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

Fires & bushfires, 1886

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

Bush Fires in New Zealand

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 February 1886 · page 3

On Wednesday last a bush fire, which speedily assumed extensive proportions, broke out near Stratford, in the Taranaki province. A telegram said :—The whole country is…

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Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 February 1886 · page 2

ON Wednesday, morning about half-past one o'clock a fire occurred in Durham-street at the rear of Mr. George Smith's residence. From particulars to hand it would appear…

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Lithgow Coal Mine on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 February 1886 · page 2

FROM telegrams and other sources we gather full information of the disastrous fire in the Lithgow Valley Colliery, recorded in our last issue, and in which the manager, John Doig…

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Terrible Fire in Paris

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 3

A terrible fire broke out during the night of January 21 at a cabinet manufactory at Bel eviile. It made rapid progress before the fire-engines were on the spot, and spread to…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prosvalebit." Tuesday, April 27, l886. The Lithgow Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 2

THE recent frightful accident at Lithgow Colliery, closely following as it did a no less disastrous accident in the same mine, has not unnaturally given rise to a…

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Fatal Fire at Leichhardt

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 May 1886 · page 2

At 11.30 p.m. on Monday (says the News) a fire was discovered on the premises at Mrs. Lydia Howe, a stationary and fancy goods depot, situated on the Parramatta-road…

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Fire Brigade Board

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 2

THE Regulations made by the Fire Brigades Board of Bathurst "under the Fire Brigades Act of 1884" having been confirmed by his Excellency, the Governor…

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Fire at the Brussels University

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 August 1886 · page 3

A destructive fire has occurred at the Burssels University. At 25 minutes past 12 flames were observed issuing from the garrets where some labourers were at work. The alarm was at…

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