A Fire on the Orient
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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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
289 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 15
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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest on the fireman Lawton resulted in a verdict of accidental death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A rough estimate of the damage done to the Orient cargo by the recent fire is £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Orient's damaged cargo which was which was condemned by the Inspector of Nuisances was taken outside the Heads this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A emendous fire is raging to-day. The fi[?] brigade is going out by special train t[?] cope with it…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous fire occurred at Wollongong on Sunday evening. Within two hours a terrace of shops was destroyed. The total damage to property is…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, 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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