Narrow Escape Lightning Causes Fire
DURING a heavy thunderstorm at Gollan last week the home of Mr J. Lockrey was set on fire, and only for the presence of mind…
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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
349 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 18
DURING a heavy thunderstorm at Gollan last week the home of Mr J. Lockrey was set on fire, and only for the presence of mind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Town Council was held on Wednesday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A four-roomed house and contents in Colliery-road, Corney-town, were totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A THREE-TON Reo truck was completely destroyed by fire 13½ miles from Mudgee on the Mudgee—Cassilis road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ALTERNATE tenders for a brick or conortee fire station to be erected in the town hall yard, Gulgong, are invited by the Gulgong…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A GLORIOUS display of flowers the like at which has never before been seen in Dunedoo half filled the Lyceum Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ALTHOUGH severely burned about the arms and hands, Mr J. Blake made a brave attempt to save his lorry and its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →King [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mudgee Independent, Oct. 3, 1877 THE regular weekly meeting of the committee was held on Monday evening last. Present: Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →While firemen were extinguishing a fire which gutted the mixed store of James Henry Hunt at Leichhardt this afternoon, they discovered a box of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thousands of copper, silver and gold, coins (800 of the latter worth today £1700) were shovelled into buckets by firemen yesterday, when they saved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mrs. May Robinson (58), of Newown, who was badly burned when her dress caught alight at her home last night, died in hospital this evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE time is rapidly approaching when the danger of bush fire will be ever present. Shire councils are warning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE railway station at Kilcundra was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The books and a small amount…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire at Baradine early this morning caused damage estimated at £4000 to Richardson's general store, which was gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A lire broke out In Richardson's general store at Baradi[?] early this morning. the pre[?]ses being killed. Two adjoining buildings were also…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Volunteer fire fighters who turned out to fight the fire which gutted Ri-chardson's bulk store and grocery and drapery establishment early this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At 1.30 o'clock this morning a fire [?] is believed to have started [?] the rear of Richardson's bulk store in Wellington Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three persons were shot dead, and including six women, wounded to-[?]ht when machine gun fire swept [?] Democtaric political parade at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR Cecil Watt (vice-captain of the Gulgong fire brigade) attended at Katoomba on Saturday afternoon last the annual…
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