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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1890

11 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Spasmodic Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

This affection may be treated in the same manner as flatulent colic, aided hy warmth and moisture externally. The Writer has in many cases cured animate of apasmodic colic…

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Great Fire in Dunedin

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 6

A DUNEDIN telegram to the N. Z. Times states that on the 12th instant, at about 10 o'clock, the woodware factory belonging to Findlay and Co., Limited, was…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1890 · page 7

ABOUT 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Gibbs, Shallard and Co.'s printing establishment in Pitt-street, spreading with alarming rapidity, the…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Enormous Damage. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 3

ABOUT 2 a.m. this morning a fire broke out at Messrs. Gibbs, Shallard's printing establishment, Pitt-street, spreading with alarming rapidity, the flames bursting out at…

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The Great Fire in Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 October 1890 · page 4

THE fire which, broke out on Thursday, led to what is without doubt the most disastrous conf[?]agration in the history of Sydney, and indeed, of Australia. One redeeming feature alone has…

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Fire on the Tweed

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 4

ON the night of 21st instant a onestall stable and fodder room in the yard of the Metropolitan Hotel, Tumbulgum, was totally destroyed by fire. The fodder…

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Fighting Bush Fires

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 8

WITH the approach of summer, when, in all probability, bush fires will become very prevalent and of more than ordinary violence, owing to the excess of grass, we…

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Destruction of Hotels by Fire. Heartrending Scenes

Northern Star · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 6

A SYRACUSE telegram to the San Francisco 'Alta California,' dated October 16, gives particulars of what proved to be the most disastrous fire that has visited Syracuse for…

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TELEGRAPHIC Disastrous Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1890 · page 7

DIBBS' wharf at Miller's Point was partially destroyed by fire yesternight. Thirty thousand cases of kerosene oil were consumed. The damage is…

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The Dibbs' Wharf Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 2

THE fire originated in a shed, which has for some time past been used as a kerosene bond which was nearly full, for it contained the kerosene shipments ex the Australia and Prodano, only…

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Fire on Board Ship

Northern Star · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 6

A FIRE at sea occurred on board the AngloAustralasian line steamer Port Jackson while on a voyage from Japan to Sydney. The fire was discovered in the forehold, and is…

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