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

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Fires of the Season

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 21

With the season approaching, in[?]ding breeders have little time left [?]make their selection of sires to suit [?]ies. On another page will be…

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Destructive Fire London

Leader · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 3

During a destructive fire at Hoboken, New York, the railway buildings and two ferry boats were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £100,000…

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Great Fire. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 4

A fire at Hoboken (New Jersey), has destroyed the railway building and two ferry boats doing damage to the extent of 500,000 dols…

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Rix's Creek Coal Mines. Fire in the Old Workings. Singleton

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

A fire has broken out in the old workings of the Rix's Creek coal mines, the proprietors of winch are identical with some members of the Great Cobar…

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Coogee Church Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 2

St Nicholas' Anglican Church, Coogee, was completely destroyed by fire tonight. The Church was insured, but for what amount is not yet asce tainable…

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Big Fire at Johannesburg. London

Leader · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 3

A fire has destroyed the surface works at a mine in Johannesburg, doing damage to the extent of £70,000,…

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Fire in a Bonded Store. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

A fire occurred to-day in a bonded store, Circular Quay. A number of quarter casks of rum were damaged. Two men were slightly burned…

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Java's Island of Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 8

The greatest natural wonder in Java, if not in the entire world, is the justly celebrated "Gheko Kamdka Gumko," or "Home of the Hot Devils," known to the world as the…

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Telegraphic News. the Christ Church Fire. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

An inquest concerning the fire at Christ Church was commenced this morning, and is still proceeding…

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Russian Revolt. Affairs in Russia. Forest and Farmstead Fires, London

Leader · Monday 28 August 1905 · page 3

Large forest and farmstead fires have occurred in Russia. Millions of roubles .worth of property have been destroyed. The landowners have…

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Correspondence. the Recent Fire, (To the Editor.)

Leader · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

Sir,— I shall be glad if yon will find space in your widely circulated journal for the following:—I have had my house insured against loss by…

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Moors Fire on a Spanish Ship. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 3

Some Moors at Cavijs, near Tangier fired a rifle at a Spanish ship wounding one of the sailors…

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Fire at Capertee Valley. a Settler Burned Out

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

Our Rylstone contemporary published the following in its issue of last weak:-- A disastrous fire occurred at the Valley on Friday last, when Mr. C. A. L[?]rk lost…

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Big Fire at Genoa. London. Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 3

A great fire in raging in the ship yards at Genoa, Italy. Two steamers building for Italian Lloyds' Steam Navigation Company are ablaze…

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Big Fire at Adrianople London

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 3

Out of 7000 houses burnt at Adrianople only 15 were insured. The post office, mosques, Greek, Armenian, Bulgarian and Jewish quarters have…

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A Destructive Fire. London

Leader · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 3

The damage by the great fire at Adriancpole is [?]tained to be a million pounds, one-fourth of which was covered by insurance…

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Ah Cooey's Fire. a Merrendee Sensation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 12

Word was brought to Mudgee on Tuesday from Merrendee to the effect that the store promises of Ah Cooey, a Chinese storekeeper, had been…

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The Adrianople Fire. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 4

The damage caused by the fire at Adrianople amount to £1,000,000 sterling. One fourts of this is covered by insurance…

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Fire at a Jam Fartory. the Building Destroyed. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 2

About nine o'clock to night a fire broke out at the premises of Messrs H Jones and Co, jam and sauce manufacturers, find fruit canners at Darlington. The building…

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Ah Cooey's Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

Mr. Woodruff, the adjuster of the Sun Fire Insurance Company, in which Ah Cooey's store and stock were insured for [?]650, visited on…

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