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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 8 of 18

Millthorpe News. FIRE

Leader · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

On Saturday during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. [?] Ha[?]. Tallwood. the detached kitchen of their home was totally destroyed by fire. The…

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Early Morning Fire Carpentry Workshop Destroyed Destroyed Damace About £250

The Bathurst Times · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

At 4.40 o'clock this morning a call was received at the Bathurst Fire Brigade Station with the advice that a fire had broken out at…

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Workshop Destroyed Early Morning Fire. Blaze in George Street

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 3

Mr. W. Hopper, builder and contractor, was a heavy local bya fire which burnt out his workshop in George-street, Bthurst between 4…

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Another Blayney Fire

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

After a long period of immunity from fires, Blayney is now making up its average rapidly. Another fire has mado the fourth within 18 months. At…

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Disastrous Fire. £100,000 Damage. London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

Forty armed men last night intimadated the caretaker and made him open the goods sheds of the British-Irish Steam Packet Company, North…

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Fire at Burren Junction. Wee Waa

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 9

Hurren Junction suffered another serious loss by fire on Wednesday morning. The fire was first noticed in M.Mulckey's large…

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Store Burnt Out Fire at Wambool Loss Nearly £400

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 2

A fire, the origin of winch is a mystery, destroyed the general store and contents, the property of Messrs. Donaldson Bros, of Yetholme, at…

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Disastrous Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Lyons correspondent says a fire completely destroyed a huge quantity of military stores destined for the army of occupation in the Rhinoland. The damage…

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Fire at Wambool. a Store Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

A fire the origin of which is a mystery, destroyed the weatherboard store and contents of Donaldson Bros, of Yetholme, at Wambool, early on Sunday morning. Mr…

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Fire at Rylstone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 16

A two-roomed cottage of Rylstoae, menpred by Mrs Simpson, a very odl woman and an old age pensioner. was destroved in fire on…

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The Melbourne Fatal Fire Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 3

Thirty-eight witnesses to-date have been examined at the inquiry by Dr. Cale, Cornoer, into the death of Cath[?] Gertrude Riley, 38, who…

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Fire at Grecc Brothers. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 13

A fire broke out last evening in the pedding factory of[?]Brothers. Broadway, with the result that about £1000 worth of…

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Motor Reliability Two Days Contests a Car on Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

Eighteen out of the twenty cars which left Sydney yesterday morning in the Royal Automobile Club's reliability touring contest, arrived in…

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Burnt Out an Alexandria Factory Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2

Fed by furpentine and wax, fire destroyed the factory of the Comet-shine Company, Alexandria, with standing rapidity to-day…

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Factory Blaze. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 3

The factory of the Comet Shine Koli-Noor Co., manufacturers of disinfectants. boot policy, etc., at Alexandira, was destroyed by fire this…

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City Fire Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

The contents of the printing room of the arte metal work form of Crane and Sons, Ltd., were destroyed by fire this morning…

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Warrumbungles. Destructive Fire at Gumin. Great Quantity of Hay Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 12

[?] Dowling, of Gumin, was a heavy loser by fire on Friday night last. Between 9 and 10 p.m. the saysta[?] were seen to be on fire…

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Orchardists and Cool Storage. Project Still Hanging Fire

Leader · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

Messrs A. Allowes, G. Hawke, W. Spurway, W. J. Nancarrow, W. E. Barrett and E. Barnes, who were recently appointed by the local…

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Suspicious Fire on American State Steamer Crew on Strike Vancouver, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

A fire, caused by a leaking oil tank, heavily damaged the new Shipping Board's liner Panhandle. The vessel was beached…

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Incendiary Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 2

United Service:--Incendiary fires, attributed to Sim Feiners, occurred 'on Saturday night in the Tyneside and considerable "damage has, been done. There' were big fires at…

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