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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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The Latest Telegrams. Hordern's Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 5

Four men are reported missing yesterday from Hordem's fire, and have not been traced, and consequently it is believed they were victims to the…

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A Big Blaze. at Anthony Hordern's the Premises Gutted. Shocking Death of an Employes. Dashed to Death of the Roadway. Over £500,000 Damages to the Stock. (By Telegrpah.) Sydney, July 10

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

The Palace Emporium (Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons, Haymarket) to-day was the scene of one of the greatest fires on record in Australia. The fire broke out about…

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Disastrous Fire. At Anthony Hordern and Sons

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 3

Last Wednesday morning one of the biggest fires that Sydney has ever known consumed almost the whole of Anthony Hordern’s immense buildings…

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The Late Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

Mr. S. Hordern undertakes to pay the widow of the late William Dash wood, his engineer, the sum of £2 a week for the term of five years, and also to teach all the deceased's children…

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Hordern's Fire. Sydney, July 16

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

A few human bones, togothcr with some charred flesh were recovered to-day among the debris near where the engine room was located at Hordern's. The remains are…

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The Fire at Hordern's. Sydney, Tuesday'

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

To expedite the search for the remains of the victims of Hordern's fire, the Mayor has put on 30 council labourers to assist…

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The Late Fire at Anthony Hordern's

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

WITH reference to the late fire, the Mayor (Sir James Graham), in conversation with a representative of the 'Herald,' said that he was very pleased on behalf of the City Council to be…

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Monday's Telegrams. Another Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 4

Crago's Flour Mills, neart Newtown Railway Station, were partially destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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A Fire Brigade

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 4

IN calling a public meeting for next Tuesday night in furtherance of the formation of a fire brigade in Wellington, the Mayor and requisitioners are to be…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 4

A numerously signed requisition, asking for a public meeting to arrange for the formation of a fire brigade, appears in this issue. The Mayor calls a meeting for…

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Hordern's Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 6

Yesterday the firemen reached the chief, engineer's desk in the basement at Hordern's fire, and recovered six sovereigns in it…

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Fire at Mortlake. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 6

A weatherboard cottage at Mortlake was destroyed by fire early this morning. It was occupied by Mr. H. McManamey. During the fire a lodger named Thomas…

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Hordern's Fire. Sydney, July 19

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

The inquest on Anthony Hordera [?] Son's fir a has been further adjourned. No fresh light wtia thrown on the causa of outbreak…

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The Fire Fiend

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 2

When the great fire at Anthony Hordern's took place it was predicted that it was but the first of a series of great conflagrations, and this prophesy has been fulfilled to the…

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Great Fire at Nyngan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 1

The following appeared in two extraorditmries issued by the LIRERAL on Saturday last:— Saturday Morning…

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Fire in Brisbane Street

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 1

About 4 o'clock this (Monday) morning an alam of fire was given in town. It was found that the outbreak' had occurred in a detached kitchen at the…

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Fire at Bathurst. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 1

Tremain Bros large flour mills at Bathurst have been totally destroyed by fire…

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Big Fire at Bathurst. Tremain's Flour Mill Gutted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 1

On Sunday night about half-past 8 o'clock a fire was discovered in Tremain's Victoria Flour Mill at Bathurat, and within an hour and a half of the…

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Fire at Nyngan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Nyngan shortly after seven o'clock on Friday. The fire started on the southern side of the town, which in a fow minutes spread to the…

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Anthony Hordern's Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 2

THE work of clearing away the debris in the basement of the ruined furniture building at the Isle Palace Emporium, was attended on Saturday morning, by a serious accident to a…

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