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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Bush Fires and Navigation

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 6

The Herald of Monday writes on the weather and dense smoke from bush fires.—Not a shower fell in any part of the colony, either on Friday…

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Bush Fires. a Town in Danger

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 4

The town of Berry was in imminent danger of destruction on Wednesday afternoon and night by bush fires which blazed [?]ly all around, but…

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Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon. BUSH fires were raging on Sunday in several of the suburbs, and the temperature in the city was over 79 degres in the…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Monday, 11.30 a.m. Bush Fires

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 3

BUSH fires were raging on Sunday in several of the suburbs, The temperature in the city was over 79 in the shade. The thick smoke in the Heads made navigation very…

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Another Mine on Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 3

A fire occurred at Block 10 Mine at Broken Hill on Saturday, when the sulphide ore dressing room was destroyed. The damage is estimated at £500, but is covered by…

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Fire at Broken Hill. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 5

A FIRE occurred at Block 10 Mine, Broken Hill, on Saturday. The sulphide ore dressing room was destroyed, the damage being estimated at £500, which is covered by…

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More Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

The Blue Mountains yesterday were a man of smoke and flame from Penrith to Mount Victoria. The town of Berry was yesterday again…

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Fire at Bishopscourt

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

At about half-past 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the blowing of whistles and ringing af being announced that another fire had broken…

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Copper Mine on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

A copper mine in Michigan, America, caught fire. The entire workings are in flames and [?]0 miners are entombed the[?]…

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Yesterday's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] Extensive Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 5

EXTENSIVE bush fires continue to rage in the country districts. The passengers by the midday train from Bathurst to Sydney yesterday…

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Hillgrove. Drought and Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 4

The drought is causing great anxiety here, and business is consequently very quiet. With the exception of the few houers…

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Drought and Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 3

At Kurrajong the fires on Tuesday were much more dis[?]trous than was at first an[?]icipated. Reilley's butcher's shop and residence, Mr. R. Pitt's…

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Bush Fires

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 3

Bush fires still continue. The midday train from Sydney to Penrith on Saturday crossed the bridge over South Creek while the sleepers were in flames…

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Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 5

BUSH fires still continue to rage in various districts, and the midday train from Sydney to Penrith on Saturday crossed the bridge over South Creek while the sleepars…

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The Guy Fawkes Fires. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 7

SIR,—I notice in your issue of the 14th instant a communication from Guy Fawkes in reference to the late fires…

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Large Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 3

A disastrous fire has occured at Bombala, four shops being destroyed. The loss is estimated at £2000…

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Fire at Bombala. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 5

A DISASTROUS fire has occurred at Bombala, four shops being destroyed, the loss being estimated at £2000. As the result of a progress report from…

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Fire at Coolgardie

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 4

A large block of business buildings, including two newspaper offices at Goolgardie, were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night…

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Fire at Beoken Hill. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 5

A FIRE broke out this morning at the bottom of the old quarry in Block 10 mine, near the boundary of Block 11, Broken Hill, and is probably connected with the…

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Destructive Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 2

Seven hundred people have been rendered homeless by forest fires in several of the States of America…

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