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New England · Fires & bushfires
2 stories in New England's papers
On the 12th of May, 1866, a great conflagration, infinitely larger than that of London or Moscow, was announced. To use the expression of a distinguished astronomer, a world was found to be on fire. A star,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fire in Mr. Flood's stores last week is thus described, in the 'Herald,' by an eye-witness:— At about 3 a.m., the sleepers on board the vessels at the Circular Quay were awakened by the violent…
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