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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

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

Intercolonial News. Great Timber Yard Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

A great fire occurred this morning on the premises of Messrs. D. Hardy and Sons, wheel wrights and timber merchants. pyrmont. The flames…

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TASMANIA, Monday. Disastrous Mine Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out at the North Lyell Zeehan, mine, and 166 miners were entombed. The outbreak is attributed to…

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Fire in Clarence Street

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out last night at the premises of Messrs. Robert Day and Co., printers, Clearence Street. The damage was over…

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Fire Fatality at Bendigo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 2

A building occupied by a family named Murtin, near Bendigo, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Martin, after getting his…

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Large Fire in Bendigo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 2

Faul and Sons' iron works and the premises of Marks and Co., auctioneers, Bendigo, were destroyed by fire. The damage…

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