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

Fires & bushfires, 1914

815 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 41

Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 2

A fire at the property of Mr. O. J. Jenkins, Mount Oea, six miles from Coolah, did about £80 worth of damage. The property was…

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Huge Fire Losses. Sydney

Leader · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

Figures compiled show that over £400,000 worth of damage has been done by the in Sydney since November last…

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Eight Natives Incinerated Big Fire at Bombay. Bombay

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

A great fire broke out in the bazaar in the native quarter this morning, and was only overcome with the greatest difficulty…

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Big Fire Timber Yard Ablaze. State Works Destroyed. Damage Exceeds £50,000. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 1

The State Government's joinery works and timber yard were burnt out early yesterday. morning, the damage done amounting to over £60,000. The…

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Terrific Rozelle Fire. Three Acres of Flames. Government Timber Yards and Joinery Sydney

Leader · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

A monster fire at Rozells on Saturday morning resulted in the total destruction of the Government joinery works and timber yards. [?]…

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A Queensland Fire. Charleville

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in Toub's tailoring and drapery establishment, and as a result Toub's premises, Armstrong's butchering…

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Rabbiter Incinerated. Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Albury

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 3

Mr. P. Cansten's hotel at Bulgandra, on the western side of Albury, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Owing to the…

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Bush Fire at Rock Forest

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

A bush fire broke out at Rock Forest yesterday, about a mile from Mr. A. Sullivan's residence. Between three and four hundred acres were destroyed…

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A Mysterious Fire

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

A report has been received from Enngonia, stating that a large van, the property of Zaman Shah, a licensed hawker, mysteriously caught fire…

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Mysterious Fire. Homestead Burnt. Bourke

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

A fire mysteriously started in a bedroom at the homestead of Mr. A. D. Triggs' station, about 31 miles from Bourke, yesterday afternoon. The…

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Destructive Fire Wagga Swept. Damage £3000. WAGGA

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

Particulars have been received of a disastrous fire, which took place at Marrara, 25 miles from here, on Saturday morning. The flames swept…

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Swept by Bush Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 21

All day Wednesday about 20 station hands were 'engaged lighting a bush 'fire which Broke out on Mr. A. Sullivan's Estate, at Rock Forest,…

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Rock Forest Fire

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. Sullivan and his men were again busy at Rock Forest yesterday keeping under control the bush fire which broke out on Tuesday. No further damage…

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Fire at Wongarbon

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 15

At an early hour on Friday morn-ing the residents of the progressive little settlement of Wongarbon, wore, for the most part, roused by…

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Big Country Blaze. Three Thousand Pounds Damage. Wagga

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 4

Particulars have come to hand of a disastrous fire in the township of Marrar, 25 miles from here, early on Saturday morning, the rains of which…

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Bush Fires. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 5

A bush fire broke out at the Rock Forest on Tuesday, about a mile from Mr. A. .Sullivan s residence. Between three and four hundred acres of grass and timber…

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Afghan Burnt Out

Leader · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 2

Bourke has been exempt from fires for the past five months. Cycles would say that this is on account of the insurance companies refusing to…

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Golf Links Fires

Leader · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Bursts of flames on the hills near the golf links on Thursday evening made it appear to Orange residents that a bush fire was raging. The fires…

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Fire at Ganbenang

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 3

A fire broke out yesterday (Thursday) Afternoon, between here and Lowther, and travelled at terrific pace with a strong easterly behind it. The area burned was about…

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Big Adelaide Fire. Adelaide

Leader · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 2

A fire broke out at the premises of the A. and D. Sandford, produce merchants, in the heart of the city yesterday afternoon. The building was…

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