Mountain Bush Fires. Cottages Destroyed
Bush fires were reported last week at various Mountain centres. There were outbreaks as Leura and Valley Heights. It is reported that a cottage at Leura, owned…
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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
605 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 26 of 31
Bush fires were reported last week at various Mountain centres. There were outbreaks as Leura and Valley Heights. It is reported that a cottage at Leura, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush fires are raging here at present, and considerable damage has been done during the past week. Mr. P. Hooli[?]an was the heaviest loser, having about two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire which has been burning for some days to the east of the Caves-road, Lithgow, was lifted along at a rapid pace by the strong westerly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The clang of the firebell at about 8 o'clock on Saturday night summoned the Bathurst Fire Brigade to the residence of Mr. McKenzie, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. H. O. Elliott, farmer of Louisville, had his house and the whole of its contents destroyed by fire. Mr. Elliott was in town attending as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →That Bathurst folk arc strangers to the sight of local fires was evident from the excitement caused at about 8 o'clock on Saturday night by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The destruction of 2000 tons of mill wood in the yards at the Liverpool railway station was narrowly averted shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush fires are raging in many parts of the State with disastrous results. Lightning set fire to several places in the vicinity of the Poseidon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar developments have come to light in connection with the McKay and Logan fire. An examination of the ruins resulted in the discovery of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A peculiar development has transpired in connection with the big fire here last week. An examination of Logan's premises shows that 12 deep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A wire from Tarana says that the continuous hot and dry weather is causing the grass to dry, and the ground is becoming too hard for potato…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather has been very warm here during the last week. A bush fire destroyed the grass and fences out at Mr. Joyce's, about seven miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An inquiry was held at the courthouse, Lithgow, on Tuesday morning, by Mr. E. P. Richards, Coroner, with reference to the destruction of a house at McArthur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in one of D. and J. Fowler's great wholesale grocery warehouses in the heart of the shopping district of the city, situated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wild scenes of panic occurred in one of the leading theatres through the be haviour of a number of hooligans, who raised the cry of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two lads, nine years of age, were fined £5 each, and £1 costs, for setting fire to a house at Heath. The lads had visited a picture show, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hooligans started a panic by raising an alarm of lire during the progress of a performance in the Bordeaux theatre. The panic-stricken people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous fire occurred at Grayville last night, when James Barne[?] boiling down factory was totally d[?] stroyed. The flames raged uncheck[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire occurred at Granville late last night, when, a large boiling-down factory, owned by Mx. James Barnes, was entirely destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An outbreak of fire occurred in the main street yesterday. Eight shops and dwellings were destroyed. damage is estimated at between four…
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