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

Fires & bushfires, 1921

350 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 18

Destructive Fire Hay and Shed Burnt. Thousand Pounds Damages

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 12

Early on Monday afternoon, a fire occurred on Mr. R. H Crossing's property at Menah Messrs. Roth Bros.' chaff cutting plant was at…

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Fire Alarms

National Advocate · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 1

Most automatic fire alarms depend for their action upon the heat of a flame. That is to say, the fire must already have taken hold of the…

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Trapped by Fire Family's Exciting Experience Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

A family of four had an exciting experience in Cathedral street, Sydney this morning when they found themselves trapped in a burning build…

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Thrilling Escape. Fire at Woolloomooloo. Two Persons Burned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 16

A fire, which might have ended is loss of life, but for the prompt action of one of the occupants, occurred at a shop at Woolloomooloo…

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To-day's Cup Latest Information Tangalooma Fire Favorite Support for Ethiopian Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 2

Little business was done to-day on the Caulfield Cup. Tangalooma was a hot favorite. Purser being a point further away and others supported…

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Bath Heater Causes Fire

Leader · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 4

On Saturday night, in the nurses' quarters at the Orange District Hospital the staff received a scure when they discovered that a fire had…

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George's Plains Blaze Three Haystacks Destroyed

National Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 2

Three lucerne-hay stacks belonging to Mr. Knight, of George's Plains caught fire to-day and were completely destroyed. Chaff cutting…

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Fire at Yerranderie. Yerranderie

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 2

The residents of Yerranderie were startled by the continuous blowing of a mine engine whistle in the early hours of Sunday morning. It was found that the Colon Peaks…

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Fire at Vale of Clwydd. Man Charged with Arson

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

The fire brigade received a call yesterday afternoon to a four-rommed weather-board dwelling house off the main road at the Vale of Clwydd,…

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Big City Fire £20,000 Damage Firemen's Great Save Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

An extensive fire occurred to-night. In the Dalwood Chambers, fronting Stewart Lane and Bathurst Street. It practically gutted portion of the…

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Vale of Clwydd Fire. Occupier Committed for Arson

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 October 1921 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Boyd, acting district coroner, hold aninquiry at, the courthouse, Lithgow, on Friday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the fire at the residence of…

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Far Western Bush Fires

Leader · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 2

Reports continue to come to hand of extensive bush fires in the far west, on the Bogan River, and right up the Darling to Brewarrina…

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Bush Fires Serious Outbreaks Around Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 3

Beyond the Bogan hundreds of station properties have lost areas of grass and some fencing through bush fires. Mr. Branstead, Superintendent of…

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Big Bush Fires. Thrilling Experiences. Great Triangular Sweep. Dubbo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 11

As has been feared for some time there are now hundreds of outbreaks of bush fires in western country. Every section of the…

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Bush Fires

Leader · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

Bush fires are still burning up thousands of acres of grass on far western runs, and in the triangle formed by the towns of Byrock, Brewarrina and…

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Extensive Bush Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

The far west is menaced by bush fires. The area threatened has a frontage of 300 miles. Many stations between the Darling and the Bogan, and east of the Bogan as…

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Bush Fires Still Raging in the West Dubbo

National Advocate · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 2

Bush fires still rage in the west, especially between the Darling and the Bogan: In the Girllambone, Cobar, Wileamlla, Bourke and Brewar…

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The Vale of Clwydd Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

Francis Alexander Jackson was charged with having maliciously set fire to his dwelling at the Vale of Clwydd on the 27th October. As accused had been previously…

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Still Racing Bush Fires in the West Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 2

The terrific bush fire is still raging beyond the Bogan and burning all before it in a southerly direction. The frontage of this fire is estimated…

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Miles of Ashes. Bush Fires in West. Stations Burnt Out. Crops and Grass Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 November 1921 · page 1

For several days part bush fires have been raging in the country extending from Wilcannia to North of Brewarrina…

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