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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 17 of 21

Fire at Chicago. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 4

A grain elevator at Chicago containing 1,500,000 bushels of wheat has been destroyed by fire, the damage done being estimated at a million dollars…

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Togo's Flagship Catches Fire. and Sinks at Saseb. Cause of the Fire Unknown, Nearly Six Hundred Casualties. Was It Accidental or Deliberate? London

National Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 3

A report despatched from Tokio on Tuesday states that the flagship Mikasa (Admiral Togo's), which was anchored at Sasebo, caught fire at…

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Fire at Katoomba. Premises Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 3

A fire occurred at Mr. N. Hammon's livery stables, Katoomba-street, on Monday night, resulting in the tolal destruction of the premises, which contained a…

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Russian Fire-fighters. Picturesque, But Slow. Their Methods Described

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 3

The most picturesque building in Russian towns is the fire look-out tower, says a London paper. Nearly every place of any size…

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Fire at Dunkeld

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

Word was brought into town yesterday of a serious fire having occurred on Sunday afternoon at Glencott, Messrs Dunkeley and Mallinson's property at Duakeld. Mr…

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[?]Ceworks on Fire. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 1

A fire broke out this afternoon in No 10 storeroom of the Metropolitan Ice and Cold Storage Works, Harris-street Jltimo. A number of sheep carcases…

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Fire Brigades Demonstration

Leader · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the above was held last night. Present: Alderman T G Dalton (Mayor) and Messrs Leeds, Paul, Ellie, M A Casey,…

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The Mikassus Fire London

Leader · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 5

The fire on Admiral Togo's flagship, Mikassua is attributed at Tokio to an explosion at the outset, leading to a greater explosion and collapse,…

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Destroyed by Fire. Parkes

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 1

The premises occupied by Mr. W. Day, dentist, of Parkes, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The house was insured for £200 and the dental…

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Cable News. Japanese Storehouses Destroyed by Fire London

Leader · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 3

Twenty-seven army storehouses at Hiroshima, in Japan, have been burnt. The damage is estimated at £1,000,000. Incendiari[?] is…

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Self Immolation. Living Pillar of Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 4

On the 23rd of July the New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— Miss Lucy Moore, aged twenty-six, the…

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Some Phosphorus on Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 2

The Bathurst Fire Brigade received a call yesterday afternoon to attend a fire at Mr. F. Blomfield's chemist and druggist shop in Keppel-street. t appears that some…

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Fire Caused by Phosphorus. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 3

Yesterday Mr. F. Blomfield, chemist, of Kepple-street, received a consignment of phosphorus, which he placed in water, and before closing his shop he left it on a…

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Fire at Lowther

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 4

I am sorry to report that Mr. A. Delaney's residence was burned to the ground on Tuesday afternoon. Nothing was saved from the flames. Much sympathy is…

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A Small Fire

National Advocate · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

The Bathurst Firebrigade received a call to the residence of Mr J Burns, Oak street, South Bathurst, at about noon yesterday. It appears that Mr Burns was engaged in…

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Cause of the Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

Interviewed concerning the probable cause of the fire, the managers scout the idea of spontaneous combustion, and suggest that a light may have been left in the colliery…

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A Mine on Fire. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

An outbreak of fire was discovered at the Stanford-Merthyr colliery, in the Maitland district, at 2 o’clock yesterday morning…

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Cause of the Fire. West Maitland, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

The cause of the fire at the Stanforth-Merthyr colliery is unknown. The managers scent the idea of spontaneous combustion, and suggest that a light,…

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Fire at the A.j.s. Bank

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

A slight outbreak of fire occurred at the Australian Joint stock Bank, Bathurst, at about one o'clock yesterday. The explanation as to the origin of the outbreak is that…

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Russian Troubles. Sanguinary Conflicts. Soldiers Refuse to Fire. the Czars Concessions. London

Leader · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

Sanguinary conflicts have taken place in many provincial centres of Russia, where spies are extending. Many were killed at Riga and Reval…

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