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

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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More Bush Fires. Outbreak in Carcoar District What Causes Conflagrations?

Leader · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 2

A correspondent from Car[?]ar states:—During the past two or three days bush fires have broken out in various parts of the district, but in…

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Phosphorous Pofsons and Bash Fires

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 2

Several disastrous bush fires this season are stated to have originated from the use of phosphorous rabbit poisons, and as a consequence a great amount of…

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A Disastrous Fire. Sydney

Leader · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 3

A large fire broke out at Bedfern early this morning. Muoro‘s wood turnery establishment was destroyed. The damage is estimated at £2000…

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Terrific Fire in Sydney Four Acres Ablaze. Still Borning Sydney, Friday 1.30 a.m

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 2

Hapburn and McKenzie's timber yards, Pyrmont, with stacks of timber covering an area of four acres, were completely destoyed by fire during last night. Two…

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The Pypmont Fire. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 2

The fire at McKenzie's timber yard, Pyrmont, won extinguished at five o'clock this afternoon, The damage is estimated at £30,000. Mr McKenzie's…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 2

All the miners were again withdrawn from the Proprietary Mine this morning. The reason first advanced was that the fire had descended to the 500ft…

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A Big Fire. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

The intercolonial railway workshops at Moncton, a port of New Brunswick, have been burnt, causing damage estimated at one million dollars,…

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The Fire at Shade Forth

Leader · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4

With reference to a paragraph In “The Leader" of 21st instant giving par[?]ulars of the storm at Shadforth on Sunday 18th instant, and stating…

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M’kenzie’s Fire. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 3

Mr M'Kenzie now definitely states the amount of his loss by fire at £15,500, which was fully covered by insurance…

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Burraga. a Bush Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 3

On Friday last a bush fire started on Mr. C. Ryan's run on the Isabella, and burnt about 120 acres of grass. Fortunately, it was early discovered, and many of the…

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A Fire—£25 Destroyed

Molong Argus · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 15

ONE day this week smoke was seen issuing from the roof of the residence of Mr. W. Sharpies, at East Molong, and very speedily on the spot were…

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A Lunatic's Terrible Act. Soaks His Clothes with Kerosene. and Sets Fire to Them. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

Edward Butterworth(40) hairdresser, residing at Balmain, committed suicide yesterday by soaking his clothes in kerosene and setting fire to them. A…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

Leader · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held last night, for the purpose of considering the payment of the Fire Brigade Board…

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Cable News. Fire in a Ball Room. Eighteen Persons Burned to Death, London

Leader · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

While (landing was going on at a bal room in Italy, the building caught fire. Eighteen danger were incinerated. while others were injured by…

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Fire in a Mine. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 3

The fire in the Proprietary Mine, Broken Bill, continues, and is very bad…

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The World Courrieres Fire Again Raging. Seventeen Rescuers Perish. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 3

The fire baa again broken out in the mine at Courrieres and is raging violently. All operations hive been suspended for the time being and…

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Broken Hill Mine Fire. Daily Increasing. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 2

The fire in the Proprietary Mine at Broken Hill seems to be getting worse daily, and the fire is now at the 650 level The McBride shaft has…

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Fire at Liverpool Asylum

Leader · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 3

A store at Liverpool asylum, in which over 800 inmates’ swags and personal effects were kept, was destroyed by fire this morning. The…

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Fire at Dubbo. Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 2

A stable and buggy shed attached to Mr E Viger's premises in Serisier street were destroyed by fire this afternoon, and a cab, quantity of saddlery and…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Decline of Capital

Leader · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 3

The condition of the Broken Hill proprietary mine, consequent on the fire, is increasing in gravity. The capital value of the mine has declined…

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