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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1860

7 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

Destructive Fire at Parramatta

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1860 · page 4

TWO SHOPS AND A PUBLIC HOUSE BURNED TO THE GROUND— On Sunday morning, between the hours of two and three, a fire was discovered by one of the police, in the [?]…

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NEWCASTLE. Wednesday 11 p.m. a Great Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 2

At about twenty an[?]test a fire broke out in Mr. Gright's iron commonly known as the Exchange Reading Rooms completely burning it to the ground…

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Destructive Fire at Auckland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1860 · page 4

The New Zealander reports a dest[?]ue [?]ive fire at Auckland early on the morning of the 27th ultimo— Providentially the wind was from the…

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Fire at Castlemaine. Four Persons Burned to Death

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 April 1860 · page 3

One of those lamentable occurrences which [?] the public mind with Horror has just taken place in Mostyn-street, Castlemaine, by which four lives have been lost, and…

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Destruction by Fire the Catenux Wattel

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 May 1860 · page 3

About one o'clock this morning the alarm of five was announced by the ringing of the fire bells. It was soon made known that the scene of the conflagration was in the vicinity of Darling…

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Parramatta. Serious Fire at Messrs. Byrnes' Factory

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 June 1860 · page 2

A little after three o'clock, this morning (Monday) the dye-house connected with Messrs J. and W. Byrnes' factory was discolored by the Watchman to be on fire; he immediately gave…

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Fire in Pitt Street

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1860 · page 3

About half-post five o'clock yesterday after con. a fire broke out on the promises occupied by Dr. Bland, M. L. C, in Pitt-street. The larm being given, the No. 2 Fire Brigade 's small…

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