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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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The Fire at Broken Hill. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 3

The fire at Broken Hill remained yesterday about the same. The directors at Broken Hill South mine have given £500 towards the relief funds…

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Destructive Fire at Barringun Damage : Six Thousand Pounds. Barringun, August 1

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred here early this morning, the Royal Mail Hotel and Messrs. E. Hymann and Co's. Commercial stores with outbuildings being completely destroyed…

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The Fire in Block 11. SYDNEY, August 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 2

The water which was poured into Block 11 Mine, at Broken Hill to cope with the fire, has filled the deep workings of Block 10 to of depth a several hundred feet…

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Strange Scenes at a Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 4

LATE in June a fire broke out at "Westbury," Grant-road, East Creydon, London, the residence of Mr. Richard F. Jones, which was totally…

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Fire Brigade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 2

DUBBO so far has practically made no advance in the direction of forming and organising a fire brigade. Perhaps the following extract from…

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Ships on Fire. Sydney, August 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 2

By a fire yesterday morning on Board the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamers Victorian and Emu, which were moored together at Johnston's Bay, serious damage…

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Bush Fires. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

[?]ructive bush fires were raging over [?] tracts of country on Sunday, much damage being done in Maitland, Dungog, Taree, and Kempsey districts…

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Fires Galore. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

In addition to the fires at Wollongong and Walgett on Sunday, fires occurred at Glen Innes and West Wallsend…

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Fire at Wollongong. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

[?]mated that the damage by fire [?]gong, on Sunday, amounts to fully [?] which is partly covered by in[?] of the sufferers by the Wollongong…

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Another Mine on Fire. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

The Seaham colliery was discovered to be [?] on Sunday afternoon. After vain [?] extinguish it, it was decided to [?] cally seal the shafts. This was…

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Te Fire at Broken Hill. Sydney, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 3

Affairs in connection with the fire at Block 11, do not look so promising as they did a few days ago…

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Fire at Walgett. Five Buildings Destroyed. Sydney, August 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 2

Shortly before 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the shop of a local tailor named John Lewis was discovered to be on fire. A strong westerly wind was flowing at the…

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Fire at Walgett

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 4

A FIRE broke out at 3.30 on Sunday afternoon in a tailor a shop rented by a Mr. John Lewis. The flames quickly spread directly in the teeth of a strong west-north-west breeze, and completely…

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Bush Fires. Sydney, Septembers 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 2

Many parts of the coast were again hazy yesterday with smoke from bush fires…

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Great Fire at Cobar

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 3

A DISASTROUS fire took place at Cobar on Sunday night, whereby several buildings were reduced to ashes. Shortly before 1 o'clock the alarm of…

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Great Fire at Cobar. Cobar, September 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 2

At midnight on Sunday a terrible fire broke out in Crow's buildings, Barton-street, Cobar, utterly destroying in one hour Crow's Court House Hotel, and shops of Roberts…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 3

Bush fires in the Berry district have extended 12 miles in a straight line, doing immense damage. The township was in great danger, and the…

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Bush Fires. Sydney, September 6

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

Further bush fires are reported from several country districts. At Moree three men have been arrested on a charge of careless use of fire. Three others were brought…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 3

Summer weather prevaild yesterday. The thermometer registered 84 in the shade. Bus[?] tires are still raging all round…

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The Drought. Terrible Bush Fires. Loss of Life and Great Damage. Sydney, September 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

Fearful bush fires continue to rage throughout the colony. The whole of the city and suburbs yesterday were enveloped in smoke. Fires are reported from all…

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