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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1876

8 stories in South Coast's papers

A City Destroyed by Fire

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, October 26— Great fire in [?] City [?] Everything north of [?] is burned The branch Bank of California the Virginia and Truckee Railroad buildings,…

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Do Fires Cause Rain

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 4

THE scarcity of this which has been this subject of conversation of late in all circles is in fact, the storeotyoped expression, meet who you will: “very dry!” “want rain badly I”…

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Do Fires Cause Rain

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 4

[?] subject of conversation of late in all circles is in fact, the stereolyped expression meet who you will "very day!" "want rain badly!…

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Great Fire in Glasgow

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1876 · page 2

The large cotton mills at Glasgow belonging to Robertson and Co. and Young and Co. have been totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £400,000, and by this disaster 1200…

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Destructive Fire at Wodonga.—three Children Rescued From the Flames

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 3

ON Monday night, at about a quarter to nine o’clock, a kerosene lamp exploded in the drapery compartment of the establishment of Mr. Hill, storekeeper, Wodonga. Immediately after the…

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Fire at Wolumla

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 3

AN INQUEST was held at the School-house Wolumla, on the 18th instant, before the Coroner, Dr. Shiels, concerning the burning of a but and building material, the…

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Fire at Wolumla

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 3

AN inquest was held at the School-house Wolumla, on the 18th instant, before the Coroner, Dr. Shiels, concerning the burning of a hut and building material, the…

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Billiard Balls Taking Fire

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 2

FANCY a billiard ball catching tire arid burning to ashes! This however, recently was one of the results of an American improvement upon ivory. Tho artificial ivory, it seems, is…

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