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

Fires & bushfires, 1906

305 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 16

Bush Fire at Amaroo

Molong Argus · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 5

IN many parts of the district there have been experienced narrow escapee of damage from bush fires, and the recent fall of rain will do much towards…

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Leaderettes Fire at Cadia

Leader · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 2

Mr. W. Hart, who has lately been managing the business known as Tynan's, had the misfortune to be burnt out early yesterday morning…

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Two Fires in Sydney. Woman Roasted to Death. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 27 December 1906 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning in a house at 61 Wilson street Waverley. Whilst the [?]men were at work with a hydrant on a bedroom where…

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Escape From Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 4

A narrow escape from a serious fire was experienced at Mr. J. Tougher's cottage, near the Eskbank brickworks, on Saturday night. Mr. Tougher was fixing a…

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Great Bristol Fire. Merchant Ventures' College Destroyed. Damage L50,000

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 14

A disastrous fire occurred in Bristol early this morning (9th October), resulting in the almost complete destruction of the Merchant Venturers' Technical…

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