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Fires & bushfires, 1899

5 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

The Fire Fiend

The Mountaineer · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

Bush fire around Katoomba—and not Katoomba alone, but other Mountain centres—are becoming quite a menace, and some steps should…

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Fires on the Reserves

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

OUR article on danger of fires some three weeks ago, mentioning the risk at our reserves is emphasised by the devastation of two of the Leura sights…

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Fire at Wontworth Falls

The Mountaineer · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 3

One of the most extensive fires that have occurred at Wentworth Falls took place early on Tuesday morning, when a furnished cottage belonging…

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Inquest on the Fire at Wentworth Falls

The Mountaineer · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

As a result of the inquest no light was thrown on the origin of the fire at Wentworth Falls reported in our last issue. No one had been in the…

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Fire at Leura. an Instance of the Necessity of Police Connection by Telephone

The Mountaineer · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 5

A fire broke out at the residence of Mrs. Randell, on Monday night about 9 o'clock, which. would have proved disastrous had it not been for the…

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