The Bunnamagoo Fires
A busk fire started at Bunnamagoo last Thursday and burnt fiercely for two days and nights ; over a hundred men fought the flames. Shephard's house was the only residence destroyed. The Bunnamagoo…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
627 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 32
Fires in Wallerawang District
During the past week bush fires have broken out again in all directions. Large areas of grass have been cleared by the fires. Out Piper's Flat way on Thursday two farm houses were in danger, but the…
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Vanniekerk's commando tried to fire, the Braakpan Collieries, but were repulsed, and lost two men killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The World. Fires in America. Enormous Damage. Twenty-six Blocks, Five Churches, Hospital, and other Buildings Destroyed. Loss of Life. Thousand People Homeless. London
A fire, which broke out at Paterson, New Jersey, during a gale, destroyed twenty-six blocks of the business section of the town and portion of the…
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A fire broke out yesterday morning on the farm of Patrick Fitzgerald, Cadia-road, resulting in considerable damage. Mr. Fitzgerald and his men…
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On Monday morning as Mr John Osbarne and Mr P[?] were coming into town with sheep, they noticed a fire start up in the vicinity of a stra[?] stuck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jersey City Fire. LONDON
A fire broke out on the Lehigh Valley Railway pier at Jersey City, opposite New York. Forty-five thousand barrels of flour, together with the pier, were destroyed. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cablegrams. Fires in America. Widespread Destruction. London
A great fire occurred at Paterson, New Jersey (U.S.A.) on Saturday. A fierce gale prevailed at the time, and the flames rapidly enveloped many portions of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A St. Louis Hotel Fire. LONDON
In a fire which occurred at the Empire Hotel, St. Louis, no fewer than 10 lives were lost…
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Tho town was full of smoke on Monday from bush fires in tho surrounding district, but so particulars are yet to hand…
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The frequency with which bush fires have occurred of late in this district is becoming a source of serious alarm to graziers and farmers. Dur…
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Volumes of smoke rising in front of Hassan's Walls, and a red glare in the sky' for the past two nights, indicated a big bush fire in the neighbourhood of Bowenfels. Yesterday we were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hampton. a Big Bush Fire
A big bush fire is doing a lot of damage here. It started near George Boyd's, and burnt about, two miles of his fence. Widgedy Creek kept it in check for some time, but it has now crossed, and is burning…
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On Friday last a serious bush lire broke out not far from Rydal, and presented a terrible appearance as, driven by a south-west gale, it swept over the thickly-timbered hill at the southern boundary of…
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Bush tires still continue to burn in the gullies immediately on the eastern side of the township, but luckily the wind is not very strong and now and then lulls. On the horizon at each of the four…
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Fires have been very frequent in the Blayney district during the last few weeks, and it is now a common occurrence to see a bush fire break out almost daily. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Sydney Hotel. SYDNEY
This morning a fire occurred at the Empire Hotel, Pitt and Hunter-streets. The flames broke out under the flooring of a rear room used as a pantry,…
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A fire was discovered early this morning in the telephone department of the G.P.O. in the top floor. The flames were speedily extinguished, but not before the roof was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Pyramul Blaze. An Alarm of the Night. Big Damage Done. PYRAMUL
Shortly after midnight on Friday the inhabitants of this peaceful little town were roused out of their slumbers by the cry of "Fire fire !" and…
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A fire which occurred at the General Post-office in the early hours of Saturday morning was not disastrous in the extent of damage. The limitation was due merely to the…
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