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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1890

14 stories in South Coast's papers

Two Great Fires

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

The great fire which devastated Chicago in October, 1871, was one of the most destructive ever known, and will form a memorable event in the history not only of America, but…

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Two Appalling fires in America

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 4

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The Late Fire at Colombo

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

[?] on this subject in last [?] following additional particulars have [?] to [?] The gentleman [?] Messrs. G…

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Disastrous Fire

Moruya Examiner · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 3

EARLY on Friday morning last the inhabitants of Moruya we [?] the unusu[?] ‘F[?] and very [?]ter the whole town w[?]rid…

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Popular Science. Fire Crackers

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 2

Crackers are made principally in Canton and in the country surrounding that city. A cannon cracker factory in the suburbs of Canton is described by an eye witness as…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Euormous Losses. Thursday Morning

Moruya Examiner · Friday 3 October 1890 · page 2

A terrible dieastrons fire broke out to Sydney in Gibbs, Shallard, & Co,’s printing establishment at half past two this morning The flames extended with terrible…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Several Warehouses Destroyed. City Bank Burnt. a Great Part Off Pitt-street Swepeaway. Enormous Damage Done.[by Telegram]sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1890 · page 2

AT 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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Bush Fires

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 2

THE very boisterous weather of Sunday last was fraught with more than ordinary danger to the town owing to the presence in the neighbourhood of very extensive fires, as also to the…

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Granite Not Fire-Proof

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 3

Of all building stones, and aside from wood, of all building materials, gra[?] is the most susceptible of injury by fire. This is due to its complex structure—quartz is a crystal…

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Yarns at a Camp Fire on the Beadithera Track

Moruya Examiner · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 3

THE horses were [?] and [?]…

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Varies at a camp Fire on the [?] Track. Continued

Moruya Examiner · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 3

[?] lawyer asked Uncle into his office, and when they got [?] said Look here old man I can take Shrew out of [?]…

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Destructive Fire. the Greenhills Store Burnt to the Ground

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 2

A VERY destructive fire involving the total demolition of Mr. John M'Arthur's well known and old established store at Greenbills, Terrara, occurred at an early hour yesterday morning,…

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Yarns at a Camp Fire on the Bendithera Track. (Continued.)

Moruya Examiner · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 3

“Go ahead,” was the word all around, and Mervine said: You see about ’53 I first went to Ballar[?] It was a wild place then, calico and canvass…

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The Late Fire at M'Arthur's Greenhills Store

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 December 1890 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Thursday last into the circumstances attending the recent fire at the Greenhills Iron store, occupied by Messrs John M'Arthur and Son, the inquiry being held…

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