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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
397 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 20
The following letter appears in today's "Telegraph." It is of striking importance: Sir,—All old colonists even now shudder at allusion to "Black Thursday." and we…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE danger of fires in some of the districts in Victoria is very great in consequence of the luxuriant growth of grass. The farmers, recognising…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →There have been several bush fires in this district. Last Friday a fire spread from a traveller’s camp in Mr Beasley’s paddock at Ming[?]lo, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last evening about 6 o'clock a great' blaze was noticed on the Blackdown. state, and seen from a distance it appeared on though the crops and fences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →So far, 1300 skips have been taken but of No 1 tunnel, where great heat has been felt, and some idea is gleaned of the amount of coal and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By a fire at a school at Eastham, London, the damage amounted to £50,000. 2000 children in the building at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REV J. WARD HARRISON contributes a lengthy letter to the Wellington 'Gazette' on the above subject, from which we extract the following:—"In conversing with Mr G…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MR T. SPENCE of Garra brought under the notice of our readers last week a question of vital importance to every farmer and settler in this district. There is no question what…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bosh flics are already making their appearance in the Grenfell district where the country is described as one mass of inflammable vegetation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurrrd in a board school at Eastham, London, doing damage to the amount of £50,000. Two thousand children were rescued unhurt owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred in a board school at Eastham,. London, doing damage to the amount of £50,000. Two thousand children were rescued unhurt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The question of protection from fire is one that has seriously engaged the consideration of the Railway Commissioners for some month past, and they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Goornong (vic.) a Bush Fire Defence Association has been formed. At the inaugural meeting a fire beater was exhibited, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Reports from East Greta are not of an encouraging nature, and the outlook is a very gloomy one. The temperature at the seat of the trouble in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Catholic University at Ottawa was burnt. Three hundred escaped unhurt and seven were injured jumping through windows…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The insurance on the building destroyed at Tooth's fire amounts to £14,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN order to prevent the origination of fires by the locomotives, strict instructions bave been issued to tbe drivers and firemen to watch the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Catholic University at Ottawa has been burnt to the ground. Three hundred of the occupants escaped unhurt, but seven were injured by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Catholic University at Ottawa has been burnt to the ground. Three hundred of the occupants escaped unhurt but seven were injured by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tooth’s brewery in George-street, West, caught fire this evening, and soon provided a huge conflagration, which was witnessed by an enormous…
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