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

Fires & bushfires, 1905

411 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 21

The Coming Fire Brigade Demonstration

Leader · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 2

IT is cause for general congratulation that the townspeople rolled up as well as they did to the meeting taking preliminary steps in…

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Russian Revolution Troops Fire on a Crowd London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 2

An armed crowd attacked some troop who were arresting two murderer in the Shorapon district of Russia, The troops fired on the…

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Football. Opening of the Competition.our Boys v Fire Brigade

Leader · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

The opening of the 1905 competition took place on the Showground on Saturday afternoon last in the presence of a fairly large number of…

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Destructive Fire. Melbourne

Leader · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 3

John Boncle and Son's agricultural machinery works, North Melbourne, were destroyed by fire this morning The stock is valued at between…

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A Great Fire. London, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 1

A fire has destroyed two churches and 200 houses at Freezenkenn, Holland…

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Grand Concert in Aid of the Town Band and Fire Brigade Club

Leader · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 2

The title grand concert was truly merited last night when the effort to benefit the above two local bodies was made. The programme in itself was…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 2

A fire broke out on the steamer “Regulus” at Wooloomooloo tonight. It was extinguished by the brigades in 10 minutes ; a quantity…

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Rozhdestvensky’s Blighted Hopes. Long Japanese Range. Russian Fire Deplorable. London

Leader · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 2

Rozhdestvensky declares that he hoped to pass Thusima in the Straits fog, but a sudden south westerly gale cleared the fog and…

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Fire at a Brass Foundry. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 3

A fire occurred at Watson and Crane's brass foundry, Pitt-street, to-night. but the Metropolitan Fire Brigade succeeded in extinguishing the flames before much damage…

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A Gulgong Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 2

On Friday Gulgong had the sensation of a fire, Mr. F. S. Stacy's, the solicitor, office being the scone. Mr. Stacy had the misfortune to…

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Fire at Earl's Court. London, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 3

A fire occurred to day at the Exhibition at Earl's Court, Kensington. The building off the Welcome Club was partly burnt, but the…

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fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 2

At about one o'clock yesterday afternoon the roof of a house at 213 Rankin-street, Bathurst, became ignited because of a defective chimney. The services of the Fire…

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The Court House Fires

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 2

Persona whoso business necessitated their presence at the District Court House yesterday were subjected to much discomfort because of the inadequate arrangements for…

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Great Fire at Moscow London

Leader · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 2

A great fire occurred at Moscow by which four depots containing provision for the Far East ware destroyed…

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War Provisions Destroyed by Fire. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 1

A fire has destroyed four depots at Moscow containing provisions for the Far East…

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Another Gulgong Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 12

Our Gulgong correspondent writes that a fire broke out at 4 a.m. yesterday morning in the kitchen of Mr. R. Hornsey's residence, but it was…

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Accidents with Fire

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 3

Burns and [?] should be treated with glycerine and flour, the latter well heaped over the affected part Then tie round a linen bandage to exclude the air;…

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State Fire Brigade Demonstration

Leader · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held in the Town Hall last night. Present: The Mayor, (T G Dalton, in the chair), Messrs W T…

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Not Fire

National Advocate · Monday 26 June 1905 · page 2

Because of the presence of some members of the Bathurst Fire Brigade on the roof of the School of Arts Reading room on Saturday afternoon, passers by thought an outbreak of fire had occurred, However…

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CUDAL v. Fire Brigade

Leader · Monday 26 June 1905 · page 1

Played at the Sports’ Ground, Orange, resulting in a win for the Fire Belgade by 22 points to 13. J McKeon acted as referes in a most…

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