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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 9 of 16

Fire at Burraga. Burraga

Leader · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

Messrs. M’Guire Bros., general store, and Mr. Kessey’s Public Hall at Mt. David, were completely destroyed by fire on Friday night. The fire…

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Big Paris Fire LONDON. Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 3

The Paris leather market has been burnt, causing damage to the extent of £400.000…

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Fire in Junction Mine, Broken Hill

Leader · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 4

During his recent visit to Broken Hill, the Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr. J. B. Jaquet, A.R.S.M.) made a careful inquiry into…

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Fire Brigade Ambulance Class

Leader · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 2

We have been requested by Captain Bartle of the Fire Brigade, to draw attention to a meeting of the members of the Brigade, to be held at…

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Fatal Fire. London

Leader · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 3

A tenement at Stratford, Essex has been burnt. A family of six including three generations, was killed. Another family…

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Fire at Essex LONDON, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 3

A tenement at Stratford, Essex, was burnt down last night, six of the residents, including three generations, being killed. Other members of the…

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The Mount David Fire. (From our Burraga Correspondent.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 5

Mr. Jacob Barnes, coroner, of Rockley, held an inquiry on Tuesday into the cause of the fire which destroyed Kessey's hall and Messrs. McGuire's store at Mount…

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Fire at Portland

National Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 2

Our Portland correspondent last night wired that Mr Edward Aiup's shop and dwelling had been totally destroyed by fire. The building was insured in the London…

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The Katoomba Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

The inquiry into the fire at South Katoomba, whereby a cottage owned by Mr. Martin Potter, of Lithgow, was totally destroyed, was continued at Katoomba…

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The Fire at South Katoomba Inquiry Into the Cause

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 6

Mr. Arthur Judges, J.P., coroner for the district, held an inquiry at Katoomba, on Wednesday, into the cause of the fire at Katoomba South, on May 16, when a…

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Fire at Portland. Premises Gutted. Narrow Escape of Other Buildings

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 5

A disastrous fire, which resulted in the complete destruction of the business place of Mr. Edward Amps, of Williewa-street, occurred at about two o'clock on…

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A Disastrous Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 8

ABOUT 4 o'clock on Sunday morning last the Two Mile Hotel zat Cundumbul was totally destroyed by fire. Nothing is known as to how the blaze originated and beyond the fact that it started in what is…

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The Fire at South Katoomba Continuation of the Enquiry

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1906 · page 1

The inquiry into the cause of the fire at South Katoomba, resulting in the destruction of a weatherboard cottage belonging to Mr. Martin Potter, was…

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The Fire Brigade Event

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 11

The above event (alarm and rush) took place at the U.F.S. sports on Monday, and was won by the team comprising C. Wall, E. J. Hough,…

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Nearly a Serious Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 2

Mudgee suffers little from the depredations of the fire fiend, and the news yesterday evening that the residence of Mr. Dan Donovan just…

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The-World Fires on Steamers Much Damage Done London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 3

The fire on the steamer Gothic, from New Zealand, which was beached near Plymouth, has been extinguished and the vessel lies on an even keel…

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Fire in New Zealand. Priest Burned to Death. Sydney

Leader · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 3

The Tapaaul Hotel, in Otago, N.Z., has been destroyed by fire. Rev. Father M’Grath was burned to death…

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The Lithgow Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

The members of the fire brigade are determined to purchase a new und up-to-date reel, and with this object in view have organised and carried out a canvass of…

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The-World The "Gothic" Fire Wool the Origin London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 3

Two bales of wool on the steamer Gothic placed on deck on Sunday week were opened yesterday and the centres of each was found to be…

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Extraordinary Fatality. Man Sewn in a Bag. His Clothes Catch Fire. Five Men Charged With Murder. FIFIELD

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 7

The re-opened inquiry concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of James Cameron at Fifield, on February 16, was started at…

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