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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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Great Fire in the City

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 4

A [?]ured at Anthony Hor[?] Palace Emporin[?] in the [?]market, on Wednesday morning, ele[?] everything before it. The whole block of…

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Another big fire in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

Crago's floor mills, situated at Newtown, Sydney, were gutted by fire early on Sunday. The damage is estimated at twenty thousand…

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Hordern's Fire

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 2

The inquest on the body of Harry Clegg, who was killed in the recent fire at Anthony Hordern's was commenced before the City Coroner on Wednesday. A lot…

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Hordern's fire

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

The work of removing the debris of the fire at the Palace Emporium still a quantity of fire in the remains…

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Fire ia Queensland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1901 · page 2

Nine stores have been destroyed by fire at Bavensworth, Queensland…

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Ho[?]'s Fire

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 3

THE body of William Duchwood, who was killed at Hordern's fire, was discovered among the rubbish on Wednesday, lying face downwards. The clothes…

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London Fires

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 2

[?] Banks in [?] Magazine, gives an [?] Three Years [?] Fire Brigade."…

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General Cables. Fatal fire at Philadelphia. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1901 · page 2

A terrible fire occurred at Philadelphia yesterday. Some naphtha and benzine in a caller of the upholstery manufactory of Hunt,…

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The Noronge School fire

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

The Crown declines to proceed in the cases of Rose Murphy and William Griffith committed for trial at the Coroner's Court,…

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Great Fire in Philadelphia. 350 People in a Burning Building. 20 Deaths, Many Injured

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

Philadelphia has another great fire on its record. It broke out on October 25 (the Westminster Gazette says) in the furniture store of Messrs Hunt,…

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A fire quickly extinguished

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1901 · page 2

A fire occurred at the drapery premises of Mr C. G. Hatte, Newtown, this afternoon, in the toy department…

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Bush fires in Victoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1901 · page 2

Extensive bush fires have occured in victoria, following upon the excessive heat Fortunately many crops have been harvested, but a…

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Disastrous bush fires at Wagga

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1901 · page 2

Great bush fires have raged in the Wagga district. The flames swept [?], Dennis [?] Station; [?]…

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Fires at Springwood and Lawson

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1901 · page 2

Many buildings at Springwood and Lawson have been destroyed by the dis[?] fire in Victoria…

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Fire in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1901 · page 2

M[?] B.[?] war-house in Pit[?] Street was much [?]aged by fire this morning…

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