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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 6 of 15

The Calcola Fire

National Advocate · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 2

It now transpires that as a result of the fire which occurred at Mr W Edward's property at Caloola on the 24th inst, a shed containing fifteen tons of hay was destroyed…

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Bathurst Fire Brigade

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 2

Captain Butcher and 13 out of 16 members of the Bathurst Fire Brigade, who recently resigned, have handed in their uniforms. The new Captain, Mr George…

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Millthorpe Mems. the Fire at Forest Reefs

Leader · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 4

The inquiry into the burning of Mr. Finneran’s [?] will take place at Forest Races at 3 o’ clock this afternoon…

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The Ballarat Fires

Leader · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 4

The report of the engine shed etc being burnt at the Ballarat Mine, Forest Reefs, was rather a shock to the people of Millthorpe, as the…

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The Forest Reefs Fire Who Burnt the Hay Stacks Verdict of Ingendiarism

Leader · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 2

H will b remembered that last week our Millthorpe correspondent reported the burning or some hay stacks belonging to Mr. James Finneran. As…

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The Ballarat Fire

Leader · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

The Ballarat fire was not as bad as was first reported, as the men got the engine to work again on Wednesday night…

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Fires at Forest Reefs a Case of Incendiarism Orange

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

An inquiry was held at Forest Reefs to-day re the fire at Mr, James Finneran's, whereby three stacks of hay, valued at £100, were destroyed…

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Fire in a Lodging House LONDON, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 6

An Italian lodging house in San Francisco was burnt to the ground and of the occupants were killed and others injured…

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Fire at Windsor WINDSOR

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 4

At an early hour today a large hay shed containing about 80 tons of hay, the property of Mr. W. Percival, a dairyman, on the outskirts of…

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Cable News. New York Fire. Seven Men Killed. London

Leader · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The power house of the Metropolitan street railway, New York, has been burnt down, and the falling walls killed seven firemen…

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Fire Brigade Asleep

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 4

For some time past the members of the Fire Brigade have been noticeably irregular in their practices. In some quarters this has been attributed to the fact that…

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Destroyed by Fire a Garage and Two Motor Cars Ballina

National Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 6

A garage, belonging to Messrs Low Bros', motor car proprietors, was burned down at about 5 o'clock this morning Two motor cars were…

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Money for Fire-Fighting

Leader · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 3

Speaking at the opening of the new fire station at Kogarah, the Premier remarked that the requirements of the citizens of Sydney…

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Fire at a Convent. Sydney

Leader · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

The Villa Marla convent school and residence at Hunter’s Hill was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The whole of the buildings…

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An Hotel Destroyed by Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

The Yowie Bay Hotel, at Port Hacking was yesterday partly destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £1000…

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Fire in the PHILLlPINES. Big Town Destroyed. London

Leader · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 3

Hoilo, a town to the Philllpine islands, has been destroyed by fire. Thousands of people are homeless. (The population of Hoilo is about…

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Sensational Early Morning Fire Hunter's Hill Convent Destroyed Narrow Escapes of Inmates a Plucky Girl Thrilling Story of Rescue Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

The weatherboard buildings attached to the Villa Maria Roman Catholic School and residence, at the corner of Gladesville-road and Mary-street,…

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Cable News. a French Fire. London, Tuesday

Leader · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

A great fire, the cause of which is unknown, occurred at the arsenal at Toulon, France. The workshops, officers’ quarters, torpedo school,…

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The Lithgow Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

Mr. L. Prosser, the secretary of the Lithgow Fire Brigade, denies the statement recently published in this journal that the brigade is asleep. It is, he says,…

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The Toulon Arsenal Fire Work of an Incendiary London, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

The fuse pushed under the door of an annexe at the Toulon arsenal and which was said to be the cause of the fire, has been found to be…

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