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

Fires & bushfires, 1902

627 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 32

Another Disastrous Fire. Wallace's Factory Destroyed. 400 Hands Thrown Out of Work. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred this morning at Wallace's boot and clothing factory, Marion-street. Leichhardt, The conflagration commenced at the rear of…

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Bush Fires

Molong Argus · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 5

It is pleasing to [?]d that so far the district has been comparatively tree of bush fires, co[?] with the calama[?] of [?] year. Extra [?]tions have been…

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Sensational Shooting at Maclea[?]. a Licensee Shot by Her Husband Police and Assailant Fire at Each Other. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

James Dowing, former licenses of the Criterion Hotel, Maclean, recently returned to the township after a long absence. To-day he proceeded to the…

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Bush Fire at Canowindra. CANOWINDRA

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

A Bush fire (occurred at Conomodine, station. Canowindra yesterday. A hundred acres of grass were burnt, also outhouses…

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Fire at Blaynev

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

The usual quietness of Blayney was disturbed on Tuesday night at about half past 8 o'clock by the alarm of fire. The con[?]agration was in Church-street. Miss Ruby…

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Fire Brigade Board

Leader · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 2

The usual quarterly meeting of the Orange Fire Brigade Board was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon. There was a full attendance of…

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Fire in Piper-street

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 3

This afternoon about 8 o'clock an alarm of fire was given and flames were seen leaping up in the direction of Piper street, the fire having originated in an outbuilding at the…

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Dubbo Fire Brigade. DUBBO

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 3

A meeting of the members of the Dubbo Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Friday evening. The principal business was the election of…

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Fire in Piper Street

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

About 3 p.m. yesterday a fire was discovered in an outbuilding at the rear of the residence of Mr. G. S. White in Piper Street. The Fire Brigade was called out, and when…

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Disastrous Fire. LONDON

Leader · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

Twelve persons were fatally and 20 severely burned in a wooden house in St. Petersburg…

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The Bush Fires

Leader · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 4

Mr C. E. Hayes informs us that the bush fires seen from here yesterday were at Errowanbang station, also one on Jno. Fitzgerald's farm, near Forest Reef. He…

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Fighting Bush Fires. A Valuable Method

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 5

The recommendations of the Forest mission last your (says the Melbourne "Leader "), on the question of [?] fires were devoted entirely to…

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A Terrible Fire. Hordern's Horror Outdone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 10

It is only a few months since the people of New South Wales were reading with awe of the terrible fate of young Clegg, who was forced by the…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Fire In Woolloomooloo. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 3

A fire partially destroyed a butchering establishment at Woollomooloo early this morning. The inmates of the premises had a narrow escape, being rescued through the…

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Bush Fire

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

Another bosh fire occurred at Errowanbang last Tuesday. A strong wind was blowing at the time [?] good scope of country was burnt out…

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The Mountain Bush Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

A curious feature of the big fires which devastated the N.S. Wales Blue Mountains--one of the chief playgrounds of Australia--was the method of attack. A fire would start by…

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Our Fire Brigade

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 9

The old. Fire Brigade station is being partly pulled down, and will be turned into a buggy shed and stable. is nearly time something was done…

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Fire Near Cargo

Molong Argus · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 13

A BUSH fire started at Mr. J. M. Atkinson's Canomodine holding, Cargo, on Thursday, and burned about 100 acres of grass and numerous outhouses. An…

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Fire at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

Fires are fortunately not of frequent occurence here, but one broke out at Mr. W. Shipley's residence about 8.30 on Monday night last, which, only for timely assistance arriving, would…

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Fire at Wattle Flat. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

Yesterday, a little before midnight, an alarm of fire was raised and a strong glare showed tho fire was in Mr. John Cauugherty's paddock close…

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