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

Fires & bushfires, 1872

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

The Late Fatal Fire. Death of Henry Vaughan

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1872 · page 3

We are sorry to state that the injuries which tonry Vaughan received, terminated in death a twenty minuted past 7 this morning, From the [?]oment that he was received at the info[?]r…

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Destruction by Fire of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Sydney, and Other Buildings

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1872 · page 2

THE Christmas and New Year's festivities are [?]carcely over when the city is over taken by [?] nity as sudden as it serve—a calamity [?] merely confined to an enormons[?] loss of…

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The Great Fire in Sydney. Further Particulars. (From the Herald)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 4

Fortunately there was little wind. What would have been the consequences had there been a strong wind, of course no one can tell. The theatre burnt with extraordinary…

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Fire in Herbert Street

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 24 April 1872 · page 2

THE first tire that has occurred on Gulgong in the business portion of tho town took place on Saturday evening about half-past six o’clock in Herbert-street. The buildings destroyed are…

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A Lady on Fire in a Cae

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 4

LAST evening (August 20th) about halfpast seven o’clock, a terrible and singular case of burning occurred in Dr[?] Hill Park, which it is thought will…

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Destructive Fire at Alexander Victoria. From the Courier, November 8

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 November 1872 · page 2

A MOST destructive fire broke out in one of the rooms of Hamea's Corner Hotel, Alexandra on Monday morning last about 3 o' clock which we regret to state resulted in a loss of building and…

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