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

Fires & bushfires, 1896

213 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 11

Fire at a Wool Store

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 3

McNamara's wool works afc Waterloo ware parily destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Fire at Ralmain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 3

The Federal Timber Company's works at Balmain were destroyed by fire yesternight, and other properties were damaged. The loss estimated at £6000…

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Fire at Balmain. SYDNEY, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 2

A large fire broke out between 8 and 9 to-night at the Federal Timber Yard, Balmain. The amount of damage has not yet been ascertained…

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Fire at Blackfriars. a Fire Engine Factory Gutted

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 November 1896 · page 3

A fire, involving great loss of property, has occurred at Blackfriare. The outbreak occurred in the buildings of the Shand Masonic Fire Engine Factory, and the place…

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Fire at Blackfriars. LONDON, Sunday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1896 · page 3

A fire involving great loss of property has occurred at Blackfriars. The building of Shand and Mason's Fire-engine Factory were completely gutted…

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Fires. QUIRINDI

National Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1896 · page 3

The Walballow Public School was destroyed by fire last night. It is supposed that the fire was due to incendiarism…

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Bush Fires Near Bathurst

National Advocate · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 2

As the summer become more pronounced and the dry weather continues, bish fires are becoming more prevalent. On the mountains, to the east of…

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Bush Fire Near Bathurst

National Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 3

Yesterday, was very hot in Bathurst, and the atmosphere was rendered more oppressive by a big bosh fire on the hills to the east of the city. There fire…

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Fire at Gundagai. Gundagai

National Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 3

A fire to-day destroyed Mr. Nictiolls' grain shed, and spread to a 35-acre paddock of standing grain,, which was also burned down, together, with 20 tons of…

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A Heat Wave. Outbreaks of Fire. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 3

The heat to-day was relieved by a strong southerly in the night. The city, was beclouded with last. Reports from the country state that…

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Destructive Fire. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 16 November 1896 · page 3

A destructive fire occured late on Friday evening when a shed owned by Mr. J. S. Nicholls of Willie Ploma, five miles from Gundagi, was destryed with…

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Fire Near Narrabri. NARRABRI

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 2

The homestead of Qundamaine Station 9 miles from this town was burnt to the ground yesterday. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. Some furniture…

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Fire In London. a Church Destroyed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 3

A fire occurred in Hanover-square, London, last night, in St. George's Church. The flames obtained a good hold of the building before the brigades got to work, and the…

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Great Fire in Melbourne. LOSS, £100,000. an Exciting Scene. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 November 1896 · page 2

One of the largest conflagration* aver wit. nested in Melbourne, commenced to-night in Flindera-lane, in the heart of the warehoses. The afternoon was observed as the usual…

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Great Fire in Melbourne. £100,000 Damage. an Oil Store in Flames. Superb Illuminations. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 23 November 1896 · page 5

A great fire broke out here last night; the flames, were observed first about 7 o'clock in a factory occupied by Beath, Scheiss and Co., Flinders Lane, and…

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The Melbourne Blaze. MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 3

Saturday night's big was fire the one topic of conversation to-day. Everything at the scene of the blaze looks desolate, with heaps of bricks and morter…

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Fire in Adelaide. Tram Cars Destroyed. Adelaide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 2

About 25 minutes to 2 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered at the North Adelaide tram sheds by one of the watchmen, who bad gone to set his…

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Fire in a Tramshed. 23 Cars Destroyed. Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 3

A fire broke out in the Worth Adelaide tramsheds this morning. Only 3 or 4 cars wore dragged out in time to be saved and 28 were completely destroyed. It is…

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Great Fire at Bradford

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 3

Forty business premise at Bradford have been destroyed by fire, the damage done being estimated at £30,000…

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Butler and Preston's Camp Fire. Spring wood

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 2

Close to the camp discovered by Detective McLean's party was found an old metal saucepan, with a piece broken out of the side. No importance, however, is…

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