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

Fires & bushfires, 1891

193 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 10

A Destrctive Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 2

Walker and Co.'s warehouse, and adjoining -building, in Maryborough, was destroyed by fire, yesterday. The damage is estimated at £10,000…

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A Big Fire. Maryborough, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 3

The offices of Messrs. Walker and Co., Ltd., together with valuable contents, were totally destroyed by fire this morning. Fortunately, the works were…

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Serious Fire at Manly. Great Loss of Property. Lives of Women Endangered. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 3

Manly was thrown into a state of intense excitement last night by a fire at the general stores of Stephen and Sullivan. The outbreak was not…

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Disastrous Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred last night at Montreal, in Canada. The flames spread with alarming rapidity, and notwithstanding the exertions of the entire staffs of the…

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Sad Accident at Glanmire. a Girl Burnt to Death Through Her Dress Catching Fire

National Advocate · Monday 20 July 1891 · page 3

A painfully sad accident occurred at Glanmire on Friday night, by which a young girl named Maud Constance Dennis, aged 14 years, daughter of Mr…

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Destructive Fire. Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 July 1891 · page 3

The Central Hotel, Quirindi, was destroyed by, fire yesternight. Stephens' store adjoining was also destroyed. The damage is estimated at ,£2,400…

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Destructive Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 3

Campbell and Elliott's cotton mills in Philadelphia have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 750,000 dols…

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Disastrous Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Dallas, United States, resulting in the destruction of 500 barrels of whiskey and considerable amount of other property. The damage…

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Another Big Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 3

Siegel's extensive coopers store in Chicago has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 750,000 dollars. :…

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Fire in George-street

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

A fire, threatening serious results, broke out at -Bray's crockery establishment in George-street this morning, but through the energy of the firemen it was quickly…

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Destructive Fire. Sydney

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

The Sydney Grindery Company's tennery at Botany was totally destroyed by fire yesterday, with the machinery and stock…

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Fatal Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 3

A terrible burning fatality occurred aT Hay Yesterday. The house of a man named Brown caught fire, and his wife and two children were burnt to death…

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A Disastrous Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 3

A fire caused by incendiary, has broken but at the Toulon fortress, France. Thousands of soldiers are digging trenches to prevent it from spreading…

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Terrible Fire in France. London, August 12

National Advocate · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 3

It is stated that the great fire near Toulon, in France, is not in the fortress as was at first announced, but in the neighboring forests, 500 acres of which…

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Latest News. Forest Fires in Toulon—A Great Conflagration. London, August 14

National Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 3

The fires in the neighbourhood of Toulon, in France, continue to rage over a great area of forest land…

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The Fire at Hay.—Another Victim. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 3

Josephine Brown, one of the victims of the recent fire at Hay, died this morning…

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A Ship on Fire. Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 2

The barque Nautilus was totally destroyed by fire at Noumea on the 10th instant. The vessel was scuttled and ran on the beach. Two native seamen were suffocated and another was severely…

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Another Big Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 20 August 1891 · page 3

A fire at Jacksonville, United States, destroyed property valued at a million dollars…

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Immense Fires

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

Thirty-five thousand acres of timber country have been devastated by fires in Algeria…

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A Big Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

Tonkins and Brien's wholesale grocery establishment in George-street was destroyed by fire yesternight…

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