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

Fires & bushfires, 1923

348 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 18

Destructive Fire at Yeoval

Leader · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 2

Yesterday week the residents of Yeoval were treated to a big confingration in the main street of their town, when two business places were…

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Fire at Hampton. Another School Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 2

The hall owned by Mrs, Wilson and used as a public school at this centre, was totally destroyed by fire about 6.45 on Thursday evening. The fire was first noticed…

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Turkish Students Demonstrate. Italian Carbineer Has to Fire. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Constantinople correspondent state that an Italian carbineer on the way to his ost at Stambool, was way-laid by a…

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Destructive Fire at Cleveland. Mothers and Children Burnt to Death. New York

Leader · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 2

At Cleveland, South Carollan, 66 bodies of man, women and children have been recovered from the r[?] of a school house, which was destroy…

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Wellington Blaze Livery Stables Destroyed [?]

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 1

Wellington was visited by another fire early this morning when the large livery stables and sheds or Mr. J. Ivers was destroyed, together with…

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Another Fire at Wellington

Leader · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 4

Wellington evidently is not to be outdone in the natter of fires by either Gilgandra or Forbes, as on Monday morning the livery stables…

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Mother Big Sydney Fire. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 3

Another fire occurred In the city [?]rly this morning at Sydney House [?]orge street, West. Three floors, [?]th their contents, were destroyed…

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A False Alarm. Hoax on the Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 2

At 10.15 on Monday night an alarm of fire was received at the Lithgow fire station. Capt. Martin and one mail immediately proceeded to the corner of…

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£20,000 DAMAGE 2,000 Thrown Out of Work Big City Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out in Sydney House, Abercrombie Street, Sydney, early this morning, which gutted the three top floors and caused damage to the…

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Fire at Mr. Haffenden's. Narrow Escape

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 2

On Sunday week last a fire broke out in the laundry at the rear of Mr. C. Haffenden's residence, destroying a large quantity of…

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Destructive Fire at Girls' School. Armidale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 15

A destructive fire broke out at Bishopecourt, the residence of the local Anglican Bishop this morning, and before the flames could be…

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A Fire in the Cinema Vancouver

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 2

A message from Mexica[?], Mexico, states that five bodies Have been recovered and 40 people are missing as the result of a fire which started…

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Disastrous Parramatta Fire. Freezing Works Gutted

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

The most disastrous, fire in the history of Parramatta occurred at the Sundown freezing works last night. The damage at midnight was estimated by one report at…

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To-day's Telegrams. Labor Alan's Remarkable Outburst. Parramatta's Tremendous Fire. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

To-day's market quotations:--New laid eggs 2s 8d, case and rivers 2s to 2s 3d, bailer 224s, cheese 1s 4d lo 1s 5d, honey 3½d to 6½d, beeswax 1s 3d to 1s 6d, maize…

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Early Morning Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in an outhouse at 11[?] Hope Street at the corner of Hope and Russell Street, and destroyed this…

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Parramatta Fire £250,000 WORTH Of Damage Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 2

Although no official estimate has yet been made it was stated that the damage caused by the fire at Sandown Meat Works, near Parramatta,…

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Sunny Corner. Residence Destroyed by Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 3

Mr. Patrick Barry, a very old and respected resident of this place, sustained a serious loss on Thursday, when his comfortable residence and the whole of its contents,…

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"Cease Fire" De Valera Skies the Towel Important Development in Ireland Further Sacrifices in Vain London, Monday Night

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

Do Valera has thrown up the sponge. In an order to his followers he admits that the Republican cause has no chance of success. He…

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War Over. "Cease Fire" in Ireland. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 18

De Valera's publicity department announces that a special order to "cases fire" and to dump arms, to be completed on Monday last,…

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Fire in Sussex Street. Folky Bros. Suffer. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 16

Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused by a fire which broke out on the top floor of the building of Foley Bros…

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