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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 15 of 19

Fire at Grafton

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 2

A fire at Moneysavers', Ltd., general store, at Grafton early this morning destroyed the grocery department. The brigade saved the rest of the…

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Serious Position at the District Hospital No Fire Fighting Apparatus

National Advocate · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 2

"God help the patients in the hospital if a fire should break out at the present time," said Mr. H. Flana gan at the meeting of the hospital…

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Saturday's Second Edition UNPROTECTED Hospital Without Fire Appliances Not Even a Hose on the Premises

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 4

Remarkable as it may seem, the Bathurst District Hospital is entirely without any fire-fighting appliances. There is…

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Man Incinerated Tragic Church Fire Belligen

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 2

At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a bush fire which broke out in the Guy Fawkes district, ignited the Helnani church, which was soon ablaze…

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Huge Oil Fire Four Killed and Town in Danger London

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 2

Lightning struck a tank at Monteney (California), last night. If contained 55,000 barrles of crude off and the conflagration, which is likely to…

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Brake Van Burnt Fire in Railway Yards Railway Hydrant Dry

National Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 2

A brake van (No. 12312) attached to the goods train No. 201 which had shortly before arrived at Bathurst Railway yards, was discovered to be…

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Eskbank Locomotive Alight. Blaze in Bathurst Yards

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 6

An engine of a goods train which had arrived about five minutes earlier from Eskbank burst into flames in the Bathurst railway yards early on Wednesday morning…

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Matches and Fires

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 8

Fire losses in the United States are high as compared with those in most European countries. The great number, of wooden buildings in this land…

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Motor Notes the Fire Danger and Its Prevention

National Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 7

Whilst the motorist in possession of a comprehensive insurance policy does not worry unduly regarding the possibility of are, since he feels that…

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Fire in Bedroom Mother and Baby Escape Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 September 1924 · page 9

Mrs. Daniels, of Spring Street, Fitzroy, was awakened by fire in her bedroom, on the first floor of a two storey building. A candle by…

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Tragic Fire. Costs Nine Lives

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 16

A shocking tragedy occurred [?] a farm at Dundonald, in A[?] Scotland. A party of men and women who…

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Mudgee Council. [?]Coke From Gasworks—jack Austin Takes Gravel From Wrong Pit—electric Light Complaints— Henry Lawson Memorial Turned Down—evasion of Request by Fire Soard

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 9

There was a small attendance at the Mudgee Council meeting on Monday night. Alds. A. E. Marsh (Mayor), Saunders, Colless…

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Blackheath Volunteer Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 3

The first meeting or the Blackheath volunteer fire brigade was held on Monday evening, with a representative attendance of prospective members. It was decided…

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Rockley. Fire Destroys Motor Car

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 3

Mrs. Harold McIntosh, widow of the late Lieut. Col. McIntosh, motored Mrs. Cross (formerly a Miss McIntosh), together with the latter's daughter and her child to…

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Motor Notes. the Fire Danger and Its Prevention

Leader · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 2

Whilst the motorist in possession of a comprehensive Insurance policy does not worry unduly regarding the possibility of fire, since he feels that…

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Fire Near Forbes Freezing Works Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 23

A [?]arge part of the Laroobalgic freezing works was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The works caught fire on Tuesday night, but…

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Fire on Steamer Extinguished. Fremantle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 7

After burning for fourteen days in the bottom of the hold the fire on the steamer, Northunderland, was extinguished yesterday…

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Fashionable Hotel Fire 600 Guests Escape Vancouver

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 2

The Hotel Delmonte, California, the central playground of America, known internationally to tourists and sportsmen for its beauty and golfing…

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Danger of Fire at Bathurst Hospital Extinguishers to Be Provided

National Advocate · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 3

The Bathurst Hospital Committee has taken prompt steps to remedy the serious position revealed by Mr. H. Flanagan in regard to the total…

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Smokeless Fires

Leader · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 2

Behind the [?] of [?] a great [?] the success or which will [?] to revolution in industry, has [?]een going on for the past [?]…

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