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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 9 of 22

Fire on a Ship. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 3

A fire broke out on board the barque Alder, grave in Newcastle Harbor this morning and is still raging. The origin of the outbreak is a mystery…

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A Barque on Fire. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 3

The fire on board the barque Aldergrave, at Newcastle, was subdued to-day. The vessel was completely flooded with water…

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Fire on a Barque. Outbreak Among the Coal. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

A fire broke out on board the barque Addergrove in the harbour this morning about 4 a.m. The alarm was given, and several…

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The Fire on the Barque Aldergrove. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 3

The fire on the barque Aldergrove was extinguished during lastnight, after raging for over 17 hours…

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Colonial Frozen Mutton. Damaged by Fire. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

Twelve thousand carcases of Colonial frozen mutton were damaged in the fire on board the Bauffshire and condemned. It consisted chiefly of shipments from New…

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Fatal Fire near Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

A fire attended with fatal results occurred on the Maitland road, Newcastle, last night. When the fire was discovered an alarm was given. The house,…

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Fire at Carcoar. CARCOAR

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

The residence of Mr, C. B. King, stook inspector, was burned to the ground this evening. The fire broke out through a table-cloth catching fire whilst the table…

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Shipbuilding Yards on Fire. Two Thousand Men Idle. London, Monday

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

A disastrous fire, has occurred at the famous shipbuilding yards and ordnance works of Sir W. Armstrong and Co., Limited, at Elswick…

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Fire

Leader · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 2

The residence of Mr. C. B. King, stock inspector for Carcoar, was burned to the ground on Monday evening last. The fire broke out through a tablecloth catching fire…

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The Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 2

For some time there has been dissatisfaction in the rank and file of the members of the fire brigade. We hear that on Friday nearly the…

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The Late Fire

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

ON Friday last an enquiry, having for its object the investigation of the origin of the recent fire at the Residence of Mr C. B. King, Stock…

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A Dubbo Fire. DUBBO

National Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

A house occupied by Mr. H. B. Copeland, Crown Lands Agent, and situate opposite the Dubbo racecourse, was burned to the ground early this morning…

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Mudgee Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 11

We understand that matters in connection with the fire brigade have readied what may be termed a crisis. We stated a week or two…

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Fire at Arkstone

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

On the night of Friday, the 9th instant, a shed, the property of Mr. C. Clayton, was burned to the ground. The shed contained nearly two tons of hay and nearly a ton of fencing wire, as well as…

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An Alarm of Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

About half-past three on last Saturday morning an alarm of fire was given in Lithgow, and the clang of the bell at the fire station brought out the brigade as well as several of the general public. The affair,…

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Interesting Salvage Case the Fire on the Buteshire. Claim by the Metropolitan Brigade. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

Mr. Justice Owen, sitting as Judge Commissary in the Vice-Admirality Court, delivered his reserved judgement to-day with respect to the claim for salvage…

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Fire at Kerr's Creek. ORANGE

National Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 3

The house of Mr. M. Stapleton was entirely destroyed by fire yesterday evening, together with a sum of £20. The family barely escaped with their…

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Fire at Moss Vale. Moss Vale

National Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 2

The premises occupied by Mr. Roberts, a baker, at Moss Yale, were totally destroyed by fire this morning…

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The Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 2

The difficulty as to the organisation of the Fire Brigade has been satisfactorily overcome After the resignation of Mr. T. C. Belcher…

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Fire at Gulargambone. COONAMBLE

National Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 3

An inquest was held at Gulargambane, before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M., coroner, on the fire which recently occurred at the Mechanics' Institute at…

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