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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1897

7 stories in South Coast's papers

Fire at Bawley Point

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 1

On Monday morning (writes our Termeil correspondent) it was discovered that Mr. Guy's mill was on fire. The fire was so strong round and about the boiler that the engine…

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Groat Fire at Coraki. Damasks About £4200. Women Assist in Fighting the Fire. Coraki

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 2

A disastrous fire occured here at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when Quain's Club Hotel, Sharp's tailor shop, Johnson's confectionery, and Larsen's tobacconist shop were totally destroyed…

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The Melbourne Fire. Sensational Statement by a Hospital Nurse. the Fire Seen at 1 O'clock. No Alarm Given Till 2.20

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—The scene of Sunday morning's fire was te centre of attraction to-day, when thousands came in from all parts to get a glimpse of the ruins. The lower end of…

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Fire

Moruya Examiner · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 3

A Flinder’s Lane block of warehouses, Melbourne, has been destroyed by fire. Later news states that the greatest conflagration ever known in Australia occurred…

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The Melbourne Fire

Moruya Examiner · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 2

FEW people could be surprised to hear of serious bush and other fires on such a day as was last Saturday. The heat at an early hotly of the morning was phenomenal,…

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A Blaze in Nowra. a Building Destroyed. Promptness of the Fire Brigade

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 December 1897 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, the ringing of the fire bell notified to all and sundry that a conflagration was raging somewhere in the…

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Fire and Water

Moruya Examiner · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 2

Two disasters have overtaken the Colony during tho past week, one upon the land and the mother upon the sea. In bath of them there has fortunately been no loss of…

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