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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 9 of 21

Female Fire Fighters

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

Captain But[?]her, of the Bathurst Fire Brigade, wired from Forbes yesterday stating that the Armidala Amazon Fire Brigade would, on their…

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Huge Fire at Bloem Fontein London

Leader · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Three military stores at Bloem fontein have been burnt; the dam age is estimated at ,a quarter of million…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration. the Forbes Turnout. Forbes

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 4

From on early hour yesterday morning the town presented an exceptionally busy and animated appearance, owing to the presence of the body of visiting…

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Fire at Bloemfontein. London

Leader · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

The military stores Bloemfontein have been burnt down. The damage is estimated at £260,000…

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Forbes Fire Brigades Demonstration. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 1

Only three events were got through yesterday. The water pressure is very low, only half what was expected, and is causing great complaint among…

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The Bush Fires Relief Fund

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 4

Amount already acknowledged £21 8 0 Mrs. Feening 0 5 0 Mrs. C. Knight 0 2 6 A meeting of the local committee has…

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The Late Bush Fires. Damage at Ganbenang

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

The following will give some idea of the ravages committed by the recent fires at Ganbenang. which somehow seem to have been overlooked in the iiianv different…

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Burnt Out

Molong Argus · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 16

ON Thursday last an old settler on the Mandagery, Mr. John Dalley, had the misfortune to be completely burnt out, his house together with contents…

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Correspondence. Bush Fires. To the Editor of the ARGUS

Molong Argus · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

SIR,—It is evidently admitted on all sides that the recent bush fires were caused by the ignition of phosphorised baits laid for the destruction of…

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The Bush Fire Relief Fund Sydney

Leader · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

The committee of the Bush Fires Relief Fund commenced the distribution of the relief fund to-day. Carooar received as yet £5, and Millthorpe was…

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Orange Fire Brigade

Leader · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

The hard luck of the local brigade in not taking a prize at the Forbes demonstration is not apparent till one begins to analyse the…

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Fire at Ganoo

Molong Argus · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 15

A FIRE which might have swept the whole countryside broke out at Mr. E. H. Job's place, "Cherwood," Parkes Road, at the beginning of last week,…

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Bathurst Fire Brigade

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

Amongst the correspondence submitted at the annual meeting of the Bathurst Progress Association last night, was a letter from Mr D W F Veness, Town…

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Amazon Fire Brigade Exhibition

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

A large crowd of people assembled in front of the A M P Socioty's Buildings, William street, last evening, to witness a novel display on Dr Kenna's balcony, by…

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Fire Brigades Demonstra­tion. Forbes, Wednesday. [?]

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 1

Demonstration yesterday was again considerable, though not as large as on the previous day. The programme was…

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How Fires Are Started

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 9

THE Mudgee 'Post' is responsible for the following :—Demonstration of how glass will set a fire going was afforded some few months ago, when, at 9 o'clock on a winter's…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

It is underseood that the captain of th Lithgow Fire-brigade is making an endeavor to have the next annual fire-brigade demonstration, such as the one just…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund. Meeting of the Local Committee

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the Bush Fires Relief Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon. There were present Messrs. Ryan, Gripper, Turner, and…

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Position of Burnt Out Selectors. the Question of Remitting Payments. Department of Lands, Sydney, 4th February, 1905

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

Sir, -- With reference to the letter from the Council Clerk, Municipality of Katoomba, and other correspondence, presented by you asking for a remission of…

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Fire at Brown's Gap

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

We hear that on Sunday afternoon a fire took place at Brown's Cap, with the result that some grass and fencing were destroyed. Mr. Richard Bullock, who was in…

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