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

Fires & bushfires, 1918

402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 21

False Larm of Fire

Leader · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 1

The new motor engine attached to the Orange Fire Station had its initial run on Saturday night, shortly after tea time, The alarm proved to…

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Fire at the Works. Believed to Have Been Accidental

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 2

About a quarter past seven on Wednesday evening (the evening of the strike) Mrs. Peanell, who lives close by noticed a fire burning…

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Haig's Report Strong Attack Launched. Intense Artillery Fire. London, Monday night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 2

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, reporting this afternoon, stated:— A strong hostle attack, preceded by a bombardment of great…

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Church Destroyed by Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 16

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Fire at Tarawa

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 3

A fire occurred early on Saturday morning by which an old landmark narrowly escaped destruction. It appears that Mrs. Chas. Delaney, sen., rose about 5 a.m., at which hour…

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Mullaley. Fire in a Straw Stack—Slacks of Wheaten Hay in Peril—Thrown From His Horse and Lost in the Bush—Young Man's Painful Experiences

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 12

A fire was discovered in a scraw stack at Mr. A. D. Anderson's of Werilto, early on Tuesday morning. In close proximity to it were…

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Liquid, Fire

Leader · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

"Liquid fire as a weapon" forms the theme of an interesting article in the 'War Budget'. The diabolloal contrivance is thus described:—…

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Big Fire £40,000 Damage. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

The two-storied premises of Messrs J. Stedman and Henderson's Sweets, Ltd., Harris-steert, Pyrmont, were almost totally destroyed by fire shortly…

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Great Fire in Constantinople. Amsterdam. Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 2

A fire in Constantinople destroyed 8600 houses…

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Burnt Out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 17

Mr. A. .T. Byfield of "Wintobee, Turill, suffered a severe loss by tire recently, his dwelling being destroy- ed together with whole of the…

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Fierce French Artillery Fire. Great German Losses

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 19

The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" at Paris says that the French artillery fire, on Sunday had especially sanguinary effect on both…

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Keep the "Home" Fires Burning. Western Red Cross Home. Suggested Fund. W.C.B. writes:—

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 1

Heny Word Beecher has written that every man feels, and not strangely, that there never were such experiences of life us his own. No joy was…

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£2000 Fire at Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 3

At Mr. R. G. Edgell's Bradwardine estate, near Bathurst, early on Saturday morning, large shed containing a motor car and motor cycle, was destroyed by fire. The damage is…

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Fire at Bradwardine Packing Store and Motor Car Destroyed. Damage Over £1,000

National Advocate · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 2

The fire at Mr. E. G. Edgell's orchard, "Bradwardine," on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning resulted in damage to the…

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Enemy Positions Exposed. to Concentrated Italian Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 2

The latest Paris news from Italy indicates that the Austrian positions at Montello and Santa Dona are exposed to concentrated Italian fire, and will soon be untenable…

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Enemy Positions May Be Come Untenable. Under Concentrated Italian Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 13

Paris advices are to the effect that the latest news from Italy indicates that the Austrians positions at Montello and Snnta Dona are exposed, to…

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Austrians Under Fire Significant Happenings London

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

To-night's latest message states that the Allies are bombarding with gun fire, enemy troops crossing the Piavo. The enemy is also very heavily…

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Disastrous City Fire. Four Burned to Death

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

A fire broke out at midnight at the shop occupied by Charles Himmelferg, a Russian, at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex-street. He escaped from the rear and his wife who…

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The British Front Considerable Artillery Fire. Successful Raids. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We carried out a number of raids in the neighborhood of Bozelles,…

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Tragic Fire Four Persons Burnt to Death. a City Sensation. Silver Found in Piles. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

A fire broke out early this morning in a shop occupied by Charles Hemmelferb, a Russian, at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex Streets…

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