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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1898

8 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Fire at the Camden Tweed Mills

Camden News · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 1

Late on Monday night a resident of Camden, Mr. J. Bugden, of Elizabeth street, whilst at his residence noticed a light as of a lamp burning in the W[?] Mills…

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Fire at the Camden Tweed Mills. Local Inquiry As to the Cause

Camden News · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 7

On Wednesday morning the 2nd inst., the coroner for the district and Mayor of Camden (Mr. W. C. Furner, J.P.), held an official inquiry as to the cause of the recent…

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Stop! Hold Up Your Hands, Or I'll Fire!

Camden News · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 7

The above was heard in Sydney the other day from a constable who was chasing a man supposed to have committed a robbery, but we see people almost every day…

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Great Fire at Narellen. [?] Destruction of the [?]Ellan Creamery, Saw [?] and Railway Station

Camden News · Thursday 21 April 1898 · page 1

[?] a.m. this morning (Thursday) a [?] employed by Mr. Nott, discovered [?] of the building was on fire, [?]ediately gave the alarm. Willing…

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Destructive Fire at Narellan

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 3

AT 2 o'clock on Thursday morning a fire broke out at Narellan, causing the total destruction of the creamery, sawmills, and a produce store owned by Mr. E. Cross. A workman [?]…

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A Formidable Record. a Year's Fires in London

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 4

A YEAR'S in London is a formidable record. The number increases rapidly year by year, whereas with the great improvements in heating and lighting they ought to decrease…

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A Clock that Lights the Fire

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 4

ONE of the most ingenious as well as useful contrivances ever invented is a clock with attachments that not only wake a person at night, but also strike a light in the room and…

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Fires at Ingleburn

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire broke out at Ingleburn on Friday morning last, about 11 o'clock, resulting in the total destruction of that superior residence until lately occupied by Mr. W…

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