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

Fires & bushfires, 1901

515 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 26

Telegraphic News. 4 Disastrous Fire fin Auckland. Great Loss of Life. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 4

A very destructive fire occurred at Auckland last night, when the Grand Hotel, one of the finest buildings in the town, was totally destroyed…

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Great Veldt Fires. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

Great veldt fires have occured be tween the Vaal River and Bloemfontein, greatly hampering the Boers…

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Veldt Fires Hamper the Enemy. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 3

Great veldt fires which have occurred between the Vall River and Bloemfontein greatly hampered tho Boers…

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Fatal Fire at Auckland Five Lives Lost. Auckland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

The Grand Hotel, expensive additions to which had just been completed, and were being reserved for the accommodation of the Duke of Cornwall and York's suite next…

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Fatal Fire at Auckland. Grand Hotel Destroved. Three Children Burnt to Death A Woman Succumbs to Her Injuries. A Bank Inspector Missing. AUCKLAND

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

A calamitous fire occurred early this morning, the Grand Hotel, one of the finest establishments in Auckland, being completely…

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Fire in the Forbidden City. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 3

A great fire is raging in the Forbidden City, in Pekin. Japanese and American troops are protecting the city…

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Fire in Forbidden City. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 3

A great fire is raging in the For bidden City of Pekin. The Japanese and Americans are protecting the city. LONDON, Thursday…

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The Auckland Fire. Another Body Found. Auckland

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 3

The body of Mr. Fred Ay res, bank inspector, and the fifth victim of the Grand Hotel fire, has been found among the debris…

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CHINA. The Fire in the Forbidden City. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 3

It is reported that lightning caused the fire in the Forbidden City, Pekin, which destroyed the archives in the Wu Yiog Hall and the Imperial library…

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Large Fire in Antwerp. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 3

A large fire at Antwerp destroyed many warehouses, and caused a loss of three millions sterling. The contents comprised some wool, much tobacco…

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Fire Fighting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 13

Mudgee has luckily enjoyed comparative freedom from any serious outbreak of fire, but the danger is one which is always menacing us. Now…

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A Fire Scare

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 13

Ono of the suppliers to the Mudgee butter factory, or the man who drives the cart, has arranged an ingenious stove in his cart to thwart the frosty…

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Destructive Fire. Firemen's Dangers. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 3

About 4 o' clock this morning, an outbreak of fire was discovered on Mason Bros.' premises, lower Pitt-street. The fire spread with alarming rapidity through the…

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Fire in a Shipyard. LONDON, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 3

A fire broke out yesterday in Messrs. Vickers, Sons, and Maxim's shipbuilding yards at Barrow-in-Furness, as a result of which the sheathing of the…

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Fire in Pitt-street, Sydney Several Firemen Stunned Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 2

About half-past four this morning a fire occurred at Messrs. Mason Bros., 42 Pitt-street, General Merchants and Indent Agents…

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Russian Shipwrights on Strike. Fire at Galerny Island. Twenty Workmen Perish. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 3

The " Daily Telegraph " states that tho workman in the Baltic ship-building yard at St, Petersburg have gone out on strike They require tho Government to build…

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Another Fire in Sydney. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 3

A fire broke out to-night in George-street North, in some stables owned by a butcher named Playfair. The stables were burnt out and a large quantity of…

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A Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 13

On Tuesday night last a fire broke out in the paint shop of Deane's coach factory. Mrs. M. Fitzpatrick, who lives a few doors away, was the first to…

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Fire on a Steamer. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 3

A fire occurred to-night on the steamer Barrabool. The galley and forecastle were severly damaged…

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Colliery on Fire. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 3

The east workings in Wallsend mine colliery, West Australia, have been found to be on fire and the pit has been sealed down…

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