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

Fires & bushfires, 1887

23 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Bush Fires in the Country

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 1

Bush fires have made great havoc in some parts at Kangaroo Valley, towards Budgong and Bendilla (says the SHOALHAVEN NEWS), many people having to stay out for nights in…

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"Fire."

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 7

Christmas night was a wild one. Black clouds, betokening a tornado of rain, were swept inward over the Great Barrier towards the tall steeples and the lofty…

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Chapter Ix. The Ball—Found at Last—Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 3

To the other attractions of the " Digger's Delight," Con had recently added a ball-room. He was a gentleman of experience, and well knew the unmeasured pleasure that diggers…

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