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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1887

4 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Internal Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 4

A FEW years ago ono of the most important coal mines in N.S.W caught fire. It started slowly but [?] rebitained much headway that it spread throught the greater portion of the entire mine. To…

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Destructive Fire and Loss of Life

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1887 · page 2

A MOST destructive fire—unfortunately accompanied with loss of life—broke out in the residence of Mr. John O'Mealy at about quarter past 9 o'clock on Wednesday evening…

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Fire on Board the Mary Blundell

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1887 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The barque Mary. Blundell, the cargo of which caught fire on Saturday morning when the vessel was lying at the Australian…

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Shocking Scene at a Fire

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 4

A TERRIBLE scene was witnessed recently at a fire at Chicago. A three-story house in Archer Avenue was discovered, to be on fire about 3 o'clock in the morning…

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