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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1896

84 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 5

Terrible Bush Fire. Hobart

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 5

THE entire town of Penghata, with the exception. of three buildings, has been destroyed by a bust fire, fully sixty families being burnt out, the inmates barely…

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Tasmania. a Town Burnt Out. [?]

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 3

The entire town of Penghana[?] exception of three buildings, has [?]troyed by a bush fire. Fully sixt[?] were burnt out, the inmates barely[?]…

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Fire at Narrandera. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 5

A LARGE fire occurred at Narrandera this morning destroying a block of buildings including the Railway Hotel. The Bank of New South Wales was slightly damaged…

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Mining in New England. Camp Fire Reef. [Br TELEGRAPH.]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 December 1896 · page 2

A crushing at Hillgrove from the Camp Fire Reef, Shearin's Creek. Swamp Oak, yielded a return of [?] Sdwt. 19grs. per ton…

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