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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 17 of 41

Hotel Fire in Gilgandra

Leader · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

Early on Monday morning a fire broke out in the stables at Skelton's hotel, near the railway, and the building was completely gutted. About two…

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Village Burnt Out. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

A spark from a passing traction engine resulted in a fire which destroyed a whole village in Essex. The inhabitants, numbering 56, and including a…

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Another Gilgandra Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 19

Damage to the extent of £250 was done by a fire which destroyed the stables at Skelton's Hotel, Gilgandra. this week. The buildings and…

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Fire Brigade Finances

National Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

In a report to last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council, the Board of Fire Commissioners staved that during the year the sum of £870 16s 10d had…

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Gilgandra's Record. Four Fires Ix a Week. Gilgandra

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

Gilgandra is putting up a record in the way of fires. Yesterday morning the large stables at the Railway Hotel were burnt to…

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Fire at Portland. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 22

A fire at Portland destroyed several business places…

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Mysterlous Fires Epidemic in Calcutta. Sixteen Outbreaks Since March 23. CALCUTTA

National Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

An epidemic of fires has occurred in Calcutta lately, and so far no clues as to the perpetrators has been discovered. A large portion of the new…

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Fire at Portland Inadequate Water Supply. Portland

National Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in W. Twecdie's butchery, in Williewa-street. The employees were absent owing to a half-holiday. As the…

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Big Fire at Liverpool. Fireman Drowned in Flooded Basement. London

National Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

A warehouse at Liverpool was burnt, and a thousand bales of cotton were ruined. A fireman, who was missed during the conflagration, was…

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Disastrous Fire at Portland- Business Premises Destroyed. Loss Estimated at £2,500. PORTLAND

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred hero at about 3.30 this afternoon, when, valuable business premises in Williowa-street were destroyed. The fire is supposed to have originated…

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Desperado Missing. Escaped During Bush Fire. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 1

The greatest mystery surrounds the disappearance of Blunderfield, a prisoner from the Rottnest pehal settlement…

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Desperado Missing Mystery at Rottnest. Escaped During Bush Fire. Fremantle

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 6

The greatest mystery surrounds the disappearance of Blunderfield a prisoner from the Rottnest penal settlement…

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Fire at Portlan. Inadequate Water Suply

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

Last Wednesday afternoon [?] broke out in Mr. W. Tweedie[?]chery, in Williewa-street, Pe[?] The employees were absent, [?]…

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Fighting in Mexico. Attack on Tampico. Warehouses on Fire. Mexico City

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

Rumors are in circulation that the Rebels have captured Tampico. Other reports states that the Federal gunboats are successfully defending the…

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Alarm of Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

About 11 this forenoon an alarm of lire was given. A minute or two later the officer in charge of the brigade and four men, together with the hose reel, were on tho scene,…

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Disastrous False Alarm Fire Engine Smashed. Brishbane

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

Responding to what turned out to be a false alarm, a contingent of men from the fire station had a sensational experience. They were proceeding along…

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To Fire a Salute As Apology to United States Washington

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 1

President Wilson states that the Mexican Government has agreed to fire a salute at Tampus, a an apology for the arrest of the United States…

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The Power of the Press "Set Yourselves on Fire." Archbishop Kelly's Advice. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

Archbishop Kelly, addressing delegates to the Catholic Federation Conference, in St. Mary's Cathedral, this morning, expressed his belief in the…

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Four Fires in a Week

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 14

Gilgandra is putting, up a record, in the way of fires. One morning last week the stables of the Royal Hotel were burnt to the ground; and…

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Tragic Fire. Seven Deaths. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

In a fire which destroyed a five-storey apartment in Boston, U.S.A., seven persons perished, while another is missing…

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