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

Fires & bushfires, 1861

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

Great Fire at Dublin

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 2

Several fires broke out in Dublin on the morning of Sunday, November 11th. The most disastrous of these was the configration of the Kildare-street Club-house, which building, with…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Lambing Flat. Friday [?] Cowra. Threatened Sack and Destruction of Cowra by Fire. Attempted Murder. Inauguration of a Vigilance Committee by the Inhabitants

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 2

Yesterday three men were committed [?] for sticking up a dray. One man was [?] wounded in the head by Mr. [?] keeper, who was assisting to capture the On Wednesday last the inhabitants of Cowra were somewhat surprised by the sudden eruption into the town by a large mob of riotous vagabonds on their way to the Limbing Flat; bat…

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Fire and Loss of Ten Lives

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1861 · page 4

On Sunday morning between the hours of one and two o'clock, a fire of a most disastrous nature broke out in the house of Mr. Somers, provision dealer, 9 Patrick…

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The Great Fire in Switzerland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 3

This fearful catastrophe, announced by telegraph last week, is quite as lamentable in its results as was then anticipated. A letter from Berne of the 11th inst., says…

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The Great Fire at Londonbridge

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 October 1861 · page 1

A meeting of the parishoners of St. Olave's Southwark, was held on Monday in the vestry ball, the Rev. T. P. Sproule presiding, for the purpose of presenting…

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Goulburn. Fire on Coolringden Station

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 November 1861 · page 2

The large woolshed belonging to the head station of Mr. William Bradley, called Coolringdon, near Cooma was burned to the ground between seven and eight o'clock last…

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