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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1920

242 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 13

Ireland. the Sergeant Who Knew Too Much Troops Fire on Both Sides. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 11

Sergeant Roche, of the Irish Constabulary who had identified a civilian killed in a recent affray, as John Tracey, a notorious Sinn Fein…

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AGRICULTURAL. To Fight Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 7

Good as well as bad seasons bring their obligations. So officers of the field branch of the Department of Agriculture remind farmers. Good rains have resulted in quick…

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AGRICULTURAL. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture). to Fight Fire

Leader · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 3

Farmers and Farming Communities. Good as well as bad seasons bring their obligations. So officers of the field branch of the Department of…

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Fire end Hope. Farmer's Suicide Rockhamiton

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 8

A sensational suicide is reported from Kobia. John M'Gann (53), worried over a mistake he had made in his [?] tax return, saturated…

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A Joke That Missed Fire

Leader · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 3

The other day two strangers called for ale in the bar of the Royal Hotel, at Wellington, and were nerved with bottle quality. They drank…

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Betting Fire to Letters in Letter Box

Leader · Wednesday 27 October 1920 · page 3

On Sunday of last week some boys, ranging from 11 to 12 years, were amusing themselvess by dropping lighted matches into the letter box at…

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The Fire Stick. at Coonabarabran. Supposed Incendiarism

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 9

No less than five fires wore started at Coonabarabran on Tuesday night. There is very little doubt but that the outbreaks were…

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Fire Clay Deposits How Can Council Utilise Resources?

National Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 2

One of the questions at present [?] the minds of the Bathurst Ald [?] is now to [?] its excellent resources of [?]-clay at the Baid Hills…

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Lithgow Fire Brigade. Inspection and Presentation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 6

A few days ago Inspector G. H. Dadds of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades department, paid his half-yearly visit to the local fire, station. In a minute placed on the brigade records the…

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Bush Fire Risks Farmbrs Preparations Parkes

National Advocate · Monday 1 November 1920 · page 2

The abnormal growth of grass this season has increased the risk from bush fires The farmers, besides insuring, are adopting other measures…

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Woodward Street Fire

Leader · Monday 1 November 1920 · page 3

In connection with the outbreak of fire in a Woodward street dwelling, one night last week, the police have taken Dents Edward Coog[?]n…

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The Woodward-street Fire. No Case Against Young Coogan

Leader · Wednesday 3 November 1920 · page 1

An exhaustive inquiry was held by Mr. Holm, coroner, on Monday afternoon, into the fire which occurred in Woodward street, at about 9 o'clock…

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Blayney Blaze Anglican Church Lighting Plant Destroyed. Blayney

National Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 2

The lighting plant, comprising a Quigley engine find apparatus, to-gether with the building attached to the Anglican Church, were completed…

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Fire and Explosion. Rubber Warehouse Aflame London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 5

A disastrous fire, attended by loss of life, occurred at Wapping, in a four-floored warehouse which was filled with rubber…

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Fishing for Crays. Police Fire and Kill Tasmanian Tragedy. Launceston

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 11

Burgess Bros., of Meltone, while crayfishing with pots at St. Helens, on the Bast Coast, were called upon to surrender, but made off…

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A Blayney Blaze

Leader · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 3

The lighting plant, comprising a Quigley engine and apparatus, together with the building attached to the Blayney Angllcan Shurch, was…

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Blayney Blaze. Anglican Church Suffers. Blayney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 11

The lighting plant, comprising Quigley engine and apparatus, to-gether with the building in which the plant was housed, of the…

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Fire at Parkes. PARKES

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 1

A fire early on Thursday morning destroyed George Best's store and Sanders' auction mart and storeroom. The buildings, of wood, and…

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Fire at Gulargambone. GULARGAMBONE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 1

The Gularrgumbone hall and Commercial Hotel stables were burnt to the ground early on Thursday evening…

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A Fire Ball. Victorian Sensation. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 7

What is described as a "ball of fire and a rainbow leading to a thunderbolt" was seen at Caulfield yesterday afternoon during the…

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