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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 20 of 32

Fire at Chicago. a Hospital Ablaze. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

A terribly tragic fire is reported from Chicago. The scene of the catastrophe was…

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Fire in a Sanitorium. Numbers Killed and Injured. London

Leader · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

A fire occurred at St Lake Sanitorium, Chicago. Ten inmates Were killed and 30 injured, including several delirium parents, who were…

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Cable News, (Reuter's Latest.)an Appalling Fire. Leaps for Life. Numbers Suffocated. London

Leader · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

An appalling fire broke out in a general electric lighting company's fire floored warehouse, Queen Victor street, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon,…

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Underground Fire

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 4

A telegram from Kiama Shellharbour a somewhat curious occurrence took place over a week ago in the shape of a paddock catching fire underneath the…

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Fatal Fire in America. Girls Rush the Fire Escapes. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 3

During a fire in a leather goods factory in Philadelphia, U.S.A., two hundred girls rushed the fire escapes. Many were crushed and some fell to…

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Fire at Hurstville. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

A fire occurred at Hurstville on Saturday night at a shop occupied by Charles Hanson, tho building together with its contents being totally…

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Fire in a Leather Factory Many Perish London

Leader · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 2

A fire occurred in a goods factory at Philadelphia. Two hundred girls rushed the escapes. Many were crushed,. and…

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Fire at Mount Edgcombe. Station Building Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £400

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning the station building at Mt. Edgcombe, Zigzag, was totally destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at between £400 and £500…

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Naphtha Train on Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 3

"Particulars of the fearful explosion of naphtha at Pittsburg, Pensylvannia, announced in the cables of May 12, show that the cause of the catastrophe…

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The Cardington Fire. Questions in Parliament. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-night Mr. Young, for Dr. Ross, asked the Colonial Secretary: (1). Has attention been directed to…

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Barque on Fire. Abandoned in the Pacific. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 3

The four-masted barque Fannie Kerr, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, took fire at sea, and was abandoned by the crew in latitude 26…

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Prison Destroyed by Fire. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 June 1902 · page 3

The prison at Bucharest, Roumania, has been destroyed by fire. Of the 600 prisoners within the walls, many threw themselves at the iron doors…

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Fire at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 2

At about dusk on Saturday last, writes our correspondent from Wattle Flat, a four-roomed wooden house owned by Mr. John Carey, carrier, was burnt down. As…

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Destructive Fire at Bourke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 2

A wire from Bourke states that a firs occurred about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning. As soon as tho first blaze was discovered the residents rushed to…

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A Prison on Fire. Panic Stricken Prisoners. Driven at the Point of the Bayonet. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 2

The prison at Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, has been destroyed by fire. Six hundred prisoners in the gaol throw themselves at the iron door…

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Destructive Fire

Leader · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 3

A most disastrous fire broke out yesterday morning in one of the shops the northern side of Summer-street. between the Tattersall's Hotel…

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Fire Brigade Social

National Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 2

The fifteenth anniversary social of the Bathurst Fire Brigade will take place in the Masonic Hall to-night. The tickets have sold well, and there will doubtless be a good…

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Fires

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

One night last week a fire occurred in an outhouse attached to the place occupied by Mr. De Boos, and only for the conflagration being discovered…

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Bathurst Fire Brigade Social

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

There were fully 85 couples present at the Bathurst Fire Brigade's Fifteenth Annual Social in the Masonic-hall last night and the members are to bo…

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Fire at Orange. Orange

National Advocate · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 1

A fire broke out this morning about 6 o'clock on the premises of F. L. Whipple, a produce dealer of this town, and before the Brigade could cope with…

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