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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1899

112 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 6

A Mike on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

A big fire is raging at the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. The men's quarters were consumed and the managers home and one of the sheds are threatened…

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Fire. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 5

HENTY'S bonded and free stores in. Little Flinders-street was destroyed by fire to-day, but the damage has not yet been estimated…

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Big Blaze

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 5

A great fire occurred at the naval yard at Brooklyn. The damage is estimated at two hundred thousand dollars. The plane of the New…

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Big Fire at Newcastle

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 3

On Saturday night, about 8 o'clock, Newcastle was thrown into a state of great excitment by a large fire…

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Our Local Fire Fighters. (To the Editor of the CHRONICLE)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1899 · page 2

SIR,—The Fire Brigade drill in Beardy-st. last month was quite a surprise to a number of Armidale citizens, as it was the general opinion that the brigade was a thing of the…

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Destructive Fire. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 5

THE homestead of Mr. J. H. Waters, an old resident of Brewarrina Station, was totally destroyed by fire. The property was uninsured…

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Yesterday's News. [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] Fire at Maitland. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 5

THE laundry attached to the residence of the Hon. Mr. Branker, at West Maitland, has been burned to the ground. It is believed to be a case of…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) Sydney. Thursday, 11.35 a.m. FIRE

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

By a fire last night at the private residence of the Hon. J. H. Brunker, West Maitland, the laundry was burned to the ground. The family believe it to be,a case of incendiarism…

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Fire Alarm. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 5

The fire brigade received a call yesterday from the General Post Office. Fortunately the fire proved to be a trivial one, and was soon extinguished…

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Destructive Fire at South Grafton

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

M'KITTRICK'S CITY STORES BURNT TO THE GROUND. ON Saturday we received a wire from the Grafton Argus, stating that one of the biggest fires that had occurred in the occurred in the Clarence district had taken…

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Great Fire in Grafton. the Largest Store in the North De Stroyed.—estimated Loss,.£20,000. Grafton

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 5

A diSastrous conflagration occurred early: this morning, when J. T. M'Kittrick's City Stores were burned to the ground. The fire was first discovered in the bulk…

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A Disastrous Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at Grafton this morning. M'Kittricks stores, the largest in the Northern district, were burned to the ground…

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Our Fearsome Fire Fighters. (To the Editor of the CHRONICLE)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 3

SIR—Our Fire Brigade had about an hours' practice at Mrs. J. J. Trim's premises on Thursday last, but they did not have sufficient gear with, them to make a good drill…

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Burial Under Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 6

HIGH on the ridge where the marines pitched their tents on the shore of Guantanamo Bay, the first Cuban soil taken by American troops, are the…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

Intensive bush fires are again raging in various parts of Tasmania. In one district alone the damage is estimated at over £3000. Hundreds of settlers are…

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Fatal St. Patrick's Day Fire. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 5

DURING the St. Patrick's day procession the Hotel Windsor, in New York, was destroyed by fire, caused by a guest dropping a lighted match, which…

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Fatal Fire. Three Lives Lost. Melbourne, Saturday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 5

At Kirkstall, near Warrnambool, this morning, Mrs. Fitzgerald's hotel was burnt down, and three well-known men of the district—Thomas Humphreys. Thomas…

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Another Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

"Green Gaks," the cottage residence of Mr. W E. Most, Darling Point, was completely destroyed by the this morning. The loss is estimated at £3.000…

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A Fire Fiend

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

A [?] fire has occurred at Geraldton, in West Australia, A whole block of buildinge was destroyed. The damage is eslimated at over £10,000…

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Cablegrams London, the New York Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

It is estima'ed that jewellery valued a £1,000,000 Was lost in the New York fire. The firemen displayed remarkable gallentry. and rescued hundreds of people. Many…

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