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

Fires & bushfires, 1907

297 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 15

Fire at Wolgan

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 1

Last Friday night, about 7.30, a tent occupied by three miners named. Roy (2), and H[?]bbert was burnt out. The occupants wore, absent at the time, having left about…

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Fire at Wolgan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 12

A file occurred at Wolgan on Friday night last when a tent occupied by three miners named Roy (2), and Hibbert was destroyed. The occupants…

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Westralian Sensation House on Fire. Family Locked in by a Madman. Perth

Leader · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 2

A ten-roomed house caught firs at Perth. A man went in to save the occupants, who were locked in a room by…

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A Sensational Fire. House Saturated with Kerosene a Rescuer Locked in Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 2

A Perth telegram states that a ten roomed house caught fire, and that man named Hugo who went into save the occupants was locked in tho room…

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Fire at Parkes

Leader · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

The shops occupied by G. McGirr, chemist, W. Moulden, tobacconist and fancy goods, in Clarinda-st, Parkes, were totally destroyed by fire on…

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Fire at Darling Harbour. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 3

Early this morning a fire broke out in a box factory at Darling Harbour, occupied by W. McEnally. The fire occurred on the ground floor, and the…

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Fire in a Coal Mine a Naked Light. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 3

An explosion and Ore was caused in a portion of the workings of Duckenfield colliery by a miner going into a disused working place with a…

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Fire at Wickham NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 4

At an early hour this morning a weatherboard building in Bryant-street, Wickham, owned and occupied by Mr Francis Bailey, was with the…

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Fire in the City Prescott’s, Ltd Burnt Out. Damages Assessed at £2,000. Sydney

Leader · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at the premises of Prescott, Ltd., produce merchants, in Sussex-st., yesterday morning. The second floor and…

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Fire at Wattle Flat Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 4

At about one o'clock on Sunday morning a large stable and cow shod, the property of Mr U Ireland, and situated at the rear of his store, was…

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The Lady Doris Fire

Leader · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 3

The surveyor is unable to give an estimate of the damage done by last night’s fire on the ship lady Doris, at Newcastle, but states it is…

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A Lake Of Fire

Leader · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

The Lake of Waterloo is a phosphorescent sheet of water 1,000ft long, near Nassau, in the Bahamas. At night it is like a sheet of living…

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Fire at Waterloo SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 5
Also in Leader

The shop of a Chinese cabinet-maker Sun Hung Lee, in Botany Road, Waterloo, was completely gutted by fire this afternoon. Several dwelling…

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Fire in Ironworks Gully

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 2

A fire, occurred on Friday, morning about 9 O' clock, at the residence of Mr. T. West, in the ironworks gully as the result of which the house which had a…

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An American Fire. Fifteen Incinerated. London

Leader · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 3

An hotel near Tarcona, Washington, has been destroyed by fire. Fifteen persons were incinerated. The fire was the work of an incendiary…

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Fire in the City. Sydney

Leader · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 3

At 8 o’clock last night a fire was discovered in the linger Sewing Machine Coy’s warehouse in York-st. Owing to the timely intervention…

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Fire at Singer's Big Conflagration Averted Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out in the Singer Sewing Machine Co's warehouse in York-street last night, but owing to the timely intervention of the fire brigade…

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To-day's Telegrams. Great Fire at Murwillumbah. Township Practically Destroyed Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 2

The township of Murwillumbah was practically destroyed by fire this in[?]ing Fifty-nine buildings were consumed including four banks…

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Disastrous Fire. a Township in Ruins. Fifty-nine Buldings Destroyed. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 September 1907 · page 2

The township of Murwillumbah was practically destroyed by fire this morning, 59 buildings being consumed, including four banks…

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