A Bush Tragedy Farmer Shot Dead. Man Fires Through Window. Hobart, Tuesday?
Further details of the death of John Duncombe, aged 60, a farmer residing at Pelham, whose body was found last Monday morning with a gunshot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1918
402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 20 of 21
Fire at Warrangunyah
Very early on Monday morning the bulk store belonging to Mr. E. K. Wilson, storekeeper, of Warran[?] was burnt to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Hot Weather. and a Dangerous Bush Fire
Yesterday was again, a very hot day, the shade temperature being 93. This morning was most unpleasant, there being a high wind, and a very humid atmosphere. A storm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Storeeoom
A fire broke out this morning about 11 o'clock in a store-room at the rear of Evans' boot shop at 60 William street, but ws extinguished by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire In Mine Police Court Proceedings. Broken Hill
In connection with the magazine fire which occurred at the [?]ooft, level of Thompson shaft, British mine, on November 1, at Broken Hill, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Blaze Whole Block in Danger Crown Studies Butted. Roberts' Hotel Partly Destroyed. Narrow Escape of Farmer's. Damage Estimated at £160,000. SYDNEY, Friday Night
One of the biggest fires which has occurred in Sydney for some time broke out in George-street, near Market-street, shortly after 9 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire £200,000 Damage in Sydney. Crown Studios Gutted. Adjoining Businesses Destroyed. Farmers' Escape Narrowly
A fire of apalling dimensions broke out with dramatic suddenness in the heart of Sydney shortly after 9 o'clock last night. With the aid of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Man Charged with Negligence
An unusual case was heard at the Lithgow courthouse on Saturday, before Messrs. A. E. Roper and H. L. Meads, Js.P., when Bernard Wilson Kennedy was charged that he did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Victim a Woman Trapped. Brisbane
A Longreach wire states a sad fatality occurred at Dahara selection. While the eldest daughter of the proprietor, Mr D. G, Peele,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Victim. Woman Trapped by Flames. Brisbane
A Longreach wire states a and fatality occurred at Dabara selection. While the eldest daughter of the proprietor, Mr. D. G. Peele was in search…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lighting Starts Fire Blaze Travels 44 Miles. Hay
One of the biggest grass fires of the season was caused by lighting. It originated on Willurah, the Property of Mr. John Lamb, and burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Fire
Crowds of people visited to scene of the great fire in Market-street yesterday. At the present time it is impossible to estimate…
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A fire has been raging in the Mogriguy Forest (Dubbo) for over a week. Mr. A. P. Samuels, district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wentworth Falls. Fire Fighters Organised
On Tuesday night, as arranged at the previous public meeting, the special committee met. The president was in the chair and the following were present: Messrs. Sindel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Big Fire. Sydney
The ruins or the big George street fire are still smouldering today are several firemen are constantly on duty. The danger of a fresh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big City Fire. Roberts' Hotel Gutted. Farmers' Narrow Escape Damage Estimated at £250,000
Crown Studio: Completely gutted. Roberts' Hotel: Two upper stores burnt out…
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Bernard Wilson Kennedy was charged with having on December 18 left a certain fire which he had lit in the open at Little Hartley, before it was thoroughly extinguished…
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Friday night's fire, the damage from which is estimated at £150,000 to £200,000, was the biggest seen in Sydney for several years, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aleged Careless Use of Fire
At the Cumnock Police Court, on 13th inst, before Mr Helm, P.M., the police proceeded against John Bloomfield on a charge of leaving a fire burning in the open at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fires. Burning for Weeks. Dubbo
The Mogriguy forest fire, which started three weeks ago, is still burning. There is no hope of extinguishing the flames unless, heavy…
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