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

Fires & bushfires, 1916

422 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 22

Destructive Fire in Lithgow. Furniture Warehouse Gutted. Owner's Big Loss

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

About 11.15 o 'clock this morning fire broke out in the warehouse of Mr. Stephen Finley's furniture and upholstery establishment in Main street. The first thing known of the fire was…

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Fatal Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 24

A fire, which broke out in a bedroom at Sunnyside, Young-street Croydon, resulted in Miss Sophia Price, 50 years of age, being burnt…

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Wednesday's Disastrous Fire. Some Additional Particulars

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 4

Inspector Graham, of the Board of Five Commissioners, arrived in town early yesterday morning and inspected the ruins of the once prosperous business carried on by Mr…

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Fire in Rubber Works

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

What could have easily developed into a big blaze created some excitement in Shea's rubber works, lower William-street, late yesterday afternoon. The…

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Exciting Fire Girl Dashes Through Flames. Hotel Ablaze. Cessnock

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 4

A fire at the Northumberland Hotel last, night did several hundreds of pounds of damage, destroying several rooms, the inmates of which had…

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Blaze at Pyrmont Box Factory Destroyed. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 1

The box factory, occupied by R. Eaton, situated in Schlinker's lane, at the buck of Harris-street, Pyrmont, was practically destroyed by fire early…

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Increased Artillery Fire

Leader · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports that there has been increased artillery fire along the whole British and French front…

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Big Fire Drapery Block Ablaze. £100,000 Damage. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 4

Half of Winn’s triangular block, which is bounded by Oxford, Liverpool, and Yurong streets, City, was either destroyed or damaged by fire, or…

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Big Fire in City Draper's Store Destroyed. Very Heavy Damage. Several Narrow Escapes. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 3

The bulk stores at the comer of Yurong and Liverpool streets of Winn's, Ltd., drapers, 18 to 26 Oxford-street, caught fire shortly after…

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Cause of City Fires

Leader · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

The police believe that certain fires in large city premises recently are the work of an incendiary with an expert knowledge of chemistry, and…

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Incendiarism Suspected the Sydney Fires. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 4

The police believe that certain fires in large city premises recently are the work of an incendiary, with an expert knowledge of chemistry, the…

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Fire at Katoomba. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred on Sunday between 2 and 3 o'clock when three weather-board furnished cottages, situated in Katoomba-street, were completely destroyed, together…

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Fire. Cottage Gutted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 17

On Tuesday night, about 12.30 o'clock the fire bell rang and the Mudgee fireman hastily quitted their warm beds, faced the biting wind,…

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Inferno Western Front British Fire a Continuous Roar. Along a 70 Miles Stretch. Preparing for the Advance. the Verdun Battle. Germans Still Furious London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2

Signor Mold, correspondent of the "Corriere Della" (Milan) at the British headquarters on the western front states:—…

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Big American Fire. Damage £500,000. Seattle (U.s.a.)

National Advocate · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 5

The Oriental Wharf and Limited States Army Supply, valued at £500,000 was burned on Saturday…

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Serious Fire at Burrinjuck

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 24

A disastrous fire occurred at Barrinjuck. Twelve rooms in the men's barracks were destroyed. Most of the contents were saved…

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Mad Germans Effect of Artillery Fire. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at the front states that many of the German prisoners taken have been found to be mad. Some Germans…

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Outbreaks of Fire. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

The fire brigade turned out to two fires last night. The first was a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, "Glen Alice," unoccupied, situated in Lett-street, owned and insured…

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Curate Wins V.c. Rescues Wounded Under Fire

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 3

The King has conferred the Victoria Cross on the Rev. Edward Noel Mellish Temporary Chaplain to the Forces. The official record of the deed which won the…

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The Anzacs Said on German Trenches. an Inferno of Fire. London

National Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

A wounded Australian in London described the raid at midnight on Wednesday preceding the big push, fifty Anzacs were sent to ascertain…

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