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

Fires & bushfires, 1919

262 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 14

The Recent Fire. Disbursement of Relief Funds

Leader · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

Yesterday Mrs. W. E. Bouffler and Miss Dalton disbursed the money collected for the relief of the families that were burnt out in the fire at the…

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Bush Fires. Some Narrow Escape. Woman's Awful Experience. Motorist Caught in the Flames

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

In a bush fire at Mount Sabine (Victoria) Mrs. Garrett (she is the wife of a returned soldier and their home was destroyed) had an…

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Fire at Meat Works Incendiarism Suspected. Gladstone (Q.)

National Advocate · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

On Thursday night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, an attempt was made to burn down the Gladstone meat works, happily without success…

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Fire at Alexandria. Factory Destroyed. Two Men Severely Burned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

A fire at the works of the Sterling Varnish Company, Alexandria, or Friday morning destroyed the building and its contents. Nathanio…

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Fire and Burglaries Outbreaks at Wellington. Wellington

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 3

A fire broke out at Messrs. James Martin and Co.'s machinery depot early this morning, and the whole building was completely destroyed…

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Fire and Burglaries

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 4

A fire broke out at Messrs James Martin and Co's machinery depot at Wellington early on Monday morning, and the whole building was…

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Fire at Wellington

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 7

Early on Tuesday morning James Martin and Co.'s machinery depot, Wellington, and contents were totally destroyed by fire. The…

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Fire at Private Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 24

A private hospital at Lockhart, owned by Dr. Davis, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The fire was caused by the explosion of a spirit…

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Gladstone Meat Works Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 13

A Gladstone (Queensland) message states that in connection with the recent meat works fire the police are shadowing three promient members…

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Fire at Neville. Merles and McVICAR S General Store Destroyed

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

The general store kept by Messrs Merles and McVicar at Neville was completely detroyed by fire at midnight on Wednesday last. How the fire started is not known…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

The Mudgee Fire Brigade held a demonstration in the River Park on Saturday afternoon. The demonstration was for the purpose of…

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Big Fire. £10,000 Damage Nozelle Factory Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

The manufactory of the Veneet Company, Ltd., in Terry-street, Hoselle, was totally destroyed by fire on Friday night. The damage…

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Modern Motor Fire Engine. Installed at Lithgow Station

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Lithgow has its motor fire engine at last--after years of agitation. The new fire fighting appliance is of the most modern description and capable of dealing effectively with…

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Fire

Leader · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 8

A very large stack of straw was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday on Mr. C. Willis' farm. Men were engaged pressing the straw and left…

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On Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 7

What reaches us from Paris via London, Vancouver, etc., is scrappy. Great things arc doing and more than are dreamt of in our philosophy. Germany has still to be brought…

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A Small Fire

Molong Argus · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

The alarm of "Fire" given yesterday afternoon caused quite a spasm of excitement in Molonk, and in a twinkling a crowd assembled in Bank Street, while…

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Our New Fire Engine. Ceremony of "Handing Over."

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

No doubt those members of the Lithgow Council and others present at the formal having over of the now motor engine on Thursday night have now a much better opinion of…

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The Fire Brigade Turbine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 15

An export mechanic, sent by the Fire B[?]'s Board, was in Mudgee on Monday for the purpose of overhauling the Fire Brigade's tur[?]…

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General Wires. Fire in Private Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 14

Nurse Sturrocks' private hospital at Waverley was party destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. The patients were…

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Tarana. Bush Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 3

A fire occurred behind the Crown Range, and several settlers lost some acres of grass and a little fencing. Working at the fire the veteran settlers Messrs. Charles and Taylor…

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