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

Fires & bushfires, 1899

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Rush Fires. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

The whale Lake [?] district is ablaze with bush fires…

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The Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 13

Mr. Allan Cameron, the secretary of the Fire Brigade, advertises for applications for enrolment. We hope to see a ready response, and…

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The Fire Brigade

Leader · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 4

Mr. H. W. Newman, who has already given £2 2s for competition by the members of the Orange Fire Brigade, has written to the honorary secretary, Mr. J. F. Hertzl[?]…

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Another Forbes Fire. a Brewery Destroyed. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 3

Martin and Vincent's new brewery at South Forbes was totally destroyed by fire yesternight…

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Fire Brigade Pay

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

The Mudgee Fire Brigade Board is prepared to accept applications for enrolment. The following are the rates of pay for drill fixed by…

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Forbes Fire Epidemic. a Brewery Destroyed. Forbes

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

The now brewery belonging to Marrin and Vincent, at South Forbes, was totally destroyed by lire last night. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. The…

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A Suspicious Fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

A suspicious fire occured at about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning at Condobolin. Residents of Bathurst-Street were aroused by cries of "Fire." The fire, it was found…

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Big Bush Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 2

A fire broke out on Sunday on Simmons' selection south of infield, and burned about 2000 acres of splendid grass…

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Fires at Hartley Vale

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

A fire broke out on Friday at the back of Mr Skelly's store, but was got under before much damage was done. The cause is a mystery, as no fire had .been used there for a considerable time before the…

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Forbes Brewery Fire

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon the Coroner, Mr. Sowter, held an inquest at Forbes touching the origin of the fire whereby the Forbes Brewery, the property of Messrs. Marrin,…

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Disastrous Fire at the Talbragar

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 15

News is to hand from the Talbragar of a serious loss by fire. Last Sunday week Mr. J. Muller, who is a school teacher out that…

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Forbes Brewery Fire

Leader · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 10

On Wednesday afternoon the Coroner, Mr. Sowter, held an inquest at Forbes touching the origin of the fire whereby are Forbes Brewery, the properly of Messrs…

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Orange Peelings ORANGE, Friday. Fire in a Church

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 3

At a quarter past one today an alarm of fire was wrung up. The outbreak occurred in a room at the back of the Congregational Church, a wooden…

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Open Column. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our correspondents. Fire Brigade's Competition

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 2

Sir,—On January 2nd the Bathurst Fire Brigade Waited Lithgow to compete in the sports. They won the 4 men reef, their time being 24[?] and having a loose coupling…

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Fire in Hungary. a Village Destroyed. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

A fire destroyed Nagy Babroes, a Hungarian village. Afterwards the charred remains of 90 people were found, beside the corpses of many who had been…

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Fire at Ilford

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 3

ILFORD, Tuesday.--Yesterday a haystack, containing about five tons of new hay, the property of Mr. F. Moore, storekeeper, of [?]ford, was destroyed by fire. There were no fires in the vicinity of the…

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Fire at Forbes

National Advocate · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

Mr. Macnamara's cottage, near Forbes rifle range, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. It was insured in the Australian Mutual office…

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Fire in Sydney. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

A fire which occurred this morning was responsible for considerable damage to a produces store at 190 George-street North, where business is carried on by Mr. W. Harris…

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Great Fire in Newcastle. DAMAGES, £30,000

National Advocate · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

This evening a fire was discovered in Hall's produce stores, Scott-street. Despite the efforts of the fire brigades the building was gutted. The damage…

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Destructive Fire at Newcastle. Damage Reckoned at £30,000. NEWCASTLE, Saturday Night

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

This evening at 8.30 the city was thrown into a great state of excitement by a report that a fire had broken out in the large stores of R. Hall and Sons…

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