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

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Fires in Sydney. Saturday Night Outbreaks. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 3

Fires occurred on Saturday night in the warehouse of W. Troupe, Pitt-st., the premises of Mackie and Co, Queen Victoria Markets, and the printing…

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N.S.W. Lancers Under Fire. London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 2

The detachment of New South Wales Lancers, ander Lieutenant Osborne, participated in the recent reconnaissance made by Lieutenant General Lord…

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Fire at Dubbo. Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

By a fire at Hive's [?]dial factory, Brisbane-street Noth, about 2 a.m. on Sunday, the stables and back premises, with two w[?]les and a quantity of…

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Nearly a Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

A narrow escape from what might have proved a serious fire was experienced at the Grand Hotel in the early part of last night. The window curtains in one of the bedrooms…

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Fire at Dubbo. Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

The buildings destroyed by the fire on Sunday were insured for £30 in the City Mutual Fire Office. There was no insurance on the stock, vehicles etc…

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Another Fire at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 3

The residence of Mr. A. Bress was destroyed by fire at 3 30 o'clock this morning. The occupants were sleeping on the verandah at the time, and when…

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Sports under Fire. British Soldiers Unconcerned. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

A gymkhana was held at the British camp at Modder River yesterday despite the bombardment persistently kept up by the Boers…

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Bush Fires Ablaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 11

Round about Lue heavy bush fires have been raging. The district is very fortunate is not having had greater destruction from…

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A Great Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 10

Bush fires are raging without abatement in Tasmania. Nine families were burnt out in the Brighton district, and the State…

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Fire at Coolah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 19

There was a big fire at Ab Kow's garden at Coolah on Christmas Day. The Celestials found it "welly hot" so they retired to the…

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Fire in a Convent

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 2
Also in The Gulgong Advertiser

A telegram from Mudgee states that a fire broke out at St. Mary's Convent on Tuesday, but was extinguished before serious damage was done. It was caused by some pines…

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Fire in a Wheat Paddock. Blayney

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 3

A fire broke out yesterday in the wheat paddock of the homestead belonging to Mr. J. Patrick. By the exertion of the hands the fire was extinguished, after…

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Train on Fire. Sensational Experience. Adelaide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 2

When the Broken Hill express which left the Barrier on Wednesday night reached a point about two miles from Manna Hill, at about 12.30 a.m., a fire broke out in a…

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Fire at the Convent. A Narrow Escape

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 12

The town was startled about 2 p.m. on Tuesday by the clanging of the fire bell. Word was passed round that Loneragan's store was…

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A Sensational Episode. a Train on Fire. Adelaide

National Advocate · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 3

When the Broken Hill express train which left the Barrier on Wednesday night, reached a point about two miles from Mauna Hill, a fire broke out in a…

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The War. In the Transvaal. The Battle at Sunnyside Later Details. Boer Designs Thwarted. The Canadians and Queenslanders under Fire. Behave Like Veterans. Great Enthusiasm Amongst Loyalists. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 2

Further particulars are now to hand concerning the engagement at Sunnyaide. Colonel T. D. Pilcher's advance was the moans of preventing the Boer…

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The War. In the Transvaal. More Fighting Near Colesberg. New Zealanders Under Heavy Fire. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

Intelligence from colesberg states that 25 New Zealanders, who were in an exposed position on a kopje in the vicinity of colesberg, drew the enemy's fire…

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The Rensburg Train Incident. N.S.W. Lancers Exposed to Shell and Musketry Fire. Two Langers Slightly Wounded London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

In order to prevent the Boers looting the train, which was sot in motion By a traitor a Bensberg, a detachment of New South Wales Lancers, under Major Lee,…

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Another Sortie from Mafeking. The Attempt Fails Owing to Traitors. Supreme Bravery of BadenPowell's Men. Driven Back by a Withering Fire 41 Killed and Wounded. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 2

Detalls are to hand of another sortie from Mafeking. Encouraged by the success of the sortie on Sunday, December 24, whon a fort was captured, Colonel Baden-Powell determined…

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