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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1868

6 stories in South Coast's papers

Railway Fire

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 2

Astelligneor has just reached us (Herald) from Gulburn, through a private and 'public source, that the passengers by the Miail [?] [?] [?] escaped…

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Destructive Fire in George-street

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 2

A FIRE broke out on Sunday afternoon in the stores of Mr. J. B. Holds worth, ironmonger, situated at the rear of his shop in George-street. The fire alarm bells were…

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Dreadful Catastrophe in NewYork. Explosion of a Steam Fire Engine

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 4

AT a few minutes past 9 o'clock on Thursday evening, June 18 the fire bells Bounded an alarm of fire near the corner of Canal-street and the…

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Great Fire at [?]oorhap[?]ore. 700 Human Beings Burned to Death

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT of the Nagpore Observer of June 10th, sends an account of the recent dreadful fire which has almost made a ruin of the once populous town. The…

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Fires Caused by the Heat of the Weather

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 4

On the 17th July the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received from their chief office in formation that seven fires had occurred in diffirent parts of London. One was…

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Great Destruction of Property in the District by the Late Bush Fires

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1868 · page 3

Thursday last, the 24th instant, will long be remembered by the inhabitants of this district, not only on account of the oppressive heat and the strength of…

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