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

Fires & bushfires, 1924

376 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 19

Fire Fatalities Two People Burnt to Death Last Night. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 4

A weatherboard structure in Botany Road, Botany, was destroyed by fire this morning, and one of the occupants were burnt to death…

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Few Fires in Bathurst

National Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 2

Bathurst is having a wonderful immunity from fires and the local brigade has been called out to extinguish a blue on only about four occasions…

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Hall Destroyed Fire at Trangie Does Damage Trangie

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 2

A fire destroyed Hefferman's public hall and sample room. The moving picture company lost ah engine and a cinematograph, and…

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Bourke Fire Damage Done Is Estimated at £25,000 BOURNE

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 2

A store belonging to Hales and Co., Ltd., was totally destroyed by fire. A shop and office were also destroyed. The damage is estimated at over £25,000…

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Trangie Blaze Public Hall Destroyed Trangie

National Advocate · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 2

A fire broke out in the public hall owned by Mr. Heffernan early to-day and in a short space of time the whole building was gutted. The…

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Disastrous Fire Stores Gutter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 2

One of the most disas[?] in the history of Bourke [?] on Wednesday night, [?] and Company's large [?]…

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Fire at Trangie. Hall Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 12

Heffernan's Hall was totally destroyed by fire at 1 a.m. on Thursday. It was partially covered by…

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Fire Bugs in New Zealand. Wellington

Leader · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 2

The authorites are [?] the recent fires at the Woolaton tannery, of which there have been three in eight months, denots the work of…

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Blackheath Fire. Blackheath

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 3

There was another reminder this morning that lack of a water supply for Blackheath may be responsible for a disastrous fire. The kitchen of the Ivanhoe Hotel, at 8…

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Local and General a Blaze of Lights

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 2

King's Parade should be a blaze of light at night when the new electric lamps are completed. They will number 26 old gas lamps will be removed…

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Lithgow Fire Coliseum Theatre Totally Destroyed. Lithgow

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 2

The Coliseum picture theatre was burned to the ground early yesterday. The proprietor, his wife and family just escaped in time…

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Destructive Fire. Lithgow's Pioneer Picture Show. Is Burned to the Ground

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 2

Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning Lithgow's pioneer picture hall-- th Colosseum--was burned to the ground. The fire was first noticed a few minutes…

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Seven Burnt Bus Catches Fire Someone Lit a Match While Petrol Tank Was Being Tilled London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 September 1924 · page 2

Seven persons were inciner­ated and five others taken to hospital as a result of a fire on a motor bus at Muneaton…

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Seven Incinerated. Motor Bus on Fire. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 2

Seven persons were incinerated and five others taken to hospital with severe burns as a result of a motor bus atching fire at Nuneaton…

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Fire at Epping Confectionery Shop Destroyed Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 3

A fire broke out at Epping a few minutes before 3 o'clock this morning, with the result that a shop was destroyed and two others damaged by…

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Blackheath. Volunteer Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Council appointed for the purpose of considering the establishment of a volunteer fire brigade at Blackheath, was held in the…

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The Colosseum Fire. Coronial Inquiry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 4

An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the above fire was held before Mr. A. Boyd (district coroner) and a jury of six, at the Courthouse on Thursday. The…

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Mischievous Boy Sets Fire to House. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 6

Before the Parramatta Coroner to-day Arthur Foss, aged 12, told how he, with two other boys, threw a lighted match amongst some papers on the…

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Big Blaze £10,000 Damages Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 September 1924 · page 23

Two buildings at Petersham occupied by Universal Furniture Manufacturing Company, and Henry McEwen, macaroni…

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Blackheath Volunteer Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 September 1924 · page 3

A public meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, 9th September for the purpose of considering the formation of a volunteer fire brigade for Black…

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