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

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Sensational Res[?]e From Fire. London

Leader · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

The nuns attacked [?]fire at Ursuline convent, Brent[?]d, Essex, and finally subdued it. Two hundred girl inmates were [?]…

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The Local Fire Brigade. Incorrect Statements Refuted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

Regarding the statement which appeared in Friday's "Mercury," emanating from Katoomba, that the Lithgow Fire Brigade had only received two calls during the…

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Disastrous Bush Fires Raging on the Hawkes-bury. Windsor

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

Extensive bush fires are doing a groat deal of damage at Sackville Reach, on the Hawkesbury. The Sackville School of Arts has been burnt to…

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Fires in the South. Wollongong

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

Big bush fires have raged all along the mountain ranges, and, being fanned by easterly winds, a large area of country was soon enveloped in flames…

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Fire In Morrissett-street

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

The fire brigade received a call shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday to enxtinguish a fire at Mr.A.J.A.Brown's residence, 25 Morrissett-street. The outbreak…

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Cable News. Handling Live Wires. Fire at Electric Works. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

Sensational incidents attended a fire by which the electric power works at Tarragona, Spain, were destroyed on Saturday…

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Bush Fires Around Sydney. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2
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Another bush fire occurred in the Hornsby district this morning. A [?]orce battle was fought with the flames for several hours, and many…

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Bush Fires at Hornsby Residents Fight the Flames. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

Bush fires are still raging in the vicinity of Hornsby. Serious damage was only averted, last night, by the efforts of about 40 residents. At times…

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Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 18

Bush fires in many parts of Victoria are causng great damage, many houses being destroyed. A block of six busines place…

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Fatal Fire. Launceston

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

The Royal Hotel, Latrobe, occupied by T.Hanson has been destroyed by fire. Mr.J.E.Roche, who occupied a room close to where the fire started…

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Fire at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

The residence of Mr. Patrick Cannon, grazier, of Silver Row, near Forbes, was totally destroyed by fire, together with the whole of the contents…

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Fire in Eurow Mountains. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

A fire has been raging in the Eurow Mountains, between Eugowra and Cookamidgera for the past couple of days. A large number of men are…

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Breach of Fire Regulations. Forbes Farmer Fined. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

At the police court yesterday morning, Gerald Austen, a share farmer of Budgerabong, was charged with breach of the Careless Use of Fire…

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Fire Drill in Factories. London Jury's Rider. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

An important rider was added to the verdict of a coroner's jury that invetigated yesterday the circumstances of a recent fire in London…

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Fire Brigades Board Election of Country Representative. Bathurst Supports Mayor of Orange

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

Bathurst has at last extended the "glad hand" to Orange. At last night's meeting of the bathurst Council, Alderman E. T. M'Neilly, Mayor…

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Suburban Bush Fires Fire Brigades Have Busy Day. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out at Sefton Park, between Rookwood and Bankstown, this afternoon, and destroyed about 25 or 30 acres of bush. The Rockwood…

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Bush Fires. Sydney Suburbs Fight. Firemen Injured. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 4

Bush fires are raging around many, of the suburbs to-day. A serious outbreak occurred near Sefton Park, to the southward of…

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An Outbreak of Fire

Leader · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

Yesterday evening an outbreak of fire occurred at the rear of the Acme Engineering Works and Motor Garage, in Lord's Place. It appears that…

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Mysterious Fires Two More at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 1

The somewhat long visit of mysterious fire outbreaks in unoccupied houses was added to last night, two conflagrations occurring almost…

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