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

Fires & bushfires, 1912

904 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 46

Fire at Parkes. Hotel Destroyed. Parkes

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 4

A fire broke out in the Occidental Hotel, in Clarinda-street, early yesterday, morning, and before the local brigade could get the flames in check,…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Extensive bush fires have raged at Como during the past few days. Two residences have been destroyed…

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Bush Fires at Como. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Extensive bush fires occurred at Como, and two residences with their contents, were destroyed…

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Fire at Stanfield

Leader · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

A fire occurred on Saturday at Mr. J. Glasson's Stanfield Station, near Carcoar, by which considerable loss was narrowly avorted. As it happened…

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Fire at the Barrier. Broken Hill

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

The underground manager's house at the South Extended mine, together with the furniture, was totally destroyed by fire last night…

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Big Fire at Wee Waa

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

A disastrous, fire occurred at Wee Waa early this morning, with the result that five business places in the main portion of the town were totally destroyed, together…

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Big Fire in Adelaide Furniture Factory Destroyed. Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 3

A fire destroyed the furniture and general woodware factory of J. Drage at East Adelaide, yesterday. Shortly after noon the alarm was raised, and…

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Bathurst Fire Station

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

The Bathurst Municipal Council last night decided to refer the matter of the proposed transfer of the fire station to another site to the Parks…

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Bosh Fires at Hargreaves Damage in Hargraves District. Hargraves

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 4

Bush fires are raging throughout the district. At Grattai a large area of ground has been destroyed. Fires are also burning fiercely south to…

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Disastrous Fire at Wee Waa. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

A big fire this morning swept away the main portion of the business places at Wee Waa, and the cause of the confiagration is unknown. When…

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A Northern Fire £10,000 Damage. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 3

Damage to the extent of £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at Wee Waa, a town 373 miles from Sydney, on the northern line, last…

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Another Country Fire. Wee Waa's Business Block Swept. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 4

A fire this morning swept away the greater portion of the business block of Wee Waa. The cause of the conflagration is…

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Big Country Fire Another Unprotected Town Five Business Place Burnt. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 3

A fire broke out at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning and swept away the main portion of the "business block of Wee Wee, on the main…

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Country Fires. Blaze at Brewarrina. Brewarrina

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

A fire occurred at 1.30 yesterday morning at a Chinese store owned by Duck Chong, off Bathurst-street, Brewarrina. The origin of the fire is…

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A Big Blaze. Amsterdam

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

The warehouses of the company "Ocean" have been destroyed by fire. The total loss is put down a £ 100,000…

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Fire Brigade Control

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The Bathurst Municipal Council on Wednesday night received a resolution from the Cowra Municipality requesting co-operation in a certain matter. The…

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Country Fire Brigades. Government Action Urged

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

During the last six months nine, at least, serious fires have occurred in the country, and, noting this, the "S.M. Herald" (though it has been…

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A Lively Chase Constable Fires Revolver. Two Thieves Captured. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

Constable Watkins, shortly after midnight this morning, saw two men behaving in a suspicious manner at a show case in front of Jones's drabery…

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Fire at Brewarrina Chinese Store Destroyed.swarrina

National Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 4

[?] Yesterday…

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Bush Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 2

Messrs. Buckley Bros, and Mr. J. Rohr, of Glen Iris and Spire View, have, had a busy time in the fire line lately. But fires have been ruling…

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