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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 22 of 32

The Late Fire

Leader · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 2

F. L. Whipple wishes to inform bio numerous customers that business is again in full swing at the rear of the old premises in Summer-street. Bring…

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The Courthouse Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 2

There seems some fatality associated with almost everything at the Court House. Not only is the clock on strike, but tho warming apparatus in…

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Destruction by Fire. London

Leader · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 3

The meat market and shipping offices, Chicago, have been burnt. The damage is estimated at a million dollars…

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Latest Cablegrams. Destructive Fire.— London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 3

The meat market and several shipping offices at Chicago have been destroyed by fire. The damages is estimated at a million dollars…

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Fire at Delagoa Bay LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 3

The fire at the British stores in Delagoa Bay is still burning. The fire engines are powerless to suppress the flames. 1,800,000 bales…

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School of Arts Doors. What Would Happen in Case of Fire. Discussed by the Committee

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 2

At the Committee meeting of the School of Arts last night attention was drawn to an important matter relating to the egress and ingress to…

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The Court House Fires

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

The Contractor who built the stoves in at the Court; House called this morning and assured us that tho stoves are the very best design and suitable…

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Fire at Delegoa Bay Enormous Damage the Fire Brigade Powerless London

Leader · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

The fire at Delegoa Bay is Still burning. The fire brigade is powerless. One million eight hundred bales of forage were destroyed…

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The Delagoa Bay Fire. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 3

The loss by fire at tho British Government stores at Delagoa Bay la estimated ab a £1,000,000 sterling…

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Delagoa Bay Fire. Believed to Be Wilfully Caused. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 3

The fire at Delagoa Bay is still burning, and the fire brigade is powerless. One million eight hundred thousand bales of forage have been destroyed,…

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Court House Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 July 1902 · page 17

There seems to be some sort of a futility about the warming of Court Houses. The new stove put into the Mudgee Court House is no earthly use…

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Delagoa Bay Fire Abating. London

Leader · Thursday 10 July 1902 · page 3

The fire at Delagoa Bay is abating. The damage is estimated at £ 1,000,000…

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The Delagoa Bay Fire. London

National Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1902 · page 3

The fire at Delagoa Bay is now abating. The damage is said to total £1,000,000 sterling…

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Cardington Hall Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 6

The Government is offering a reward of L50, in addition to the sum offered by the Mercantile Mutal Fire Insurance Coy., for information that will lead to the conviction…

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Fire at Crago's Sydney Mills

National Advocate · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 2

Shortly after 5 o'clock on Saturday morning wires our Sydney correspondent, several brigades responded to a call of fire at Crago's Federal Flour Mill,…

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Fire at a Flour Mill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 2

Detachments of firemen from Newtown, Marrickville, Redfern, George-street West, Alexandria, and the headquarters (M.F.B), shortly before 5…

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To-Day's Telegrams. A Peculiar Fire. Rain Ignites Lime. Maitland, Monday Afternoon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 3

About 2 o'clock this morning, rain ignited six tons of a truck of lime, which was on the railway line, near West Maitland goods shed, and it was…

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The Fire at Cardington Hall. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 3

The Government is offering a reward of £50, in a addition to the sum offered by the Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Coy, for information that will…

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The Cardington Fire

Molong Argus · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 8

THE Government is offering a reward of £50, in addition to the sum offered by the Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Coy., for information that will…

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Cardington Hall Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 6

The Government is offering a reward of L50, in addition to the sum offered by the Mercantile Mutal Fire Insurance Coy., for information that will lead to the conviction…

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