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

Fires & bushfires, 1897

275 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 14

A Destructive Fire. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 3

John Watson, of Donkey" Hill, near Adelong, lost about fifteen tons of tobacco leaf, besides a quantity of farming machinery and harness, caused by a fire…

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A Mysterious Fire. 15 Tons of Tobacco Leaf Destroyed. Adelong

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

Mr. John Watson, of Donkey's Hill, lost about 15 tons of tobacco leaf by fire last night, betides a quantity of framing, machinery and harness. One of his sons…

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A Shooting Tragedy. a Young Girl Fires Two Shots At. Her Sweetheart and Then Shoots Herself. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 3

A sensational shooting case occurred at Auburn railway station last night. A girl named Nellie Willis, a resident of Parramatta, attempted to murder a…

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The Great Paris Fire

National Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 3

A prosecution is proceeding in Paris in connection with the terrible fire which occurred in a Roman Catholic charity bazaar in May. Baron de Mackan, the…

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The Paris Bazaar Fire. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 3

The prosecution in connection with the terrible fire which occurred at a Roman Catholic bazaar in Paris in May has been concluded…

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Fire At Bunnamagoo

National Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1897 · page 3

Yesterday an outbreak of fire occurred in the baking establishment of Messrs. Littlefield and Williams, of Bunnamagod, near Rockley. Before the flames…

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Fire at Burwood. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 September 1897 · page 3

A fire occurred at a house in Burwood yesternight under suspicious circumstances. The firemen upon entering found a mattress partly saturated with kerosene…

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A Destructive Fire. MUSWELLBROOK, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

The Junction Hotel was destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The exertions of the Fire Brigade saved the whole block from destruction…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Fire at Muswellbrook Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

The Junotion Hotel at Muswellbrook was destroyed by fire yesterday morning, and but for the exertions of the Fire Brigade a whole block would have been burned…

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A Big Blaze. Sydney, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 13 September 1897 · page 3

A fire broke out to-day in Block 13 Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, and defeating all efforts to subdue it, continues to barn fiercely…

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Terrible Mining Fatality at Broken Hill Fire in the Proprietary Mine. Three Men Suffocated, Fifty Rendered Unconscious. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 September 1897 · page 2

A big fire was discovered, in the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, yesterday. Three men were suffocated and fifty rendered unconscious while fighting the…

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Fire at Broken Hill. Workers Suffocated. Gallant Conduct Op the Men

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 3

The startling intelligence flashed over the wires on Sunday that the Proprietory Mine, Broken Hill, Block 12 was on fire, and was raging furiously. The…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Latest From the Scene. Broken Hill, Monday afternoon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

News of the fire at the Proprietary Mine this afternoon is more cheerful. The fumes are affecting the men mach less, and good progress has been made…

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The Broken Hill Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 3

There are no fresh development regarding the fire at the Proprietary Mine, An early mastery of the conflagration in confidently expected. Most of the man…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 3

There are no fresh developments regarding the fire at the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. An early mastery of the conflagration is confidently expected…

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The Broken Hill Fire. the Outbreak Mastered. Broken Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 September 1897 · page 2

News at to the fire at Block 12 was this morning more assuring than ever. It is now reported that the fire it completely under control at the 200ft level, and is expected…

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Fire In New Zealand. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 3

A destructive fire broke out in Auckland yesternight. Tonson and Garlick's furniture warehouse was contained, and the damage is estimated at £10,000…

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Broken Hill Fire. Broken Hill, Thursday Afternoon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 3

"Everything going on all right" is still the report from underground at the Proprietary Mine. The Flames are, in fact, being extinguished by working from tho 300 feet level. The fire-fighters…

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The Block 13 Fire. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 3

At the inquest on the deaths through the fumes at the recent fire, the jury, after an hour's retirement, found that deceased met their deaths accidentally…

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Fatal Fire In a Cartridge Factory. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 3

A fire, followed by an explosion, [?]curred this morning in a cartridge factory at Footscray, Victoria. One girl was killed, and four others, including a young woman…

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