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New England · Fires & bushfires
87 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 5
The first fire of any magnitude occurred in Inverell on Saturday night last, when the premises occupied by the Red Flag Stores, Messrs. Hosie and Thomas (auctioneers) and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smith: 'I say, old man, who is that ugly old cat over there?' Jones: 'Sir, that is my wife!' Smith: 'No, no. You mistake me…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Inverell last week. The Red Flag Stores, a build ing occupied by Hosie and Thomas as an auction mart. and a boarding house kept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A LARGE fire broke out at Peak Hill on Saturday, and eleven shops in Castle-street were burned down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A country yokel had for some time been paying attention to one of the village maidens, but could find no way to put his meaning into words…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire fiend has paid us yet another visit. This time, fortunately, the devastation wrought was loss dis[?]srrous than was the case on the night of Saturday week last. About [?] o' clock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On last Thursday evening about 7 o'clock, a fire took place at the School of Arts which, but for the promptitude of Messrs. Butler, Harmon,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many recent attempts to pass off valueless provincial and suburban bank notes have been attended with failure (says an exchange). Enterprising, maagsmen, anxious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--The recent outbreaks of fire should accentuate the fact, long patent, that the business portion of Inverell is liable at any moment to be swept out of existence. To the man in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pursuant to requisition, a meeting of rate payers was held at the council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, to take steps to form a fire brigade. There was a large attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the committee appointed last week met at the Council Chambers on Monday night. There was a large attendance, and the Mayor presided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. and Mrs. Henry Smith (says the Londonderry Sentinel of the 9th October) are a couple of whom any country might be proud. To America belongs the distinction of owning them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The whole of the - wool clip at Noudali Downs station, Queensland, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FIRE occurred at Gretn colliery late last night. The manager with 17 miners made an examination, but were unable to reach the outbreak owing to the intense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is considered impossible to rescue the men entombed in the Greta colliery. It has been decided to seal down the pit, as the only method of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush fires in various districts of the colony have destroyed a large area of grass. Several wheat crops have been burnt near Cudal. Two hundred men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous bush fires are raging in various parts of Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A cable states that the steamer Clyde from London to sydney was destroyed at [?]. A fire broke out on board followed by a terrible explosion. The crew landed at Capetown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great bush fires continue in Victoria, the township of Wangaratta having narrowly escaped destruction but several hundred residents succeeded in beating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational bush fires in the Albury and Bombala districts are destroying many homesteads and crops. Ten thousand acres of land were swept…
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