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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1899

102 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 6

The Fire Fiend. Three Fires in Succession

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

AFTER a full of some weeks the fire fiend has once again broken nut in Forbes in all its fury and considerable loss and destruction have been the result. It was hoped that we would enjoy a longer…

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Fire

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

By a big fire at Geraldton. West Australia, a whole block of buildings in Marine-terrace, were destroyed…

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Terrible Fire

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

Twelve females and two males perished in a New York fire, whilst 33 females and 17 males were injured. It is estimated that £1,000,000 worth…

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Fire at Marsden. Curry's Hotel Completely Destroyed

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 2

ON Thursday morning last a very disastrous fire occurred at Marsden, by which the well-known hotel kept by Mr Curry was demolished…

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Fire at Marsden

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

Mr M Curry hotel Marsdon was totally destroyed by fire early on thursday morning Mr. Curry in attempting to rescue some property had a narrow escape being evercome by the smoke and was…

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Terrible Fire in New York

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 4

During the St. Patrick's Day procession in New York the Hotel Windsor, one of the principal hotels of the city, was destroyed by fire…

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Fire in DeBoos-street

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 4

ABOUT 1.30 p.m. on Thursday, a fire broke out in DeBoos-st., Temora, at the residence of Mr. E. Tucker, and the whole of his dwelling house…

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Fire at Marsden. Curry's Hotel Completely Destroyed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 1

ON Thursday morning last a very disastrous fire occurred at Marsden, by which the well-known hotel kept by Mr. Curry was demolished. Fortunately no lives…

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The Fire Brigade

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 11

WITH the permission of Captain W. A. B Stenhouse, we append a full text of the rules and regulations of the above, which, no doubt, will prove…

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Fire Brigade

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 11

THE usual general meeting of members of the Condobolin Fire Brigade was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening last. Present--Firemen…

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Another New York Fire. Vanderbilt Mansion Burnt. an Incendiary Seen

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 7

LONDON, April 12.—The mansion at Long Island belonging to Mr. Vanderbilt, senior, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt and his wife…

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Fire Brigade Concert

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 11

THE long talked of concert in aid of the local fire brigade, by the members of the "All Stars " Dramatic and Variety Club, came off on Friday evening…

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The Terrible Hotel Fire at New York. Destruction of the Windsor Hotel. Appalling Scenes of Suffering. Heroism of Nurses and Firemen

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 5

By the R.M.S. Alameda which arrived at Auckland from San Francisco on Wednesday, the following details of the burning of the Windsor Hotel were received from the New York correspondent of the…

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A Baptism of Anti-federal Fire

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 6

The opening of the second Federal campaign in Sydney was accompanied by a manifestation of opposition thoroughly reminiscent of the days when the…

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Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. FIRE

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

The important township of Dalby. in Queensland, was partially destroyed by fire yesterday morning. It is impossible as yet to form any estimate…

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Fire Brigade

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 5

A MEETING of the local volunteer fire brigade was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening last. Present--Captain W. A. B. Stenhouse (chair),…

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A Fire

Western Champion · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 10

About 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a small shop in Dalton-street, used by Messrs. Smith and McGirr, in connection with their…

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Fire

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

Forty thousand volumes of the library in the Paris Chamber of Commerce have been destroyed by fire…

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Alarm of Fire

Western Champion · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 10

Shortly after 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning the fire bell sounded. It was soon ascertained the scene of the outbreak was the Grand Hotel. It…

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Fire

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

By a great fire at Elswick the Ordnance Works were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £200,000. Two hundred workmen have been…

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