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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1896

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Fatal Fire at Echoca

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 3

Just before 13 o'clock on Saturday night a fire broke out in Eohuca East in wooden premises owned end occupied by an old lady, 61 years of age,…

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Fire at Bourke. a Church and a Hall Destroked. Bourke

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 2

A fire broke out at 4 o'clock yesterday evening in the front shop in St. Stephen's Hall, occupied by Mr. Brothers, a dentist. The hall was…

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Fire Extinguished

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 3

The fire on the Cintra has been completely extinguished, and she left Portland for Melbourne to day. LONDON…

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Fire on a Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 3

The steamship Cintra, from Brisbane, via Ports, to Western Australia, put into Portland on fire, which was subdued after considerable damage was done. 560 passengers were on…

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Fire at Sea. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 5

THE steamship Cintra from Brisbane via ports to Western Australia pot into Portland on fire, which was subdued after considerable damage had been done…

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The Fire on the Cintra. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 5

THE fire on the Cintra has been completely extinguished, and she left Portland for Melbourne to-day…

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A Fatal Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 3

A terrible fire occurred at a wine shop kept by John O'Brien, at Cobram, near Tocumwal. A lodger, who is alleged to have been drunk, in trying to escape, fell into the cellar…

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Overtaken by a Bush Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 6

THE following remarkable and tragic incident of the late torrid weather is reported by the 'Nepean Times' in its last issue : -- A son of Mr. George R[?]lan Th[?] 1[?]…

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Fire at Wauchope

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 3

The Carrington Hotel, Wauchope, was destroyed by fire this morning…

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Fire in in Seaham Colliery. Newcastle

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 6

Information has been received here on Tuesday evening to the effect that the fire in the Seaham colliery has not yet been extinguished. It has…

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Mysterious Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 5

AN inquest on the two mysterious fires which occurred on board the Glasgow vessel, "Thistlebank," commenced to-day, and is unfinished…

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Fire in Parkes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 2

A fire broke out at 3 o'clo[?] morning in the Australian [?] Parkes, which was destroyed, toge[?] with four adjoining buildings…

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Fire at Albury

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3

The Albury boiling-down works, constructed of wood and iron, and owned by Mrs. Dundas and Company, late of Melbourne, were completely…

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Terrible Fire at a Factory. [By CABLEL.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 5

A FIRE occurred at a factory at Troy, in the State of New York; and the flames spread with such great rapidity that 30 women were horned to death…

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Fire at a Ball Room. Loss of Life Through a Stampede

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

The Artists Society of Sautarem, Portugal, was holding a ball when the building took fire. The flames spread with great rapidity…

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Fifty-two Fires in a Year

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 3

During last year there was an average of one fire a week at Broken Hill, the property destroyed being valued at nearly £3600…

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

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

A LARGE fire occurred at Deniliquin this morning, and five shops and the Swan Hotel, which was one of the principal buildings, were all completely destroyed…

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Great Fire on the Rand

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2

A great fire has occurred on the Rand. The damage is estimated at £75,000. Sir J. P. Abbott, Speaker of the…

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Big Fire at Deniliquin

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 7

A disastrous fire broke out in Deniliquin on Monday morning about 1 o'clock, consuming no less than sis business places in Napier-street,…

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Fire and Snakes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 6

AN incident of the recent forest fires in the Fine creek region is related by Sam Campbell, who works in the woods near Blackwell's. Sam was one…

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