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

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Other Fires

Molong Argus · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 12

A fire started last Friday Dear Canowindra, going through part of Fowlers' Glenview Farm and on through Bassett's Oakleigh Farm, where its…

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Fires at Fitzgerald's Valley

National Advocate · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

A report received in Bathurst yesterday stated the bush fires in the vicinity of Fitzgerald's Valley, which had commenced on the previous day…

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Destructive Fires Round Manildra

Molong Argus · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 12

Saturday last was a dreadfully oppressive day in Molong, and the impression gained ground towards evening that a fire must be raging…

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Fire Brigade

Leader · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 4

The meeting called by Mr J V Hayes, the president of the Progress Association, for the purpose of formaing a Boah Fire Bridge, was held in…

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Serious Fires. Molong District Suffers

Molong Argus · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 12

At night along the river-side The scene was grand and strange; The nill-fires looked like, lighted streets Of cities on the range…

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Fires in Victoria Some Settlers Missing Sydney

Leader · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

A Melbourne telegram ' says five more settlers have been burnt out at Toora, bringing totals up to 16. There are dreaful rumonrs from Yorram that…

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Fire at Wrightville Sydney

Leader · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out at Wrightville, near Cobar to-day. Five dwellings were destroyed…

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Destructive Fire at Wrightville. Cobar

National Advocate · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 3

A fire occurred early this morning in the main-street of Wrightville, about a mile, when five occupied dwelling houses were burnt to the ground. The…

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Bush Fires

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

FRIDAY last, with the mercury in the thermometers babbling at 104 in the shade, was anything but an ideal day on which to fight bosh fires. Yet the men on Boree Nyrang…

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More Bush Fires

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 8

A DISASTROUS bush fire broke out on Mr W Black's property on Burrawong Greek last Thursday morning and raged furiously all day long, the flames only being subdued, it is said,…

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Bush Fires. Disastrous Outbreak Near Manildra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 7

ONE of that most disastrous fires that has ever raged in this district was the one which broke out about 10 a m. on Saturday last on the Gumble Road, spread into Mr W Ball's holding…

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Bush Fires a Consistent Loser. Cootamundra

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. G. Thompson has bees a consistent loser from bush fires this summer, Early in the season most of his Merin-green station property at Wyalong was…

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Other Fires

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 7

Early this week bush fires were raging over a greater part of the Riverina and western districts. In the Albury district many wheat crops were ruined and several thousand sheep…

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The Cumnock Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 7

Me J Mulhall returns thanks in this issue to Senr-Constable Kibble, Constable McDonnall and Mr J McCormack for their splendid services at his residence during the recent bush…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration. a Big Success. Orange

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

The annual State Fire Brigade Demonstration eventuated to-day on the Orange Show Ground in beautiful weather. The few shoeres which fell…

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State Fire Brigades Demonstration. Now Being Held in Orange

Leader · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

Officials.—Fire. Brigade Events ; [?] Capt. E. J. Love, President [?]unteer Firemen’s Ass., N.S.W. ; ambulance judge, Mr…

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Official Fire Brigade Dinner

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

As indicated in our yesterday’s issue a very pleasant time was spent in Monday evening by the visiting State Fire Brigade Association…

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Man Fires at a Constable. and Then Suicides. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 3

At Footscray to-day Francis Litchfield, a carpenter, employed on the railway, fired at a police constable and then committed suicide by shooting himself…

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The Manildra Fires

Leader · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

Mr T. Corby, of Manildra, writes complaining that we did not fully report the late bush fires there, and sends the following particulars:…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 4

At the Orange Fire Brigades' demonstration, on Friday, Lithgow came fourth in the event "Eight-men Engine." The quickest time was 37 sees., recorded by Forbes…

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