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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 7 of 11

Large Fire at Gilgunnia. GILGUNNIA, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 3

The premises of Egge and M'Cormack, consisting of a shop, billiard-room and residence, in Turcoombe-street, were completely destroyed by fire on Sunday…

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Fire at Kempsey. KEMPSEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 3

Early this morning John Hibbard'a store, at Gladstone, caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the residents. The store, dwelling, and butter factory…

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Great Fire at Belfast. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 3

A large and very destructive fire, doing extensive damage to the great ship building yards of Harland and Woolff, occurred at Belfast. The whole of the…

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Fire In Belfast. Damage Estimated at £200,000

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 3

A large and very destructive fire has done extensive damage to the great shipbuilding yards of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast. The workshops were burned down, and several…

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A Ship on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 3

The ship Dalgonar, from Literpool to Sydney, returned to London for repairs, her cargo bating caught fire…

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A Disastrous Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 3

A fire at Ilfracombe, Devonshire, destroyed thirty shops. The damage is estimated at £100,000…

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Another Disastrous Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 3

A great fire has occurred at the docks Naetes, France, by which many warehouses were destroyed. The damage is estimated at a million sterling…

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A Destructive Fire. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 3

A destructive fire occurred at the Docks, Nantes, in France. A number of large warehouses were destroyed. The damage is estimated at a million…

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Great Fire in Russia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 3

The damage caused by the great fire at Liban, Russia, is estimated at 500,000 roubles…

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A Great Fire in Russia. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 3

A great fire has been raging for two days at Libau, a Russian Baltic port. Large portions of the town have been destroyed…

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A Fire at Newtown. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 3

A fire to-day on the promises of Sweet Bros., Newtown, did £200 damage. The insurances are £6,000…

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Both Played with Fire

Molong Argus · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 3

At a recent gathering of notable men the after-dinner chat turned upon personal experiences, and a distinguished jurist related this:…

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Fire in a Newcastle Mine. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1896 · page 3

An outbreak of fire in the Burwood Colliery has done a considerable amount of damage. The timber near the old furnace shaft was discovered to be on…

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Native Outbreak in Westralia, Fires Lighted by Natives. Perth

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 3

A further telegram relative to the native outbreak on the Fitzroy River has been received, giving particulars relative to the spearing of the boundary rider Duncan. The…

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Fire at Brewarrina. Great Destruction of Property

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 3

There was a large fire this morning at. Brewarrina. The Argus office, the Sports man's Arms, and several other business premises were totaly destroyed. The adjoining…

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Large Fire at Brewarrina

National Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 2

A large fire occurred at Brewarrina on Tuesday night. The Argus office, Surton's hairdressing saloon, Floyd's butcher shop and the Sportsmen's Arms…

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Fire at Junee. SYDNEY, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 3

At Junee this morning a fire in Railway Row resulted in Winnerbon's butchery and Jenkin's hair-dressing saloon being entirely destroyed. Nothing was…

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Fire at Brewarrina. BREWARRINA, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 3

A large fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning, and completely gutted a block of building in the business portion of the town. The buildings destroyed are the…

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Over the Kitchen Fire

Molong Argus · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 1

ROAST LAME should be well cooked, served very hot with mint sauce, and good vegetables. A roast joint is not worth consideration if badly cooked and served with…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Saturday. fire In Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 3

A fire threatening serious results broke out at Reberts' Hotel, George-street, this morning on the top storey. Considerable, damage was done by the water…

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