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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1879

7 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

[?]MS Fires in Grafton. [?]Truction of Carr's Creek Sugar Mill

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 3

20th January says,—Early [?] morning last this mill was [?] be on fire by one of the men on the premisas, and in a…

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Great Fire In Grafton

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 2

THE 'Examiner' 21st January, sas,—One of the most terrible fires ever seen is Grafton broke out in the shop of Mr. James Osborn, watchmaker and jeweller, in Price street, on…

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Terrible Bush Fire in Victoria

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1879 · page 3

THE [?] correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" forwarded the following messages to Mellourne on Friday:- A tebrible bush fire broke out yesterday…

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Fire at Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 3

A MOST destructive fire occurred in Hunterstreet last night amount a number of buildings. They were chiefty wooden tonoments fronting the coal-staiths, Shertly before 11…

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"Through Flood—through Fire."

Northern Star · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 1

"I ASSURE you, my dear boy; I am extremely sorry to appoar unkind in this matter; but, believe me, I am acting for the boat." "But surely I may see Rosie as usual?" I…

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Sketcher. Fires in London

Northern Star · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 2

NONE of the great cities of the world have suffered more from frequent and disastrous fires than London. As early as 764 there was an extensive confiagration which laid…

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Fire Brigade

Northern Star · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 2

LOOKING at thelarge number of wooden buildings that have gone up in this township of late, many of which are built of materials that would prove very combustible in such…

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