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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 7 of 41

Heat and Bush Fires. a Woman's Description

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 1

The strength of a country is supposed to be its husbandry, but very often the man on the land has to pass through vicissitudes that would break…

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Big Fremantle Fire. Fremantle

Leader · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 3

Bunning Bros. huge timber yards at Perth caught fire at 2 o'clock this mornin[?]. The fire burned itself out, the brigades being useless. The…

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A Close Shave. White City Fire Girl. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Mare Thelin, the American artist who dives in a blazing costume into a oft. tank of water at the White City, narrowly escaped death last night…

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Fire Diver's Pluck Lady Performer Badly Burned. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 3

Miss Marie Thelm, the Swedish [?]ady who dives with her clothes in [?]lames, into a tank, at the White City, [?]as severely burned last night,…

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Big Fire at Perth Half City in Darkness. Perth

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Messrs. Bunning Bros.' extensive timber yards were almost totally destroyed by fire this morning. A number of the electric light cables and…

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Disastrous Fire

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, shortly after 2 o'clock, a fire broke out in a fourroomed cottage occupied by Mr T. Carson, the building being owned by…

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To Keep a Fire In

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

If you want to keep a fire in at very little expense try this plan. Steep old newspapers in water, squeeze, and roll up into hard balls. Let the fire get…

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Another Big City Fire. Sydney

Leader · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

There was another big ftro in tlie city early this morning. John Bloomfield, ship clinnrfler'H store In SVIBSOXst" wns destroyed, and dnmngc done…

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Fire in Sussex Street. Damage £5000

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

A four-storey building, occupied by Lewis and Whitty, manufacturers, and Founcain Winter, machinery importers in Sussex-street, was destroyed by fire this…

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Big Country Fire. £10,000 Damage. Gunnedah

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

A big fire here last night destroyed a number of business places. A chemist's and a butcher's shop had a narrow escape…

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Fire Brigades Trouble with the Horse. a Protest From Berry. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

The trouble between the Fire Brigades Board and country municipalities was touched upon by Alderman Shepherd, Mayor of Berry, at the…

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City Fire £5000 Damage. Rats Burnt Out. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

I Another big fire occurred in the city early morning in the four-storey building in Sussex-street occupied by Lewis and Whitty, manufacturers, and…

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Fire at Cadia

Leader · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

Opr correspondent writes:—A d[?]sas trous fire occurred here on Thursday evening, destroying the house and effects of Mr. G. Prosper. Nothing was…

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Another City Fire. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

The big four-storey building, occupied by Messrs. Lewis and Whitty, manufacturers, and Mr. F. A. Winter, machinery importer Sussex-street,…

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Still Another City Fire. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

There was another fire in the city early this morning. Theconflagration occurred in a four storey building in Sussex-street, occupied by Lewis and…

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Fire at Carcoar

Leader · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon a weather-board cottage, occupied by Mr. Carson and his family, was totally destroyed by fire. It lis surm sed that…

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Big Mine Fire. East Greta Ablaze. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

A fire was discovered in No, 1 tunnel of East Greta coal mine, West Maitland, yesterday morning. The heavy timber at the top of the pit…

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Fire in Lord's Place

Leader · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred in a stable at the rear of Mr. Nolan'a residence, Lord's Place, last evening. The brigade arrived promtply, and the flames were…

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East Greta Fire. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

Strenuous efforts have been extended to extinguish the big fire which broke out at the East Greta colliery yesterday. Good progress has been…

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Fire at Cinematograph Audience Become Panic-stricken. Seventy-five Perish. Amsterdam, Monday

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

A Sourabaya telegram states that at a fire in a cinematograph theatre at Bocloes the audience became panic-stricken…

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