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

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Disastrous Blaze. Half a Town Wiped Out. St. Petersburg

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 3

Owing to an extensive outbreak of fire at Ninguta, on the Nutankiang River, half the town has been wined out…

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Another Tenement Fire. London, Sunday evening

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

A fire broke out in a Jewish tenement house at Bow. A man was incinerated in the attic, and another perished after a fruitless effort to rescue…

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Fire in a Picture Show. Bourke

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 4

The Coronation Picture Show was the scene of a fire on Saturday night. The fire broke out in the operating box, through film combustion. Over…

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Arms on Fire with Eczema. Disease Banished by Zam-buk

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 1

For three months Miss Norah Quigley, of 13 Cowper-street, Glebe, Sydney, was tortured night and day by a distressing form of eczema, and it is only…

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Fire at Alexandria

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

A fire at Alexandria early this morning destroyed four weather board cottages and badly damaged two others. A large number of adjoining cottages were saved with…

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Portland. the Recent Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

Mr. J . Slmpkins, who was seized with a sudden illness on Thursday last, is still confined to his bed, but his condition has somewhat improved…

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Fire at Picture Show. Bourke

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 4

The Star Picture Company was giving a cinematographic show in Tobin's Hall when a fire occurred. The operator turned his back on the machine for a…

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Suffragette Outrage. Set Fire to Valuable Building. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

Suffragettes set fire to Sefield House, Liverpool, causing damage to the extent of £80,000. The building was under reconstruction for an…

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Fire Brigades' Board

Leader · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 2

The members of the Condobolin Fire Brigade have nominated Mr. Mark Owen, formerly the leading business man in their town, and ex-captain of…

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£30,000 Gone in Smoke. Big Blaze at Ballarat. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 26

A farmers' bacon factory at Ballarat was destroyed-by fire last night. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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Big Subu[?] Fire. Five Cottages Destroved. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 3

A big fire in [?]-street Alexandria, this morning, completely destroyed five weatherboard c[?] and hadly damaged two other. The oxtont…

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Big Fire Cottages Destroyed. Bad Water Supply. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 2

A big fire occurred in Gerbis-street, Alexandria, this morning, when five weather-board cottages were destroyed and two badly damaged. The contents…

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In the Small Hours. Disastrous Fire at Alexandria. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 4

A fire broke out early this morning in Gorber-street, Alexandria, and five weatherboard cottages were destroyed. Two others were damaged…

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Novelist As Fire-fighter. Jack London's Good Work. Santa Rosa (California)

National Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. Jack London, the well-known writer, assisted a band of fire-fighters when the town of Glenellen was threatened with destruction by forest…

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A Midnight Blaze

Molong Argus · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

Manildra was, on Friday night last, the scene of a most destructive fire, when Mr. W. D. McIntyre's general store was completely destroyed,…

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Most Disastrous Fire. Melbourne

Leader · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 3

One of the most disastrous fires that has occurred in Bathurst for 30 years broke out this morning in the [?] and bacon curing factory of Mr. G…

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"Bad Enough." Present Fire Brigade Act. Alderman Webb's Indictment

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 2

The Nowra Council, at a recent meeting, carried the following resolution:- "That all municipalities and shires affected by the operation of the Fire…

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Fire Brigades Act Municipal Dissatisfaction. Bathurst Council Joins In

National Advocate · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 3

Mr. John Fraser, Town Clerk to the Municipality of Nowra, wrote to Wednesday night's meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council, enclosing a…

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Big Fire. Ham Factory Destroyed. Hundreds Out of Work. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 2

The most disastrous fire that has occurred at Ballarat for 30 years broke out last night at the ham and bacon factory curing factory of George Farmer…

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Fire

Leader · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 6

What must be considered as an exceedingly narrow escaps from the total construction by [?] of a house in Lord'n Place occurred on Thursday…

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