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

Fires & bushfires, 1894

238 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 12

Molong Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 4

SINCE our last issue we have been informed by the Secretary PRO TEM (Mr. E. J. Hamey) that the manual engine of the Molong Fire Brigade is expected to reach here about the end of the month…

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Molong Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 6

THERE was a fair attendance at the meeting held on Monday evening last, at the Town Hall, for the purpose of enrolling members for the above and considering other…

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Fatal Fire at Rouen. a Convent School Burnt

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 2

A shocking disaster has occurred at Rouen, France. A fire broke out at a convent school, and six of the pupils who were unable to escape…

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A Fatal Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 2

A fatal fire is reported from West Oxford in the Canterbury district (N.Z.), by which a Mrs. March was burned to death, and her husband badly injured…

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A Molong Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

The residence of Mr. P. Kelly, of Manildra, Molong, was destroyed by a fire which occurred on Wednesday night. Mr. Kelly was sleeping in tho place by…

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Fire at Manildra. a Selector's House Burnt to the Ground

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 3

ON Good Friday night, or early on Saturday morning last, a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. P. Kelly, Manildra, and totally destroyed the house before anything could…

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Wouldn't Fire on Them

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

United States Soldiers refused to fire on the mob during a conflict between the police and the populace at Darlington, South Carelina…

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A Big Blaze

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 3

There has been a great fire at Shanghai, 1000 houses were consumed…

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A Disastrous Fire. Four Lives Lost. London

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 2

A disastrous fire is reported from Frankfort. Several houses have been consumed. The escape of the inmates was cut off. A mother with her child…

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Molong Fire Brigade Engine

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 6

THE engine ordered some five months ago for the Molong Fire Brigade arrived safe and sound in Molong last Tuesday morning, and no time was lost in having it conveyed…

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A Disastrous Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 3

It is estimated that the damage caused by the recent fire at Milwaukee, America, is £100,000…

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Fire at Power's Hotel

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 4

Yesterday morning, about 4 o'clock, Mr. Power, of the Railway Hotel, was awakened by somebody telling him that the house was on fire. Getting out of…

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A Terrible Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 1

During a fire which destroyed David-son's Hotel and theatre at Milwaukee, America, 16 persons were, burned to death and £100,000 damage was done…

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The Fire Brigade Bell

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 3

The Fire Brigade Board of Bathurst has decided that in future no alarms other than true ones shall be rung on the station bell except by Order of the Board…

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A Fire at Belmore

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 2

Our Canowindra correspondent writes :—On Saturday morning last, about 1 or 2 a.m., an untenanted building at Belmore, owned by a man named Dry,…

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A Fire at Canowindra. a Deliberate Act. Canowindra

National Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 3

An inquiry into the cause of the fire in a building, the property of Mr. Dry, at Bellmore, on Saturday morning last, was held yesterday, by the Coroner, Mr…

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A Fire at Smithfield. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 3

A fire occurred early this morning at Smithfield post-office, which was entirely destroyed. The office was weatherboard, and was occupied by Mr. W. Valence,…

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Terrible Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

A disastrous fire originated in tho Government buildings at Jefferson, America, and a great number of persona were burnt to death…

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A Disastrous Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire originated at a Government building in Jefferson, America, and burnt to death a great number of people…

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A Terrible Fire

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

Telegrams from New York report a disastrous fire at Jefferson, in the State of Missouri. The fire originated in some Government buildings, and subsequently…

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