MDA    7.10.1859 	At Clay's Hotel.

MDA   12.10.1859 	Bush fire at Jones Creek.

MDA    9.11.1859 	Michael Nolan's tent burns.

MDA   27. 4.1860 	First talk of Fire Brigade.

DTSE   4. 4.1864 	At Newbridge.
  
TC     4. 1.868 	G Charpiot's premises burn down.
  
TC    12.11.1867 	Good report on fire brigade requirements.

TC     4. 1.1868 	Good report on fire at Charpiots.

TC    25. 1.1868 	Editorial re lack of effort re brigade.
  
TC    10. 9.1870 	Great flood on the Loddon. Very good report.
  
TC     2.11.1871 	Fire at R H Burstall's premises
  
TC    30.11.1872 	The worst storm in memory passes over.

TC    22. 2.1873 	One of the heaviest storms that have ever visited this place, 
			the new storm water channel filled and the                  	
			culvert at Myles' Store damaged.
  
TC    23. 8.1873 	A most severe wind and rain storm flattens trees at Irishtown.
  
TC    30. 8.1873 	Argus challenges truth of strength of wind.
  
TC     4.10.1873 	Editorial calls for fire prevention equipment.

TC    28. 2.1873 	A bushfire near Barlow's paddock.
  
TC    26.12.1874 	A hurricane, which lifts off several roofs, etc.
  
TC    12. 1.1878 	A serious drought for the past two seasons. 
  
TC    23. 3.1878 	Big Floods. Good report on damage at Irishtown, etc.
  
TC    30. 3.1878 	Very heavy rains submerge roads, etc.
  
TC    17. 5.1879 	R W Hammond's old home at Newbridge burns down.
  	
TC    19. 1.1880 	Terrific gale blows iron off Thomson and Comrie's  and Schofield's roof, 
			also damage at Llanelly.
  
TC    31.12.1881 	A big gale at Llanelly, trees flattened, bakery unroofed, etc.
  
TC    11. 3.1882 	Fire at W Grisold's Cropredy Fields Farm.

TC    19. 1.1884 	Ah Kong's tent burns down.
  
TC     2. 2.1884 	Tom Fim burn out at the Chinese Camp.
  
TC    23. 2.1884 	A Fire at Mrs Small's in Welsh Street.
 
TC    14. 3.1885 	Big fire around Murphy's Creek.
  
TC    19.12.1885 	A huge thunderstorm sweeps across the town.
  
TC    26.12.1885 	A huge thunderstorm does a lot of damage to the town.
  
TC     9. 1.1886 	Another bigger thunderstorm causes huge damage to the town.
  
TC     4.12.1886 	A Violent storm damages the Council Chambers, Bool's residence and Whittaker's Factory.
  
TC     8. 1.1887 	A fire near Mr Yates' house on Poverty Hill.
  
TC     5. 3.1887 	A very heavy thunderstorm, causes some damage.
  
TC     8.10.1887 	A fire destroys W Puckey's house.
 
TC    31.12.1887 	A very heavy thunderstorm turns Commercial Road into a stream.
  
TC    15. 6.1889 	Very bad floods, damage at the new Laanecoorie weir, etc.
  
TC    15. 2.1890 	A very bad thunderstorm.
  
TC    10. 5.1890 	Ah Tang burnt out.
  
TC    19.12.1891 	Big Bushfire at Murphy's Creek.
  
TC     2. 1.1892 	A big fire near Tarnagulla.
  
TC    21.12.1895 	Bush fire behind the Reservoir, Mrs Small's house in  danger.
  
TC    11. 1.1895 	Large fire at Murphy's Creek.
  
TC    20.11.1897 	Big windstorm causes much damage. Good report.
  
TC     5. 2.1898 	Big fires.
  
TC    24. 9.1898 	A big wind blows down the housing of the new Poverty battery.
  
TC    11. 2.1899 	At Growlers Hill, burns down the Managers house, etc.
  
TC     7.10.1899 	A snowfall.
  
TC     6. 1.1900 	Fire at the rear of the Post Office.
  
TC     6. 1.1900 	Big windstorm causes much damage.
  
TC     3. 2.1900 	Ditto.
  
TC   26.1.1901 		Narrow fire escape for J C Willersdorf.
  
TC   31.12.1904 	Fire at the racecourse. 
  
 
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