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

Fires & bushfires, 1915

673 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 34

Firefighters. Local Brigade Conditions Extensive Improvements Offered. Fire Brigade Board Officials Visit Bathurst

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 4

In the opinion of Mr. F. Flowers M.L.C., President of the Board of [?] Commissioners of N.S.W., the fire brigade station and plant at present in…

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Patal Fire. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 2

Barton Egan (unmarried), 50 Bayswater (Vic.), was burned to in a fire early this morning, which tally detroyed the Croydon Hotel,…

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Fire Brigade Station Mr. Flowers Confers with Council. an Agreement Reached. Motor to Be Installed

National Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 6

The sorely vexed question of the ocation of the proposed new Bathurst Fire Brigade Station was advanced a further stage on Thursday, when Mr…

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Fire Brigades Inspector in Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. John Graham, inspector, of N.S.,Wales Fire Brigades, paid his regular half-yearly visit, of inspection to the local fire station and brigade on Thursday. In a conversation…

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Bathurst Fire Brigade

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 2

Following on the visit to Buthurst paid last week by the President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales (the Hon. F. Flowers,…

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Destructive Fire. Mr. Joseph Williardt's Loss

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 31

On Wednesday night of last week the house of Mr. Jos. Williardt, a farmer on the Canadian Road, was destroyed by fire, the origin of…

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Steamer on Fire. Immigrants in Danger. Speeding for Coast. Durban

National Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 2

The steamer Benalla with 800 immigrants on board, is afire, 800 miles east of Durban. The Otaki is hastening to the rescue…

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Bathurst Fire Station

National Advocate · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 3

The Bathurst Council on Wednesday night gave its attention to the recommendations of the Mayor and Aldermen Crago, James, and Low, who conferred…

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Benalla Fire Controlled. London

Leader · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 3

The fire alboard the [?]enaila has been controlled. The low rates of about seven per cent. were quoted to cover the risk…

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The Benalla Fire Quelled. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 2

The fire aboard the Benalla has been controlled. The low rates of about seven per cent, were quoted to cover the risk of…

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Benalla Safe. Fire Under Control. London

National Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 3

The Benalla's fire has been controlled and the vessel has dispensed with the Otaki's services. SYDNEY, Friday…

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The Benalla Fire Under Control. Assistance Not Needed. Durban

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 2

The fire on the steamer Benalla is under control. The help of the steamer Otaki has not been needed…

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Still the Same Facing a Withering Fire. Fighting Around Achi Baba. a Stirring Story. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 2

Captain Bean, cabling to-day from Gaba Tepeh, states: On the morning of the 12th inst. a British battleship could be seen…

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Riots in Portugal. Troops Fire on Rioters

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1915 · page 2

There has been much rioting in Douro, a province in Portugal, over a clause in the treaty of commerce between England and Portugal, which allows the southern districts…

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Fire at Hargraves. Damage to Post Office

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 32

A fire broke out in the dining-room of Mr. W. J. M'Innis, postmaster at Hargraves, on Monday night, and had it not been for the…

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"I Won't" Ald McPHILLAMY'S Pettiness. Retires to Fire-place. a Council Scene. Proposal to Defer the Low Level Sewerage

National Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 2

The low level sewerage scheme for Bathurst occupied a more or less explosive ten minutes of the time of the Bathurst Aldermen in Council,…

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Aeroplane Fires on Ambulance

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 4

An Australian aeroplane fried on an ambulance at Isonzole which contained wounded. Fortunately little damage was done…

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Mysterious Fire. Canada's Four Suffers. London

National Advocate · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 5

A mysterious fire broke out at Dufferin Dock. Five thousand bags of flour, part of Canada's gift to the British poor, were destroyed. The…

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Fire. Enemy's Weapons. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

When the French attacked the Turku on July 23 liquid was injected into the trenches, followed by incendiary bombs, which caused fire…

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Enormous Fire at Constantinopie. 3000 Buildings Destroyed. London, Tuesday morning

Leader · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

Three thousand buildings were destroyed by fire last week in Constantinople including a Germnn hospital which was full of wounded soldiers…

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