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

Fires & bushfires, 1913

889 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 45

Another Fire a Man Arrested. London

National Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

The store of the Westminster Wood Paving Company at Fulham was discovered to be on fire early this morning. The fire had been burning for…

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Fire at Coonamble. Business Premises Destroyed. Coonamble

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

The coroner's inquiry into the fire which destroyed the premises occupied by W. W. Lyttelton and Thompson and Tout, has Concluded. The Coroner's…

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Fierce Fire. Rubber Works Destroyed. Brilliant Display. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

Late last night a fire was discovered in the P[?]ddington works of Messrs. Duval and Co. rubber merchants and manufacturers of Castlereagh-street,…

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A Blaze of Diamonds

Leader · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

Brisbane "Courier" says there has just been completed to the order of a lady there an exquisite diamond necklet. It is an artistie piece of…

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Wagga Tobacconist Burnt Out. Wagga

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

The premises of E. H. Ferguson, tobacconist and newsagent, in the busiest part of Fitzmaurice-street, were destroyed by fire last…

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A Big Blaze. £80,000 Damage. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Damage to the extent of £80,000 was done by a fire Birmingham on Satur- A scandalous feature of the disaster was the delay in establishing telephonic…

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Fire at Wa[?][?]a. Business Places Gutted. Wagga

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 3

A most serious fire occurred here last night, when the business premises of E. H. Ferguson, tobacconist, were completely gutted…

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Fire at Chent Exhibition. 150 Square Yards Destroyed. Brussels

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

A fire broke out at the Ghent. Exhibition and raged for two hours. One hundred and fifty square yards of the place was destroyed. An English fire…

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Ghent Exhibition Fire. Brussels

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 3

The damage wrought by the fire at the Ghent Exhibition is estimated, at ten thousand sterling…

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On the Brink of Eternity an Aeroplane on Fire. Sensational Volplane to Safety. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 5

At the Bristol bi-plane meet at Salisbury, Mr. Pizey, had Mr. Fellons as a passenger, when a valve broke. Flames darted forth, and caught the…

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Fire Handicaps Political Candidate. Melbourne

Leader · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 3

Important considerations surround the destruction by fire of the Coburg building used as an office for the local P.L.C., and as a committee room…

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Burnt to Death. Woman's Clothes Catch Fire. Crafton

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 3

Mary M'Namara, aged 25 years, who resided with her parents in Southgate-road, was terribly burned through her clothes catching fire, while working in…

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A Tamworth Blaze. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 6

A timber yard belonging to Thorsby Ltd., Tamworth, and also the machinery, were destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at…

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The Suffragettes. Further Fires. Christabel Pankhurst. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 5

During last night three fires broke out at Richmond, all within a radius of three-quarters of a mile. Suffragettes are suspected as having…

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Fire at Tamworth. Tamworth

National Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 3

A fire occurred at the timber yards of Messrs. Thorsby's, Ltd., last night, and machinery and timber to the value of £2000 was destroyed…

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School Destroyed by Fire. Origin Unknown. Burraga

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

The Wattle Vale school was burned down on Wednesday night. The origin of the fire is unknown…

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Set on Fire Hay Ricks and Farm House. Narrow Escape of Farmer's Family. Supposed Suffragette Chased. London, Thursday evening

National Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 4

Two hay ricks and a farm house at Kew Gardens were set on fire. The tenant and his family had narrow escapes…

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Polling Booth Burnt Out. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 2

Word was received to-day in Sydney that a polling booth at Emmaville, in the north-west of the New England electorate, was destroyed by fire last…

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Trial by Fire. Superstitition in Canada. Woman Burned to Death. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 3

A "trial by ordeal" in the old Saxon way resulted in a young Galician woman being burned to death at Winnipeg yesterday…

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Trial by Fire Superstition in Canada. Woman Burned to Death. Husband Kills His Bride. Vancouver

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 3

A "trial by ordeal", in the old Saxon way resulted in a young Galician woman being burned to death at Winnipeg yesterday…

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