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

Fires & bushfires, 1903

397 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 20

Fire at the Cateract Dam. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

The engineer reported to the Water and Sewerage Board that a fire broke out in the cement and plant store, at the cataract river. The alarm was…

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Fire in a Gold Mine Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 July 1903 · page 2

A fire broke out in the Waihi gold mine, New Zealand. Five men ware entombed for some time, but were eventually rescued and reached surface…

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Fire at Gilgandra. Gilgandra

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 3

Jenkin's Telegraph Hotel narrowly escaped destruction by fire this morning. About 4 a.m. the interior of the dining room was observed to be in…

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Fire at Gilgandra. Gilgandra

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

Jenkin's Telegraph Hotel narrowly escaped destruction by fire this morning. About 4 a.m. the interior of the dining room was observed to bits[?]…

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The Local Fire Brigade Service

Leader · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

In connection with the above the attitude of the East Orange Council in declining to create a precedent, and thus establish their liability in the…

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Fire at West Maitland. Maitland

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 2

A fire has occurred at Messrs. Whittet and Company's store, West Maitland. The damage is estimated at £300…

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Orange Fire Brigade

Leader · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 3

The usual quarterly meeting of the Orange Fire Brigade Board was held at the Town Hall on Friday afternoon. There were present, the Mayor…

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Under Fire. A Strange Experience

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 1

Au extraordinary shooting case occurred last week at the Melbourne Hotel Perth (W.A.) a three storied building. A bedroom on the top story…

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Fire Alarm. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 3

Wireless fire alarms have been experimentally introduced at Brussells…

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Fire at Forest Lodge SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 3

A fire broke oat at Forest Lodge this morning threatening serious results, but through tho prompt action of the brigade it was confined to the loss…

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Peeling in St. Petersburg. Who Will Fire the First Shot?

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 2

The feeling in St. Petersburg is that Russia will not commence the war. Japan, it is thought, is unlikely to attack since England would not…

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The Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

The bell which has done duty at the local the station for something like five years has recently been elevated several feet and readjusted. For years it hung…

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Fire at Forest Lodge. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade were called out this morning to a fire which broke out in a house occupied by William Shaw, in St. John's Road,…

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Thirty-three Deaths by Fire. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 3

A barn, in which a large number of peasant girls, were sleeping, at Shallowka (Russia), caught fire and 33 of the number perished…

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Big Fire in Tumut. Tumut

Leader · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 2

A fire early this morning broke out in Wynyard-street The premises occupied by Confoy, hairdresser, Newtown, chemist, and…

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Fire at Airly

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 9

The Mudgee police have been advised that Mr. F. T. Moore's general store at Airly was totally destroyed by fire on Monday night, but the damage or…

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Fire at Arkstone

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

On Saturday last the house of Mr. D. Stapleton, junr., was totally destroyed by fire. Having left home that evening, and not returning till Sunday evening, he is unable to say how the fire originated…

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Airly. a Destructive Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 3

Last Monday at midnight there was an outbreak of fire at the Phonograph Stores, occupied by Mr. F. T. Moore. The alarm was raised by Mr. William Glew, who was aroused by the roaring sound of the…

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Fire in a Stable. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

A large stable at the rear of Nos. 83 and 85, Old Parramatta Road, Forest Lodge, was found to be on fire shorty before even o'clock this morning,…

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Local and General. Proposed Fire Brigade

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

At the Blayney municipal council on Wednesday, the Mayor was instructed to convene a public meeting, to take necessary steps to purchase hose, reel, etc., for a fire…

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