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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 15 of 22

Country Fire. Bega

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 3

Five small shops were destroyed be are here this morning…

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Mysterious Fire. in Soldier's Home. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 4

The Petersham police are busy making inquiries regarding a fire which broke out in the back part of Private Harris's home. The soldi[?]…

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Big Blaze. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 3

One of the wings of a two-storey building in Lord-street, owned and occupied by J. Bailey and Sons, Ltd., tanners, together with its contents…

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Destructive Fires Tanner's Property Destroyed. £10,000 Damage. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 4

One of the wings of a two-stories building in Lord St.,. Botany, owned and occupied by Bayley and Sons, Ltd., tanners, together with the contents,…

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Salonika Accurate Artillery Fire. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 2

Reuter's Salonika correspondent states that on Monday the Allied artillery fire was wonderfully good, smothering the Bulgarian trenches…

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No Obstacles Big Enough. Advance Under Terrific Fire. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 2

A Petrograd official message says: A Russian regiment forded on to their chests in water the Lukh, a tributary of the Screth, and expelled…

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Mysterious Fire. Molong

The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 1

A mysterious file last night destroyed a weatherboard cottage occupied by James Whitely, a mill employee…

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Gunner Dave Worrall Under Fire. "Smiling France Refuses to Frown."

Leader · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 4

A vivid description of the conditions surrounding the Australians on the western front in France is given by Gunner Dave Worrall (formerly of the…

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Fatal Burns Woman's Death. Saying Prayers by the Fire. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 3

The Parramatta Coroner to-day held an inquiry coneerning the death of Aran Straughton, who died from the effects of burns in the Parramatta…

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Fire at Molong

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 10

The weather-board cottage recently vacated by Mr. J. Cruikshank, situated in King Street, Molong, adjacent to the Hospital,…

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Campaign Against Council Premier Fires First Shot Rejection of Supertax Bill. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 3

The Premier fired his first shot to-day in the campaign against the Legislative Council in connection with the rejection by that House of the…

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Fires in Lithgow at the Factory

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 August 1916 · page 2

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night, warning blasts from the whistle at the small arms factory notified that a fire had broken out there .It appears that a small heap of oily…

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Balkans Blaze Greeks and Bulgars Clash. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1916 · page 2

The "Exchange" correspondent at Athens says that the Greeco-Bulgarsian encounter at Demar-Hissar shows that the Greeks are confident,…

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Fire at Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1916 · page 2

A fire occurred here to-day (Tuesday) at about, 1.30 p.m., which might well have proved more serious. It appears, that tar for path-paving at the California was being boiled on…

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Battles on Somme. German Trench on Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 18

General Sir Douglas Haig reported at midnight on Monday:—The enemy attempted a minor attack near Mouquet Farm, which was…

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On Fire Our Own House Everybody's Concern. Mr. Hughes Again. Speech at the Metal Exchange. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, was given a rousing reception at the Hotel Carlton to-day, when he met the Metal Exchange…

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Devastating Fire. Enemy Surrenders

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 4

A correspjondent at heaquarters describes the fighting on Friday and Saturday, in which the Warwickshires were prominent, beginning with a hurricane bombardment,…

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Ontario Bush Fires VANCOUVER

National Advocate · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 5

An Ottawa official message estimates that the damage caused by the recent bush fires in Ontario showed that 300 people were killed, 700,000…

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Several Fires Caused

National Advocate · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 3

The official report of the raid states that several small fires were occasioned in the outskirts of London, but they were promptly…

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Big Counters by the German Waves Desperate Work on West Front Enemy Mown Down by Defenders' Fire Allies Take Further Important Ground Terrible Battle for Thiepval Garrison Caught in Trap London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy, bombarded the front line trenches for the greater part of the front south of Ancre at intervals during the night. They attacked early in the morning west of Guillemom, between the quarries and…

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