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

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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The Brussels Fire Valuable Collections Burnt. Thieves Laden with Booty Arrested. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

Further details concerning the [?] Brussels Exhibition show that a collection of antique furniture ornaments from many private mansions…

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Mysterious Fires. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 3

Another mysterious outbreak of fire, the second within a short time, occurred this morning at the tramway workshops at Randwick…

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Watchman Lichting His Pipe. Causes the Brussels Fire. London, Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 3

The "Times" asserts that a watchman has admitted that in lighting his pipe he caused the fire at the Brussels exhibition…

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The World the Brussels Fire. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

It is slated that the British section of the Brussels exhibition was destroyed in five minutes. The British pictures and old plate, which were in a…

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Gale in Bega District Bush Fires Raging. Man Killed by Palling Branch. Bega

National Advocate · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

The gale which has been Taging throughout the Bega district blew with intense fury at Glenall, near Wolumla, occasioning one fatality. James…

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To-day's Cables. London, Monday. Destructive Forest Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

The forest fives have completely baffled the soldiers and the male inhabitants of Wallace, Idaho, U.S.A., and the entire town is in flames. The women and…

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Great Fire in Buenos Ayres

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

By a great fire which took place in Bu[?]nos Ayres, South America, damage to the extent of several million paper pesos was done. (The Argentine paper dollar, or peso,…

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Cullen Bullen. Loss Through Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

As a result of shortage of railway waggons, the Invincible colliery lost considerable time during the week. The Railway Commissioners passed…

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A Town on Fire. Terrible Calamity in America

Leader · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

Per[?] (Oregon), Saturday The forest fires which are devastating the North-West are more this atening this year…

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South Australia. a Steamer on Fire. Adelaide

Leader · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

The steamer South Africa, with 300 tons of dynamite, lying at Port River, near the torpedo station, was discovered on fire yesterday. It was not until…

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A Town on Fire Terrible Calamity in America. Saving the Women and Children Portland (Oregen)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

The forest fires which are devastating the North-west are more threatening to-night than at any time during the year…

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Disastrous Forest Fires. London

Leader · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

It is estimated that up to the, present 100 persons have been burned to death by the forest area that destroyed Wallace and other Idaho towns in the…

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American Forest Fires. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 3

The forest fires continue, and the Great Northern Railroad Company is hurrying special trains of fire fighters to Salmo, where it is reported that a…

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The World Raging forest fires Terrible Destruction in America Thirty People Incinerated. Many Others Missing. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 2

Terrible destruction has been caused by forest fires at Idaho and Montana (U.S.A.) At Wallace (Idaho) the country for…

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One Hundred Perish Wall of Fire for 60 Miles. London, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 2

One hundred people have perished at Idaho. Half the town of Wallace is standing but there is a solid wall of fire for…

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Latest Cables. Terrible Fires Forestry Service Men Lost. All Hope for Them Abandoned. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

According to the Forestry Surveyor, from 300 to 600 men of the Forestry Service, who have been fighting the fires in Montana America, are missing. All…

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The World Awful Destruction Big American Forest Fires Flames Travelling a Mile an Hour. Trainload of Patients Am Sisters. Caught in the Burning Forest. London, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

The damage caused by the forest fires in Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Montana is enormous, and loss of life is very, great…

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Idaho Bush Fires. Spokane

Leader · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

It is believed that over 200 have perished in the Idaho fires. The charred bodies of 23 fire fighters have been found in Setger Creek. Two burned…

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Forest Fires Over 200 Fatalities. Fire Fighters' Devotion. Spokane

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 3

It is believed that upwards of 200 persons perished in the Idaho fires. The charred bodies of 23 fire fighters have been found at Fetzer Creek…

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Fires Quenched by Snow. London

National Advocate · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 3

Heavy snow in the Mussoula district assisted in quenching" the forest fires…

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