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

Fires & bushfires, 1899

431 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 22

A Big Sydney Fire. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 3

A big fire occurred at Camperdown early this morning, when a bakehouse was completely destroyed…

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Great Fire at Hull. Valuable Grain Destroyed. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 3

A great fire occurred at Hall to-day when £100,000 worth of grain was burnt,…

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Mudgee Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

Alderman Cameron, the acting secretary and underwriters' representative on the Mudgee Fire Brigade Board, is in receipt of a…

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Big Fire Near Blayney. Blayney

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

About 11 o'clock on Saturday night a brilliant reflection in the western horizon indicated that a big fire was raging some distance from here. Yesterday it was…

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Ship on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 3

A serious fire occurred this morning on board the Island steamer Ysahel while that vessel was in Mort's Dock, and several deck cabins were destroyed. The damage is…

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Fire at Wentworth Falls

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 4

"Raleighville," the summer residence of Mrs. Mick Simmons, was burned to the ground early on Tuesday morning. The night-officer in charge of Lawson station rang up Wentworth Falls night-officer shortly…

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Fire on a Steamer. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 3

Three of the officers' cabins on the island steamer Ysabel, lying on the slips at Mort's Dock, were destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Municipalities and the Fire Brigades. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 3

Mr. Brunker, Colonial Secretary, promised a deputation yesterday that ho would endeavour to relieve Municipalities of the burdens placed upon them by the present…

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Narrow Escape from Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 2

Captain Scholes and the men of the fire brigade were nearly receiving a call to the Belmore Hotel about 9.30 on Sunday evening…

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Fire at Cucumgilliga. COWRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 3

Mr. Leigh Sutton's homestead at Cueumgilliga was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The fire, it is believed originated through a curtain…

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Fire at Bourke. BOURKE

National Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1899 · page 3

An inquiry has been held concerning the recent fire in Mitchell-street. No light was thrown on the cause of the outbreak, and an open verdict was…

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Burnt Out

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 5

Mount Tyrrell homes[?] near Merriwa, was burned to the ground on Monday, August 7 Very [?] the house[?] effects were saved…

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Fire neap Merriwa. SINGLETON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 7

Information has been received of a destructive fire at Mount Tyrell, near Merriwa, when the homestead was completely destroyed. The loss is estimated…

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Took a Severe Gold After the Big Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 3

After the big fire in Cripple Creek, I took a very, severe cold and tried many, remedies without help the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,…

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Fire at Mundooran

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

A telegram from Mundooran states that a fire at Shannon Brothers' homestead partly destroyed the residence on Wednesday…

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A Big Fire. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 3

The damage at the tannery fire at St. Mary's is estimated at £8000. . A large number of men will be thrown out of employment…

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Great Fire. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 23 August 1899 · page 4

A tannery at St. Mary’s was burnt down lost night. The damage is estimated at £8,000. A large number of men will be thrown out of employment…

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Big Fire at St. Mary's Tannery Building Destroyed. St. Mary's

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1899 · page 3

The tannery building of Mr. Thompson, of St. Mary's, was destroyed by fire at midnight, damage being done to the extent of £8000…

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Mundooran. Fire at Biamble Homestead. The Railway Extension

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 15

Mundoorah neighbourhood has received a fair share of rain up to the present. Still the grass is very short, the frosts preventing it from…

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The Political Situation. Censure Motion Hanging Fire. Position of the Labor Party

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

There is no sign yet of the vote of censure appearing in the political heavens this week. : The Opposition is to hold a meeting to-day, but only to discuss the situation…

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