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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 13 of 20

Big Randwick Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 3

A fife which broke out yesterday morning at the premises of Thomas Stain of Randwick practically destroyed the place which was used as…

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Fire

Leader · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 6

The Orange are engine dashing up [?], between [?] and [?] o’clock yesterday morning, the residents from their beauty sleep…

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Fire Destroys Dunedoo Shops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 10

[?] [?] royal carly on Sunday meeting and ships in Dunedoo occupied respectively by Mr. A. Lu[?] [?] and Croaker Bros.,…

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Sydney Fire Fireman Killed Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 3

A fire broke out an the fourth floor of Adams' Hotel buildings, 482-484 George-street, yesterday afternoon. When the firemen arrived the fourth…

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Fire Ladder Breaks. Three Fall One Killed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 2

A fire ladder broke when the brigade was working yesterday afternoon at a fire at Adams' Chambers, in George Street, Sydney. Three firemen fell with the ladder. One…

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Fireman Killed Two Others Injured Fatal City Fire Adams' Cafe in Flames Extensive Damage Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 2

One of the most tragic occurrences in the history of Fire Brigades happened this afternoon when a fire escape ladder collapsed, causing the death of…

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Fire at Gristing Mill Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

[?] gristing mill at Dulwich Hill was almost destroyed by fire. The damage is established at about £1000…

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Big Queensland Fire Heavy Damage Toowoomba

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 1

Following a fire at Chinchilla last week another took place at Roma on Sunday, when ten buildings were destroyed. The fire originated in a…

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Bush Fire Brigades Dubbo

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 3

Councils in the west, with ugly memories of bush fires last summer, are organising fire lighting brigades. Unless heavy rains fall late in the spring…

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Furniture Factory Blaze Sydney

Leader · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 6

[?]elow and Co'[?] furniture factory, containing a large stock of furniture at Marrickville, was destroyed by are last night. A stack of timber…

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Memory Drive a Wealth of Bloom and a Blaze of Cold

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 2

Memory Drive was a picture yesterday afternoon. The long lines of wattles stretched out from the top of Stewart-street to the cemetery hill…

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Fire From Pipe Old Man Badly Burnt. Dubbo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 8

An old man, Richard Hegarty, who came to Australia as a Stud groom to Sir John Young, was badly bournt in a room at the Court…

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Dublin Still Under Fire All Night Attack London

National Advocate · Monday 4 September 1922 · page 2

The irregulars' nightly orgle of firing at Dublin last night continued until 8 o'clock this morning, was the most violent since the collapse of the…

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Narrow Escape From Fire

Leader · Wednesday 6 September 1922 · page 3

On Monday Bight, while emptying Home petrol Into the engine tank need for [?]hung parpos[?] at The Grotto, a Summer at refr[?]hmeet room, the…

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Another Fire at Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 15

In a fire which occurred at this morning the building and stock of Conomy's store at Dunedoo were reduced to ashes. Mr. Conomy…

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Political Fire

Leader · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

One Sydney daily-the junior— makes no bones about its anti[?] to Mr. Ley, Minister for Justice. It is known that Mr. Ley [?] upon the…

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Adams Cafe Fire. Sydney

Leader · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 6

The City Co[?] this morning held an Inquiry -into the death of one fireman and the Injury to two others through a ladder breaking at Adams…

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A Close Call Boys Nearly Suffocated Fire In' Bentinck-street

The Bathurst Times · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

A fire broke but at the residence of Mr. H. H. Garrick, at 202 Bentinck-street, at 2 o'clock this morning, as a result of which two of Mr…

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Fire in Bedroom

National Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out at 2 o'clock yesterday morning at the premises occupied by Mr. H. H. Garrack, at 202 Bentinck-street. The children…

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Fire at the Spit Narrow Escapes Damage £10,000 SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 2

A fire occurred at The [?] Harbor, early this morning, and destroyed a two-storied wooden building used as a residence store and…

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