Fire Brands in High Places
During the visit of Lord Kitchener to Bathurst, Mr. D. Hogarth, of the Park Hotel, presented to his Lordship a hamper containing a bottle of a special…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
448 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 23
Big Fire at Kilburn Ten Shops Destroyed. One Hundred Thousand Pounds Damages. London
A fire, which took place at Evans's drapery stores in Kilburn, a suburb of London, caused £100,000 damages. An electric wire fused in a window…
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Harkness Hall( near Scarborough, residence of Lord Derwent, was destroyed by fire…
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Lord Derwent's residence at Scarborough has been burnt, and the damage is estimated at many, thousands of pounds. The fire-fighters were…
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Spontaneous combustion started a fire in a stack of copra in a shed on the German wharf at Circular Quay, damage being done to the extent of £2,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A Disgrace to the Country" Administration of Fire Brigades' Act. an Indignity to Bathurst. Caustic Criticism by Ald. Webb
In moving, at last night's meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council, that the request of the Council Clerk of Orange, that Aid. Withington be…
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A destructive bush fire at Jerilderi destroyed 20,000 acres of grass, many hay stacks and much fencing…
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At Jerilderie a bush fire destroyed 2,000 acres of grass, many haystacks, and a quantity of fencing. A number of sheep were also destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Fire Brigades' Board. Alderman Webb Indignant. "A Disgrace to the Country."
At the Council Meeting on Wednesday last, the following letter was read from the Orange Municipal Council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Clothing Factory Girls Jump From Windows. Three Killed, 12 Injured London
Three girls were killed through jumping out of the windows of a clothing factory at Philadelphia, which was on fire, while 12 others were…
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Mr. F. A. Morgan. secretary of the Local Government Association, has been nominated by the Broken Hill and Hay Municipal Councils as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Constantinople. Parliament House Destroyed. London, Thursday Afternoon
Yesterday a fire broke but in Chiragan Palace, Constantinople, the residence of the Sultan, and the meeting place of the Parliament of Turkey…
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A fire occurred in a factory at Philadelphia (U.S.A.), owing to an electric wire becoming fused on the third storey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Havoc by Lightning Court House and School Damaged. Fire Ball Descends on House. Sydney
Lightning played strangely during a storm in Sydney last night. It is stated that a fire ball descended upon a house at Darlingtor…
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The Bowral Municipality has a[?]so nominated the Mayor of Orange(Ald. J. S. Wellington) as country representative on the Fire Brigades Board…
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A fire occurred at about 12.45 p.m. on Saturday morning, at Mr. S. Ross' to bacconist's shop, Summer-street, and but for being detected by Mr. H…
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The Norweigen barque Arnicas struck on a reef off Haapai, and was beached. The vessel subsequently caught fire, owing to some cause which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Fire at Burraga. Sydney
A fire at Burraga has destroyed several premises in Main-street, and nearly one side of the street has been destroyed. Wong's shop. John Bettle's…
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A fire broke out here last night, which destroyed nearly one side of the main street. Wong's shop, John Bettle's shop,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Burraga Fire. Details of the Damage
A fire broke out here on Wednesday evening about seven o'clock; the result of which was that four shops and two dwellings were burnt to the ground. The…
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