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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 5 of 16

Bush Fires. Macquarie Picnic Race Club. Relief Not Required. Sydney, Friday. DUBBO

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

A memo forwarded to the Premier from the Police Department states that a report has been received from the Fifield district to the effect that up to At the annual meeting of the Macquarie Picnic Race Club held on Thursday night, Mr W A Gardiner, of Gobolion, was appointed President…

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A Terrific Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 12

THE awful bush fire which devastated a greater part of the Condobolin district last week has wrought terrible damage, Numbers of settlers lost crops, fencing and every…

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The Late Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 8

A CORRESPONDENT supplies the following account of some of the losses by the recent bush fire near Manildra:— F Davis, all grass and fences…

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Fire at Bowan Park

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 1

ALTHOUGH residents of Bowan Park have been hitherto extremely fortunate in escaping bush fires their luck was changed on Friday, when, a fire broke out on Mr W Hagerty's farm, and but…

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A Lancashire Story. Chapter Xxxix. After the Fire

Leader · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

If I could only be sure—if I could only think that be was in a' state of grace—oh, what a relief it would be ! Do you think he was, Mr Hartwell ?'…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

Leader · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above was held last night in the Town Hall. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), and M[?] Thwaite, E B…

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Cable News. Fire in an Al[?]house. London

Leader · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

Twelve persons lost their lives by fire in an almbo[?]se at Kennes, and others are missing…

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Fighting Bush Fires. An Eight Days' Battle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 18

A Western resident from Condobolin gives a sensational account of the big bush fire that has for eight days been burning out in that district…

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Another Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 1

A BUSH fire broke out on Mr M Carroll's, Redbank, on Sunday afternoon last and for a time threatened to occasion considerable damage. However neighbors from around and many…

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Bush Fires Raging. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

Bosh fires are still raging round Bairnedale. The town is enveloped in smoke…

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Outbreak of Fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 2

A Blight outbreak of fire occurred at the rear of Hon John Meagher'a residence id Durham-street, yesterday morning. Some hot ashes bad been placed in a box in the…

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Bush Fires. How They Are Caused. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 1

An instructive report has bean furnished by the Inspector - General of Police for the information of the State Premier relative to the bush fires which…

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How a Fire Started

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 22

The causes of bush fires are almost without end, and in days of a heat wave the least thing will set the country ablaze. At Gundagai the other…

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More Bush Fires

Molong Argus · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 14

DURING the week a bush fire broke out near Mr W P Cahill's property at Norah Creek, and spread out over the holding, destroying about 1000 acres of grass and a…

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Fire at Wellington. Wellington

National Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out in Lee Street yesterday in the premises occupied by Mr A Gage, a produce and skin store. The local Fire Brigade were on the spot…

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Fire in a Broken Hill Mine. Broken Bill

National Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 4

A fire has broken out in the Junction Mins below 500 feet level…

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Bush Fires

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 7

ON Sunday afternoon last a big bush fire broke out on Mr W P Cahill's property on Burrawong Creek and raged with terrific fury for several days. The blaze was first noticed by Mr…

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Big Bush Fires

Leader · Monday 19 February 1906 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a fire was ranging at Wire Gully and making for James and Tait's farms, and the Carbine paddock at Forest Beefs. A…

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How Fires Are Caused

Leader · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

A Warren gentleman who has recently travelled Orange way (says a Western exchange) says that he and a companion in the train watched the…

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Bush Fires

Leader · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

The Forest Reefs residents were afraid of the fire raging at Wire Gully last Saturday-afternoon reaching them, but to their great relief it stopped at…

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