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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 13 of 26

Isastrous Fire. Anthony Hordern & Sons. Estimated Damage, £500,000

Leader · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 3

[?]n Wednesday morning one of the [?]gest fires that Sydney has ever known [?]umed almost the whole of Anthony [?]dern’s immense buildings at the…

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Hordern's Fire. Trying to Reach the Strong-Room. No Hope of the Missing Men. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 1

The firemen are still engaged at the Palace Emporium buildings. The walls are being razed to day by the use of dynamite, exploded by electricity…

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A Tremendous Fire in Sydney. Anthony Hordern and Sons' Destroyed. 1500 Hands Thrown Out of Employment. Sydney

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

A great fire is raging at the Hay market (The Palace Emporium) Anthony Hordern's establishment is ablaze, and its total destruction is threatened…

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The Fire at the Palace Emporium. Demolishing the Walls. a Lad Injured. Two More Employees Rumored Missing. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

Preparations for demolishing the blackened walls of Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons' huge emporium were pressed on with vigor during last evening. By midnight…

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Great Fires in Sydney

The Bathurst Post · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 8

NEVER, perhaps, in the history of Australia has the fire fiend had such a triumphant reign as during the week just past. On Wednesday the…

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Local Brevities. Authony Hordern's sort of blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

A number of letters to the editor are hold over until next issue. Charley Russell, of Unity House, has a big sale on just now. He writes…

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Another Great Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

Another most destructive fire occurred yesterday, Crago's flour mill being almost totally destroyed. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Killed at Hordern's Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

The unfortunate man Brett, who was killed at Hordern's fire, was known in Mudgee, being married to a member of a Bratby family of Redbank…

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Fire at Thomas' Factory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

On Friday evening Mudgee was very nearly adding its quota to the list of fire sensations of the week. Tom Marsh, who is an employee at…

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Hordern's Fire. Harry Clegg's Funeral. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 3

The remains of Harry Clegg, the young man whose death provided a tragic incident during the recent fire at Anthony Hordern and Sons'…

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The Fire at the Palace Emporium. Burial of Clegg. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

The remains of Harry Clegg, the young man whose death provided a tragic incident during the recent fire at Anthony Hordern and Sons' establishment in the Haymarket…

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Big Fire. at Crago's Mill. Valuable Machinery Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £20,000 Sympathy With Mr. Crago. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

About four o'clock this morning an extensive fire broke out at Mr. F. Crago's mills, Newtown. The promises are divided into five departments…

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Another Big Fire in Sydney. Grago's Federal Flour Mills. Valuable Machinery Destroyed £20,000 Damage. Courageous Act by Mr H. Crago, June. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 2

The serious fires of last week in Sydney have been followed by one of great magnitude in the suburbs. Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was observed to…

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Hordern’s Fire SYDNEY

Leader · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

Hundreds of people were, present in the Vicinity of Hordern’s this morning watching the salvage work proceeding. Superintendent Webb directed a thorough…

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The Auckland Fire. Another Startling Development. Auckland, (N.z) Wednesday Afternoon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 3

The Inquest into the recent fire at the Grand Hotel, whereby several lives wore lost, was concluded to-day. The jury found that) the fire which destroyed the hotel was…

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The Auckland Fire. The Jury's Verdict. Jessie Minns to be Arrested. Auckland (N Z.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 3

The inquest concerning the recent fire at the Grand Hotel, whereby several lives were lost, was concluded to-day. The jury found that the fire…

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The Fire at the Palace Emporium. an Heroic Act. Search for Human Remains. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

The M.F.B. Salvage Corps, and others engaged in searching the debris at the Haymarket, had an arduous task yesterday. The seotion working where the human…

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Insurances and the Recent Fires

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

The fires of last week, viz., Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons' premises, the Imperial Manufacturing Company, and Crago's Mill, exactly wipe out,…

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Crago's Fire. Opinions as to the Cause. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

Superintendant Webb, of the Fire Brigade visited Crago's mills to-day with a view of discovering where the fire started…

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Hordern's Fire. Human Bones Found. A Watch Also Discovered. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

A fireman found a few human bones with fragments of flesh adhering to them at Hordern's to-day. A bunch of keys was also found near the bones,…

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