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

Fires & bushfires, 1903

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Latest Cables. Large Fire in Ireland. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 3

A fire which occurred at Lodd,s haberdashery warehouse, Armagh, resulted in damages amounting to £100,000…

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Disastrous Fire. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 3

The fire at Colney Hatch broke out in an annexe containing two hundred women. All were in bed at the time and a high wind was blowing. The…

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The Fire, at Bedangora

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 13

As briefly reported in our wire of Monday, a fire, resulting in the total destruction of four wooden buildings, occurred between 2 and 3 o'clock on…

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Latest Cables. The Colney Hatch Fire. Persons Perish. London, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

In connection with the outbreak of fire in tho Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum the worst fears for the loss of life engendered by the reports which…

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The Colney Hatch Fire. Latest Particulars. Frenzied Patients Fight Their Rescuers. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

Further particulars regarding the fire at Colney Hatch Asylum, show that some of the patients evading the nurses roamed about the grounds in…

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Fire at Botany. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

A fire occurred this morning in a produce and grocery store occupied by Mr. Arthur, Banka-street, Botany. The building and its contents were…

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Fire at Coonamble

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 2
Also in National Advocate

A telegram from Coonamble dated Saturday, says:—A fire brok out this morning, at about 5 o'clock, in a dwelling occupied by Patrick Hundy,…

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Fire at Niagara. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 3

A disastrous fire has totally destroyed a great engineering plant at Niagara Falls. Tho fire was caused by a big transformer in the power house being…

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Niagara Falls Electric Plant. Destroyed by Fire. a Flash of Lightning. London

Leader · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

A disastrous- fire totally destroyed the great electric generating plant at Niagara Falls. The fire was caused by a big transformer in the Power…

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A Fatal Fire at a Finnish Meeting. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

In a fire at a Finnish meeting at Malcolm, eleven perished and fifteen were seriously injured…

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Gulgong Municipal Election. Blood aud Fire. White Waxes Wroth. Harassing Scenes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 10

At 12 noon on Tuesday, the Returning Officer, Mr. R. Rouse, read the names of those gentlemen who were nominated for the vacancies, caused…

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Fire at Portland. House and Contents Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 3

A heavy misfortune occurred to Mr. F. Spaulding yesterday. His wife being in Sydney, he went home to his dinner at the usual hour from the works, and returned to his work at one o'clock. At about a…

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Camp Fire Yarns. the Eugowra Escort Robbery. Just Before the Battle

Molong Argus · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 10

DAN CHARTERS will take the hones to yonder dump of trees, Where he can sit and safely watch the battle at his ease…

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Fire in the Hotel Australia. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

A fire was discovered in the billiard room of the Hotel Australia at one o'clock this morning. The room was badly damaged and the contents totally…

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Hotel Australia on Fire. Excitement Amongst the Inmates. the Billiard Room Gutted a Fortunate Discovery Sydney, Saturday, 2 a.m

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Hotel Australia about [?] to one o'clock this morning. The outbreak was discovered by a…

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Fire at the Glebe. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 2

A small store in St. John's Road, Glebe, was damaged by fire last night. The occupier, William Newman, in endeavoring to extinguish the flames,…

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Fire in a Drug Store. Sydney

Leader · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 2

A fire broke on the ground floor of the Australian Drug Company’s store to night, but was quickly extinguished…

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Latest Cablegrams. A Disastrous Fire. London, Monday

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

Dr. Tibble's Vi-cocoa Works, at Hertfordshire, have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at $100,000…

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Fire at Broken Hill, Broken Hill

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

A fire which [?] this morning destroyed a grocery store and house occupied by W. J. Sutton, in Oxide-street Sutton, who was asleep at the…

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