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Blue Mountains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

8 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

The Story-Teller. Coals of Fire. Chapter 1

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 4

[?] It was a biting wind and heavy rain without that made Melvyn Wardleigh's bachelor sitting-room look unusually [?]. With both fire and lamp burning…

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Extensive Fire at Blackheath. MESSRS. H. J. Collier's and Duval'a Shops Burnt Down

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 3

One of the largest fires that has occurred in Blankheath took place on Wednesday, when the shops of Messrs Collier and Duval were…

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The Fire Fiend

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 3

The fire fiend has been busy on the Mountains during the past week. Bush fires have been raging about Katoomba, Blackheath and in several…

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Fire at Blackheath

The Mountaineer · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 3

The bush fires which bare been raging of late on all sides of the town have been the theme of general conversation, and at times, admiration…

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Fires at Katoomba North and South

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 3

While bush fires had been raging around Katoomba the town was never in jeopardy, and it is exceedingly fortunate that none of the falls…

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Fire at Blackheath. Narrow Escape of a Dwelling

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 3

On Friday night last a fire broke out on the premises of Mr W. McCall, baker, of this town, which, but for its timely discovery, would have…

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Those Bush Fires Again. Serious Destruction of Property

The Mountaineer · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 3

On Sunday last the peaceful inhabitants of blackheath were aroused into a state of alarm by the appearance of dense volumes of smoke is…

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Fire at Katoomba. MR C. Richard's House Completely Gutted

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 2

The utter impossibility of saving any building in Katoomba, when it once taken fire was demonstrated on Sunday night, when a house in…

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