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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1898

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The Fire Brigade's Demonstration

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

THE ceremony of handing over the apparatus, and other property of the Dubbo Volunteer Fire Brigade to the Municipal Council (to be vested in…

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A Huge Blaze. London, August 18

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

The town of C[?] Frnace, has been half detroyed by fire…

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Wellmoringle Woolshed Destroyed by Fire

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

A telegram was received in town yesterday stating that the Weilmoringle woolshed, to got her with the contents, has been destroyed by fire. No other particulars are to hand…

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A Large Fire. Sydney, August 19

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

By a fire at Croydon (Q.) a large block was completely destroyed, including two hotels and a number of other buildings…

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The Weilmoringle Fire

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

No fresh light has been thrown upon the cause of the disastrous conflagration (briefly reported in our last issue) which destroyod the Weilmoringle woolshed, the finest…

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Fire at Sfa. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 3

The Steamer Tekoa, for Wellington, has arrived at Capetown ablaze. The cargo is considerably damaged…

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Accident at a Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 3

At a fire at Gardiner's, storekeeper, Enfield road, this morning, the front wall of the shop fell and three firemen were buried in the ruins, fireman Mash when…

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Fire at Anthony Hordern's

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 3

WHAT thratened to be a most destructive fire broke out at Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons' establishment in Sydney at an early hour on Wednesday morning. The…

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Fire at Geelong. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 3

Hamsworth's Tannery, near Geelong, waa destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at £11,000:…

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Cablegrams. Fatal Fire in San Francisco. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 3

A great fire occurred in San Francisco on Wednesday. The Baldwin Hotel and theatre were totally destroyed. Twenty lives were lost…

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A Train on Fire. Exciting Experiences

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 2

A sensational episode occurred on Monday evening last to the western mail train when within 27 miles of Bourke. It appears that more than the ordinary pressure was being…

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Fire in New York London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 3

A great conflagration broke out in Broadway, New York, yesterday. The premises of the Home Life Insurance Co were destroyed. The damage is estimated…

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Fire at Grenfell. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 3

A great fire occurred at Grenfell last night. Several houses were destroyed, also the Grenfell flour and saw mills. The new machinery and a large quantity of…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. Cattle and Sheep Roasted Alive

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 21 December 1898 · page 3

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The Mill Fire. [TO the Editor [?] WATCHMAN] Excelsior Roller Flour Mills. Moama

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 December 1898 · page 2

In your report of the 7th instant, of inquiry into cause of the Mill fire I notice that the mystery remains unsolved. In reading the BLIGH account, of the…

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