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

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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The World Fire in Paris. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 3

There has been a gigantic fire at Paris in which the Comedic Francaise was burnt down some pictures only being rescued…

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The President under Fire. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

Presidents Steyn and Kruger were under shell fire on tho 7th inst. President Kruger, who was moved to tears, attempted in vain to rally the…

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Kruger and Steyn Under Shell Fire. Oom Paul Moved to Tears. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

Presidents Steyn and Kruger ware under shell fire on the 7th instant. The latter cried at the sight of the Boer rout, and vainly attempted to rally the…

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They Year. In The Transvaal. Engagement at Driefontein. The Enemy Expelled at the Bayonet Point.Boers Abandon 102 of their Dead The First Australian Horse Under Fire.New South Wales Lancers Engaged. The Enemy Pursued by the Australians. Dr. Fiaschi's Ambulances at Work. N.S. Wales Lancers Try to Capture a Gun. The Mobility of the Enemy. Australian Casualties. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts on Sunday reports from Driefontein that the enemy opposed the British throughout Saturday's march, giving considerable trouble, owing to…

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Nearly a Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 18

Last week Rylstone narrowly escaped the sensation of a big blaze. The curtains on a glass door in Mr. S. J. Benson's residence became…

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Another Fire at Forbes

National Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

At about 3 o'clock on Thursday morning an unoccupied wooden cottage in South Forbes, the property of Mr. Colin Howison, of Redfern, was totally destroyed by fire…

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Great Fire in Capetown. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 2

There has been a great fire in Grave street, Capetown, and the Government offices narrowly escaped destruction…

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Fire

Leader · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 4

On [?]unday evening, about 8.30 p.m, a fire broke out at Mr Mutton's slaughteryard. Some sparks flew from the chimney of the men's hut on to some bags. As there…

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Fire at Capetown. the Archives Damaged. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 2

A great lire occurred in Grave Street, Capetown, and the Government offices narrowly escaped destruction. The archives were damaged…

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A Forbes Fire. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 2

For the past two days the coroner (Mr. Sowter) and the jury have been investigating the cause of the fire at South Forbes on the morning of the…

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A Sydney Fire

National Advocate · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 2

Shortly before 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening a fire occurred in a bedding manufactory in Clarence-street, occupied by Mr. Traynor. The outbreak was extinguished by…

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British Completely Surprised. Rallying Under Fire. Good Work by Colonials. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 2

Detailed accounts to hand show that the Scouts, artillery, and waggons entered [?]ornspruit without suspecting the presence of the enemy…

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The Fire Brigade at Work. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

Yesterday a detachment of men from headquarters of the M.F.B., with the steamer "Fire King" from No, 3 station, started washing the new…

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The Fire at Pine Park. A Brave Woman

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 13

The origin of the fire, by which Pine Park, the residence of the Messrs. Blunden, was destroyed, is still a mystery. It appears to have…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 3

This morning Love and Co.'s premises, tea merchants, were totally destroyed by fire. Several firemen were injured…

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Fire at Mount Victoria. an Old Building Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 5

MT. VICTORIA, Thursday.--The building known as Perry's, Mount Victoria, twenty-live years ago, but for many past years used as a row of four cottages, on the Bathurst Road opposite the…

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Fires at the Station

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

One or two recent mornings have been very cold, and Good Friday was one of them. On that day the train was late, and so many people…

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The War. In The Transvaal. the Siege oF WEPENER. Terrible Artillery Fire. One of the Enemy's Guns Captured. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

Thousands of Boers, with eight guns, two pom-poms (Vickers-Maxim) and two Maxims, have surrounded Lieutenant-Colonel Dalgetty's force of Cape Rifles at Wepener…

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Fire at Singleton, Singleton

National Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1900 · page 3

A fire occurred at Singleton this Morning and completely destroyed the premises of the "Singleton Budget." The building was insured, but the plant…

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Coals of Fire. I.

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

' Well, Charlie, how you can be so cruel as to say such horrid things about a young writer's work (I suppose he's young) passes my…

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