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

Fires & bushfires, 1895

289 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 15

A Fire on the Orient

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 2

The fire on the R.M.S. Orient on Saturday at Melbourne caused grave fears early in the day, but it was under control in the evening, and was…

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The Sydney Fire. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

The inquest on the fireman Lawton resulted in a verdict of accidental death…

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The Orient Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 3

A rough estimate of the damage done to the Orient cargo by the recent fire is £20,000…

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The Fire on the Orient

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 August 1895 · page 3

The Orient's damaged cargo which was which was condemned by the Inspector of Nuisances was taken outside the Heads this morning…

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Bathurst Fire Brigade Board

National Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1895 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Bathurst Fire Brigade Board has been held. The Secretary, Mr W.H. Ashworth, presented the financial statement. It was shown…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Steamers on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 22 August 1895 · page 2

The steamers Victoria and Emu are on fire at Pyrmont. About 3 o'clock this morning the fire, was discovered on heard the steamship…

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The Warnambool Fire. MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 2

Campbell, chief of the Warnambol incendiaries, who was sentenced on To[?] to three years, informed the police that planned the destruction of the Ozone…

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A "Fire Fiend." Startling Staements, Melbourne

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 3

Some sensational statements have been made to the police by Campbell, the chief of the two Warranambool fire-raisers, and who was sentenced on Tuesday to three…

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Fires at Walgett and Wolion-gong. Great Destruction of Property

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 3

A fire which broke oat in Welgett yesterday destroyed the Australian Joint Stook Band and also several business premises. A fire also occurred in Wollongong by…

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Immense Fire at Woollongong. WOOLLONGONG, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 3

A emendous fire is raging to-day. The fi[?] brigade is going out by special train t[?] cope with it…

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A Great Fire at Walgett. WALGETT

National Advocate · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 3

An extensive fire is raging to-day. The A. J. S. Bank and five buildings adjoining have been destroyed. The fire broke out in a tailor's shop and…

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The Fire in Seaham Colliery. NEWCASTLE, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 3

The fire in the Seaham Colliery is not yet controlled, owing to an extensive fall of coal between the main workings and the scene of the fire. This prevents the…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Fire In a Newcastle Colliery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 3

News was received from Newcastle on Saturday night that a fire had broken out in the underground workings of the Seaham Colliery. A wire late yesterday states that…

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A Great Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Wollongong on Sunday evening. Within two hours a terrace of shops was destroyed. The total damage to property is…

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The Fire at Wollongong

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

The fire in Crown-street, Wollingong, started in a baker's shop, and the flames spread with alarming rapidly. The fire brigade was unable to cope with the fire owing…

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The Walgett Fire. Walgett

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

The buildings destroyed by yesterday's fire were insured and owned by Mr. Chas Vanghan and Mr. Henry Nelson. The occupants of the property, with the…

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A Series of Fires. How Last Sunday Was Signalised

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

It never rains but it pours, and, apparently, it never burns but it devastates. Was ever anything so extensive as the series of fires reported this…

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The Fire Fiend. a Black

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

As briefly stated in the Free Press yesterday, Sunday was characterised by an out-break of fires more widespread and destructive than any previously recorded series of…

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The Walgett Fire. Bank's Safes Opened. Walgett

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

The buildings destroyed by yesterday's fire were insured and owned by Mr. Chas. Vanghan and Henry Nation. The occupants' property, with exception of the bank, were…

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A Boom in Fires. Seventeen in the Suburbs Alone. Many Country Districts Visited. Large and Valuable Areas Devastated. Whole Villages Threatened. the Country Between Kempsey and Port Macquarie a Whole Sheet of Flame. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

Fires were very numerous in the colony yesterday, and enormous damage is reported from all parts. Eighteen outbreaks occurred in the suburbs alone,…

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