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

Fires & bushfires, 1909

583 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 30

Damage to Post Offices. Fires in Scandinavia and Germany. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 3

Many outbreaks of fire arc reported in telegraph offices in Scandinavia and North Germany. This is attributed to the fusing of…

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Fire at Coonamble

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 14

About 11 p.m. on Sunday last a tire broke out in a weatherboard cottage in Castlereagh Street, Coonamble, occupied by Mr. Thomas Judge…

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Fire at Bowral. Bowkal

National Advocate · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 2

A serious fire at Mr. W. Neich's house, "Fair Mount," was prevented to-day by the timely arrival of the local fire bridage. The fire started in…

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Escapes From Burning. Fell Into a Fire. Child Rescues Grandmother. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 7

Mrs. C. Cassidy, the mother of a well-known family of that name in the [?] district, where, she has resided for many years was the Victim of a serious burning…

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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 19

The Building of Decorative Art at the Milan Exhibition was destroyed by fire on 3rd August, in consequence of a defect in the electric light wiring…

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Barrier Fire. Stores of Value Destroyed. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Broken Hill last night which destroyed a store a the Central Mines containing a large supply of ordinary mine…

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A Broken Hill Fire. Extensive Damage. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 2

A fire which took place last night almost completely destroyed the store of the Sulpride Corporation's central mine. The store…

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Woman Suicides. Set Herself on Fire. West Australia

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 2

Alice Maud Burgoae, 45, a single woman, committed suicide at Perth last night. She set fire to herself. While trying to extinguish the flames a…

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Big Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 3

A fire at Wickham totally destroyed a box factory and machinery, valued at £,2500, owned by Frederick Viggus, The property was insured for £2250…

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News by Telegraph Broadmeadow Fire. Two Cottages Just Saved. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 3

A box factory owned by Fred. Viggers, of Broadmeadow, near Newcastle, was destroyed by fire to-day. The fire brigades were powerless to…

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Danger of Bush Fires

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 1

With the big flush of grass coating most of the State inland, and the rapidly-drying effects of the summer heat. an enormous stretch of country…

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Fire in London. Hop Warehouse Gutted. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 2

One of the hop warehouses in Southwark of Messrs. W. H. and H. Le May has been gutted by fire. Five thousand pockets of hops were destroyed…

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Woolshed Fire

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

A serious outbreak of fire occurred at Amphitheatre Station woolshed, (about 20 miles from Cobar) on Friday afternoon last. The fire was caused by…

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Fire at South Gundagai. GUNDAGAI

National Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 3

A serious [?]re originated yesterday afternoon in an old store (occupied by E. Luff, bootmaker), and adjoining the old Royal Oak Hotel, South Gundagai…

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Ship on Fire Two Lives Lost. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 2

On arrival of the steamer Surrey this morning from Sydney it was reported that a fire had broken out in her coal bunkers. Yesterday morning…

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Fire in a Ship’s Hold. Exciting Adventures. Melbourne

Leader · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 2

Whilst the Surrey was lying along side of Blakwater pier at Williams town another outbreak of fire, occur red in No. 3 hold, which was full o[?]…

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Leap to Death Dog Saves Three Lives at a London Fire. Two Girls Killed

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 4

Two girls lost their, lives, and a third was seriously injured as the result of a fire which broke out recently at a confectioner's shop, tenanted by Mr…

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Fire. Horrible Discovery. Woman Burnt to Death. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 2

A fire broke out early this morning in the rear of a boarding-house occupied by Mrs. Fox at Neutral Bay. After the flames were extinguished a…

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The Fire on the Surrey. Extinguished at Last. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 3

The fire on the steamer Surrey was put out yesterday afternoon, after a hard fight and considerable damage. Eleven firemen were overcome by the…

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Fire. Devastation in Canada. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 19 October 1909 · page 3

A grain elevator and 200.000 bushels of wheat, eight sheds full of freight, a cold-storage warehouse, and Custom House has been destroyed by fire at…

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