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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

38 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Fire!

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 4

A fire broke oat at Warby's Hotel, King-street, this morning at 3 o'clock. The fire seized the staircase, cutting off communication from the different floors…

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Heal Fire Goods

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 4

“ Soy!” said the hoarse customer, “youse can't make me t[?]ink dose is any fire-sale goods. W’y don’t dey have some sign of being damaged ?”…

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The Nowra Fire Brigade. Mr. Marriott's Resignation Withdrawn

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

As will be seen, by the following correspondence which has passed since our last issue, the resignation tendered by Mr. Marriott to the Municipal Council on the…

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Tremendous Loss by Fire. Ignited by Lightning. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 2

Petroleum stores at Hamburg were ignited by lightning during a thunderstorm. Thousands of tons of oil were destroyed. The damage is estimated…

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Destruction of a Vessel by Fire. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 2

The ship Salsetti, from Melbourne to London, was totally destroyed by fire in mid ocean on April 18th. The crew were saved by the ship Miltiades…

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Fire at the Broken Hill Proprietary

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 3

A TELEGRAM in Tuesday’s issue stated that a fire had broken out in the underground Workings of Block Eleven Mine at Broken Hill. Later news states that immense…

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The Fire at Broken Hill Signs of Abating. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

The fire in Block 11 Mine is showing signs of abating…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 2

Yesterday it was thought the fire at Broken Hill had [?] The mine was [?] opened. It was found the smoke was as thick as ever. The…

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The Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 3

THE appearance of Hurry’s quarry at daybreak this morning was anything but cheering lo those whose hope was that the fire might be spec[?]…

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The Fire at Broken Hill. Under Control Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 2

The fire at Broken Hill is now under control. The prospects of quenching the con[?]gation have improved…

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Fire at Broken Hill. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 2

The fire at Broken Hill has been entirely subdued. The cost of water alone reached to £4000…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 2

Wright’s extensive boot factory in Elizabeth street was totally destroyed by the at midday on Sunday. The damage is estimated at about £16,000…

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Fire on Board the Victoria in Port Jackson. Another Vessel Severely Burned. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 2

About three o’clock this morning a fire was discovered on board the steamship Victoria, lying in Johnson’s Boy, Sydney. It gained great headway…

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Large Fire in London. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

Hayward’s grain and sugar stores, London, have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at a quarter of a million…

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Disastrous Fire at Walgett. a Bank Burnt. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

A fire at Walgett yesterday destroyed the branch of the Joint Stock bank and also several business buildings…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Fire in a Colliery. Miners Withdraw. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

News from the Seaham colliery, in the Raymond Terrace district, late last night, states that the fire has taken a great hold. All the men are to be…

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Fires

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 3

SUNDAY, August 25, will be long remembered all over the colony for its peculiar westerly gale, its record of numerous and extensive fires, and,…

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Disastrous Fire at Wollongoug. Eleven Shops Destroyed

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 7

The most destructive fire over experienced in the Illawarra district broke out in Wollongong at a quarter past 7 o'clock on Sunday night in a shop in Crown-street, occupied by Mr. Alex…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

The country for eighty miles north of Dungog has been swept by fire…

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Bush Fires in the North. Difficulty in Navigation. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

Vessels arriving from the north report experiencing considerable difficulty in navigation owing to the coast line being obscured by dense smoke…

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