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

Fires & bushfires, 1922

390 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 20

Fire at Dubbo Chelmsford Hall Destroyed Dubbo

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 2

The Cholmsford Hall, in which Mr.Tennyson Smith was to conduct his campaign, was burnt down yesterday. The committee hope to arrange for…

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Building [?] BABY'S [?] on Fire. Glen Innes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 12

Following serious injurios received inn a burning accident Doreen [?]…

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Tarana Fire at Railway Damp

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 1

A fire occurred in the men's quarters on the Tarana -Oberon railway yesterday morning,resulting in the total loss of the tent and galloy…

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Wise Monkey in a Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 1

Three monkeys, kept as pots, were in a fire caused by the explosion of a lamp at 9 Dartmouth-road, West Hendon. One of them was severely burnt…

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Fire at Mosman Occupants Hurried Escape Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 2

Four snops in Avenue-road, Mos-man, were damaged by fire early this morning . They comprise a boot-makers shop, a Chinese laundry, a…

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Fighting Fires

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 6

Suffocation by smoke or poisonous gases is the fireman's greatest danger. To deal with this, the London Fire Brigade has an emergency tender, a…

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Fire at Mosman a Narrow Escape. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 2

Four shops in Avenue-road, Mosman, were damaged by fire early this morning. The fire began in a Chinese laundry, and before the Fire…

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Burnt Out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 18

One of our soldier settlers on Gumin, Mr. Roy Waterford, had the misfortune to be burnt out a few days ago. From the reports to…

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Disastrous Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 15

Messrs. J. Campbell and F. Neville had three stacks of lucerne…

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Fire at Green Rills. Hotel and Store Badly Damaged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 22

The Greenhills hotel and store wore partly destroyed by fire early this morning. The buildings, comprising a store, kitchen and…

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Mice Cause Fires Dubbo

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 1

Mice have been blamed for nearly 100 fires in the Central West in the last two months. Three haystacks, the property of…

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Big London Fire London. Sunday night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 2

Tho Metropolitan Railway Power Station in the centre of London was destroyed by fire. Damage to the ex-[?]ut of £500,000 was done…

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Late Cables. Policemen Fire on Republicans. London, Tuesday Night

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 2

Reuter. -- A number of persons returning, from a pro-republican meeting at Hamburg tried to force a passage by 10 armed policemen. However, when the officer-in-charge…

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Fire at Binnaway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 June 1922 · page 13

Two sheds and a ten ton stack of bay destroyed by fire was the [?] st[?] by Mr. P. McGann, of Binnaway, recently. In view of…

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Life and Fire Insurance

Leader · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 3

SOUND, Liheral Borns paying of [?] representatives in your locality. Use your abillity to increase young men. All necessary informs…

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£13,000 Fire Sawmill Gutted Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 1

Damage estimate at £14,000, was caused by fire at Rosalie yesterday, when the premises of Charles Morris and Sons, wheelwrights and sawillers,…

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Fire Destroyers Theatre Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 2

The Empire Theatre at Wynnuman South was destroyed by fire late last night. The damage is estimated at £11,000. An adjacent cafe was…

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Destructive Bush Fires Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 2

The wind last night fanned the bush fires along the coast of British Columbia. These fires, which were caused by…

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Historic Hotel Destruction by Fire. Forbes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 12

The complete destruction by fire the week of the Gladstone Hotel at [?] better known as [?] has removed an…

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Motor Car on Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 4

A motor car coming down the river hill caught fire. The blaze was only extinguished after much difficulty and the car was badly damaged. It was later towed into…

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