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

Fires & bushfires, 1892

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Bush Fires

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 2

Bush fires are raging throughout the southern districts. Through the carelessness of a swagman on Wednesday a fearful fire occurred. It destroyed Kirndeen…

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The Bush Fires. Spreading in the Riverina. Sydney, Thursday, 10 p.m

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

The bush fires continue to increase, and, unfortunately, latest information is to the effect that they are increasing. The fire is sweeping with unabated vigor…

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A Small Fire

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 2

Early yesterday morning the bell at the Fire Station rang out, and with commendable promptitude the hand engine was in the street and at a brisk…

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A Fire in Narandera. a Restaurant Consumed. Sydney, Thursday, 8 p.m

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

A fire broke out in a restaurant at Narandera this morning, on the premises occupied by Richards. The whole building was consumed, but all the…

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Riverina Bush Fires

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

Reports from the various parts of the Riverina district show that the fire which broke out on the Brookong station on Monday has developed into the…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Great Destruction of Property

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

The following telegrams shew the de­structive character of the bash fires which are raging in different parts of the colony:- ALBURY, Thursday…

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A Big Fire in Sydney. a Draper's Shop Burnt Out. Sydney, Friday, 8 p.m

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

Early this morning a fearful fire occurred in a draper's shop in Oxford-street, occupied by J. Blugdhen. The shop was burnt cut and the rest of the…

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The Fire Fiend

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

Bush fires in the Albury district have traversed 40 miles of the country, causing enormns destruction of property. Many narrow escapes from death have occurred…

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The Year's Fires in Sydney. Sydney, Friday, 8 p.m

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

The total alarms of fires in Sydney last year were 820, as against 298 in 1890. Only 27 were serious…

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The Fire Brigades Contest. Bathurst Scores a Second. Goulburn, Friday, 8 p.m

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

Six events have been contested, all of which were won by the Goulburn Brigade. In the Eight Men Engines event, Bathurst received second prize…

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The Bush Fires

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 2

A wire from Albury dated Saturday says:— The present joyous season is proving a sad time for many poor settlers, who have been burnt out by bush fires. Reports coming to…

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The Fire Brigades

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 2

The Goulburn brigade won all the prizes at the demonstration in that town on Friday. Bathurst scored a second and a third prize…

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The Fire at Forsyth's Shop

National Advocate · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 2

We learn that the whole of the stook of Forsyth's toy and refreshment shop was destroyed at the recent fire beyond any recovery, and that, as a consequence…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. The Slush Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 2

Bush fires are still raging in various parts of the country, although they hare been got under control between Albury and Wagga…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Latest about the Bush Fires. Unprecedented Losses

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 3

Tho damage done by bush fires in the Murray district is greater than ever previously chronicled. Many of the selectors in that district have…

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The Bush Fires. Great Destruction To Property. a School Burnt. Albury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 3

The damage done by the tremendous bush fire which have devastated nil the country between Urangeline Greek and the Great Southern Railway reported to be enormous…

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Bathurst Free Prees "Magna Est veritas et Proevalebit." Tuesday, January 5, 1892. The Fire Fiend

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 2

EVERY recurring summer season brings its record of heavy losses through bush fires, but this year the fire fiend appears to have set about its destructive work with…

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The Hush Fires

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 2

The bush fires in the country are being got under control…

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A Timber Ship on Fire. Sydney, Tuesday, 8 p.m

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 2

A fire occurred on board the ship W. H. Lincoln, laden with timber. The timber was still burning this morning, but all danger was over…

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Today's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. The Rush Fires. a Wide Stretch

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 2

The area over which the bush fires passed in the Upper Murray and Albury districts is estimated at about 80,000 acres…

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