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New England · Fires & bushfires
6 stories in New England's papers
THERE has been of late in Glen Innes an epidemic of fires, more or less serious. The infliction culminated in the early hours of Sunday morning in a frightful blaze at one of the largest and oldest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN enquiry into the cause of the late fire was held in the Courthouse on Wednesday last before the Coroner (Mr. G. Vartin, P.M.) and a jury of 12, of which Mr. J Healey was appointed foreman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crackers are made principally in Canton and in the country surrounding that city. A cannon cracker factory in the suburbs of Canton is described by an eye witness as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A TERRIBLY disastrous fire broke out at half-past two o'clock this morning in Messrs. Gibbs, Shallard and Co's. printing establishment, Pitt-street, and the flames extended with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Of all building stones, and, aside from wood, of all building materials, granite is the most susceptible of injury by fire. This is due to its complex structure--quartz is a crystal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY has again been visited by the fiery element. About a quarter to 9 o'clock on Tuesday night the watchman on duty at Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s wharf, Miller's…
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