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

Fires & bushfires, 1875

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

A Ship on Fire at Dover

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 3

[?] days ago the greatest excitement [?] Dover in consequence [?] presence of the three-mashed ship in the [?] issuing from her stern. She…

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The Fire at Young

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 13 April 1875 · page 3

At last the calamity, which has been on all hands so much dreaded in Young, has visited the town in hill force, converting a row of well-stocked business premises into a few…

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Gulgong Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 2

IN pursuance of an advertisement there was a large attendance of the members at the Alldon Hotel, on Tuesday evening. The meeting was called to order, and on motion…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 18 May 1875 · page 2

There was a full attendance of the members of the Fire Brigade at the Albion Hotel last evening. Moved by Mr. Halliday and seconded by…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting took place at Mr. Scully's Rooms last evening, and there was an unusually large attendance. On the motion of Mr. Hams, seconded by…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 20 July 1875 · page 2

THE members of the Brigade held their usual weekly meeting, at the rooms of Mr. Scully, last evening, and there were over forty present on the occasion…

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The Fire Brigade

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 27 July 1875 · page 2

THERE was a large meeting last evening, a Mr. Scully a room, of the members of the brigade. On motion of Mr. Shan, seconded by Mr…

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Disastrous Fire

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 8 September 1875 · page 2

A Correspondent series us the following [?] of the di[?] tire [?] took [?] at [?] at about p.m. it [?] A shop some [?]…

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Large Fire at Tee Castlemaine Brewery. Sydney

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 29 September 1875 · page 2

ABOUT half-past 10 o’clock last night, a fire broke out in the Castlemaine Brewery, the property of Messrs. Fitzgerald and Pendergast, situated at the head of Darling Harbour…

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Destructive Fire at Home Rule

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 2

ON Thursday, T. A. Browne, Esq., Coroner, held an enquiry at Osborn’s Commercial Hotel, Home Rule, touching the origin of the late fire. A jury of twelve having been…

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