney Greatest Fire Anthony Horders [?] Sensational and i[?] Damage half a million. SYDNEY, Wednesday 11 a.m

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2

Anthony Hordern and [?] premises in the Haymarket are a mass of flames. A fire broke out shortly after 8 o'clock, all the…

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