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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1898

8 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

The Dudley Colliery Disaster. Mine on Fire. to Be Closed Down and Flooded

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

The excitement which has prevailed throughout the district and colony since the disastrous explosion at the Dudley Colliery on Monday last has been intensified by the…

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Fire Arab Maxims

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 1

Never tell all you know; for he who tells everything he knows often tells more than he knows. Never attempt all you can do; for he…

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A Passenger Steamer on Fire

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

THE American wooden steamship Delaware, 1279 tons net, of Philadelphia, belonging to Messrs. W. P. Clyde and Co., was destroyed by fire on the night…

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On Fire for Fifty Years

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 5

A coal mine in Scotland which caught fire over fifty years ago, and has been burning over since, has at last burnt itself out. The mine is on the…

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Disastrous Fire

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 2

A report was received in Moree yesterday that a disastrous fire had occurred at Mr. J. Arndell's station, Rocky Creek, by which the homestead was totally destroyed, the…

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At a Fire Insurance Office

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 6

'Vell, vell,' said Moses. 'Vell, vell, you are sharp, 'pon my vord you are.' 'But you're a sharper, ain't you, Mr. Moses!' said the managing clerk…

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Fire at a Station

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

A fire of a destructive character occurred at Tarcelari Station early of Friday morning. From the particulars to hand it appears that a rain gust came up on Thursday night…

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Wool on Fire

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

At Werrina, the homestead of Mr. U. Dayle, this week, a team of wool, containing 28 bales, was accidently set on fire, and was near being totally consumed. How the…

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