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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 2 of 18

Home[?] Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Leader · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 6

[?] Clarence Vale, the [?] [?] home of A. B. [?] the well-known wheatgrower, [?] by fire…

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Cables. Trouble in Ireland. Rebels Set Fire to Train. Nationalists Attacked in Dublin. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 11

Tho week closed with disorders throughout Ireland A train on the Sligo-Enniskillen line was held up by armed men, and the…

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Bush Fires Outbreaks Near Sydney Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

The hot weather caused a [?] numbered of bush fires in a number of suburbs to-day. The worst was reported in the Liverpool district. The…

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Fire at Parkes PARKES

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 1

A six-roomed cottage on the Forbes road, the property of the occupier, Mr. Robert Simpson, was burnt to the ground. There is no…

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A £4000 Blaze at Gosford. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

A fire was discovered at 1 o’ clock this morning is a [?] building in the main street of Gosford It was occupied by David Ber[?], a…

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Big Melbourne Fire. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

A [?] states that a [?] in the [?] ground [?] when speech [?] were…

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Gosford Fire £4000 Damage Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Early this morning a fire was observed in Davis and Burgin's' drapery store in the main street at Gosford. The premises were two-storied, and…

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Plucky Nurses Fire at Hospital Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Had it n[?] been for the good work of the Ashfield Fire Brigade and the coolness of the nurses a fire which broke out at "The Cedars" private…

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Picture Show Fire Sensation Near Culcairn Culcairn

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Last night during the progress of a picture show at [?] Walla[?] a serious fire occurred. The picture being shown, was "The Sheik" before…

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Private Hospital's Narrow Escape From Fire. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

During the great [?] [?] in the [?] “[?] [?] private hospital at A[?] [?]…

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Melbourne Show Ground Disastrous Fire. £10,000 Damage Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

A serious fire occurred at the Show Ground this morning. Several hundred horse boxes were destroyed, the damage being estimated at between…

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Bloodshed French Fire Into Crowd. One Killed, Several Wounded the French Troops Stoned. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Bloodshed has marked the entry of the French into Bochum During a demonstration by the German, inhabitants the French troops fired into…

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Outbreak of Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 20

A fino broke out In tho weather, board residence of Mr. Charles Fletcher, Buchanan St., Kandoes on Monday last, and £60 worth of…

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Fire!—the False Alarmist

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 7

The ringing of the local fire pell on Monday evening, just about the hear when most folk were suffering partial recovery from, the effects of the…

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More Occupations French Troops Fire on Mob Drastic Measures Threatened London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 3

Franco has announced that owing to Germany's refusal to deliver coal it will be necessary to extend the area of occupation according to the…

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The Gilgandra Fire Bug

Leader · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 6

Gilgandra, which was the scenes o[?] many area last year, had another scare at the Electric Supply Company’s power house a few days [?]…

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Big Blaze at Penrith. John Hunter’s Bootshop Gatted. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 2

Another fire occurred at [?] yesterday when John Hunter and [?] emporium was completely [?]. The following adjoining [?]…

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Fire Nipped in the Bud

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 12

Jim Gay is a lucky man that he can still smoke his pipe in peace and display his wares to their usual advantage. The excitement caused…

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Fire at "Cuardian" Office Storage Shed and Contents Go Up [?] SMOKE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 8

When the fire [?] bell pealed on Friday morning, dense column of smoke arising in the vicinity of the Post Office [?] corner…

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Fire at Albury, Albury

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

Damage estimated at £3000 resulted from a fire which occurred at the Hume reservoir which originated at a shop occupied by P. E. Balfe, and…

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