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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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The Warren Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 2

GEORGE HILL and Henry May have been committed to the Dubbo Assizes, in connection with the Warren fire. During the inquiry, the following evidence reported in the 'Warren Herald,' was…

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The Late Fire in Bultge -Street

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 2

ON Saturday last, an inquest was held at the Court House before the District Coroner (Mr. R. G. Dulhunty, J. P.) and a jury of twelve, respecting the origination of the fire in Bultge -street, by…

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Knight's Fire. the Inquest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 2

AN inquest conducted by Mr. R. G. Dulhunty, J.P., coroner, and a jury of 12 commenced on Saturday. The jury were sworn in at Cook's hotel…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Wednesday, February 20, 1895. Wanted, a Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 2

THE preliminary steps were taken at the meeting of the Municipal Council no Monday evening in the direction of…

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A Fire Brigade Official Reprimanded. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 2

The Colonial Secretary has considered the finding of the Civil Service Board, who had decided that Mr. Bear, superintendent of the…

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[?]Night's Fire. R[?]tion of the Inquest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 3

THE inquest an connection with the de[?]tion by fire of Knight's premses in Bultga-street, on February 13, was resumed at the Court H[?] on Monday before Mr…

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Our Local Parliament. Composition of the Works Committee. The Nightsoil Contract. The Fire Brigade Subsidy. The Valuators' Report. Those Questions. Monday, February 25, 1895

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on the above date at 8 p.m. above date at 8 p.m Present: The Mayor and Aldermen…

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Bush Fires. Sydney, March 5

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 3

Bush fires are raging in the vicinity of Mudgee, doing great damage to grass…

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Great Fire in Trinidad. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 2

A great fire occurred at Port of Spain, the principal town in the island of Trinidad, West Indies. The town was nearly destroyed, the damage…

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Fire at Warby's Hotel. Sydney, March 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 3

A fire was discovered in Warby's Hotel, comer of King and Pitt streets, about three o'clock this morning. The fire brigade were, quickly on the spot and rescued the inmates…

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Telegrams. International. a Great Fire. London, March 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 3

The Port of Spain, in Trinidad, has been burnt down. The damage is estimated at half a million sterling…

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A Fire at Jenolan Caves. Sydney, March 15

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 2

A fire broke out at Jen olan Caves yesterday morning, when several of the old and some of the new building were destroyed…

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Fire at Dry Lake. Mrs. Robinson's Hotel Burnt to the Ground

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 2

We received information at a late hour last night that Mrs. Robinson's Hotel at Dry Lake was burned to the ground yesterday. The fire was first noticed in the ceiling of the…

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The Fire at Dry Lake

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of the fire which occurred in the premises situated at the Dry Lake, Barringun road, known as the Warraweena Hotel on the morning of the…

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Fire at Milwaukee. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

A destructive fire, caused by an explosion in a warehouse, has occurred at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.) In addition to the building in which the…

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Fire in Carrington Avenue

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1895 · page 2

SHORTLY after 8 o'clock on Saturday evening [?] fire broke out in a house [?]pied by Mr. Alfred Cooper in Carrington Avetine. The building…

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A Hulk on Fire. Sydney, April 11

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

Last night the hulk Coonabarra, caught fire while lying in Taylor Bay. She was taken across to Rose Bay and beached at an early hour this morning. She is still…

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The Mudgee Fire. Sydney, April 16

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 2

The total damage by the recent fire at Mudgee is estimated at £12,000…

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Fire at Mudgee

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 3

MUDGEE, Monday.--Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night one of the most disastrous fires that occurred in a country town broke in out Mudgee, completely destroying Messrs Tait and M'Dairmid's…

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The Fatal Fire at Parkes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 4

Furlher particulars of the tate fire at Parkes state that on Saturday morning, at Billabong Creek, one and a half miles from Purkes, the…

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