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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1889

11 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

[?] FIRE. London, January

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 2

A tree broken [?]thfield by w[?] 12 shops we [?]…

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Bush Fires. Sydney, January 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 2

Terrible bush fires have occurred within eight miles of Gilgandra. One at O'Niel's Tarragon, a second at Barden Bros.' Yalcogren, and a third at a selection on which…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Sydney, January 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 2

The Caledonian Hotel, Hay, has been destroyed by fire…

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Disastrous Fires. Sydney, January 22

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 2

A fire occurred in the Bathurst Record office and the damage done amounted to £600. The Post and Telegraph office at Ivanhoe…

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Destructive Fire at Louth. Louth, January 24

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 1

ABOUT 8.30 o'clock last night Jamieson's Store was seen to be in flames which spread so rapidly that there was no time to save anything out of the store. Most of the furniture etc., was saved from…

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Fire at Goldsborough's Store. Sydney, March 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 3

An attempt at arson took place at Goldsborough's wool stores. Darling Harbour, yesterday. The fire was extinguished before any damage was done…

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Destroyed by Fire. London, March 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 5

The Steamer Sumatra, bound for Hong Kong, with petroleum has been destroyed by fire in the Mediterranean…

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Telegrams. Great Fire in Melbourne Sydney, April 23

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1889 · page 3

The Bijou theatre yesterday afternoon was destroyed by fire. Captain Parsons of the East Melbourne fire brigade, and Charles Williams, hall porter, were killed…

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Modern Infantry Fire

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 2

AT a meeting of the United Service Institution of New South Wales, held at the rooms, Phillip-street, a paper on "Modern Infantry Fire" was read by Lieutenant-Colonel…

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Telegrams. Disastrous Fire in Wilcannia. Wilcannia, August 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1889 · page 2

A serious fire broke out at [?] o'clock this morning. A block of wooden buildings from next O'Leary's hotel, Reed street, to Mrs. Kenavan's cottage next Keeble stores,…

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Disastrious Fire at Kennilworth

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 8

ON Thursday night between 10 and 11 o'clock the Kennilworth woolshed was discovered to be on fire. All efforts to put it out were useless as the fire raged violently,…

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