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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 16 of 19

Latest Telegrams. Fire in .Picture Palace 300 Children" Removed Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 7

A fire broke out at the Redform picture palace on Saturday afternoon, during a show, About 300 children were in the building,…

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Bush Fire Brigades Forming

Leader · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 5

Owing to [?] and grass in the far [?] of bush [?] the [?]…

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Cloths caught Fire Woman Severely Burned. While Cooking Meal. Tarana

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Wilson, a cook employed at the Railway Hotel, Tarana, was the victim of a painful and distressing accident to-day…

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Early Morning Fire. Rockhampton

Leader · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

Fire caused damage estimated at forty thousand pounds, occurred here in the main business block at an early hour yesterday, at Brennan’s large…

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Smokeless Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 8

Behind a veil of secrecy a great experiment, the success of which will load to revolution in industry, has been going on for the last seven years. How to make the…

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Big Canton Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 4

Reuter. -- The naval authorities at Hongkong have received a wireless message from Canton that a fierce fire raged there yesterday, but that it is now under control…

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Studebaker Car Destroyed by Fire

Leader · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 7

A large six-cylinder [?] car, driven by Mr. J. F. Boost, of [?] Richardson and Scott of Dubbo. was [?] by fire near…

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Steel Furnace Fall-in. Causes Blaze to Over Structure

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 October 1924 · page 2

The fire brigade, at 3.30 this morning, received a call to the steel works, where the over structure was found to be well alight. This was caused after a fall-in had occurred…

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Fire in Cinema Pickpockets' Ruse London

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 2

A message from Athens states that were killed and injured, mostly children in a stampede following a false alarm raised by a gang of…

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Theatre on Fire. Horses’ Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 2

Shortly after midnight last night a fire totally destroyed the Rivoll Picture Theatre in King Street, Newtown The cause is unknown, and the…

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Farmers Fear Fire. Precautions in the West. Parkes

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 3

The current season is one of the best over experienced, in the district, both for crops and pasturage, and grave fears are entertained that the summer months may…

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A Huge Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 4

A.P.A.--A fire broke out in a film house in London and caused a tremendous blaze. Girls in the building had to make their escape through the windows, and one was…

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Sensational Fire Cinema Premised Destroyed Girls Trapped by Fire £1,000,000 Damage London

National Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 2

There was a sensational fire to-day in the cinema quarter of London which necessitated 45 engines being brought into action. An explosion…

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Fire and Theft. Sydney

Leader · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 4

[?] was made to burn down the Northal Park Thotting Club’s [?] at Hobart on Friday night. The [?]…

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Big Blaze Ten Shops Go. Destruction at Narromine. Narrowmine

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 2

Ten shops at Narromine were burned down this morning. Tanned by a strong breeze, the fire soon got out of hand, and the…

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Disastrous Fire Ten Shops Destroyed Blaze at Narromine Narromine

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1924 · page 2

Ten shops in the town of Narromine were burned to the ground carly this morning. Fanned by a strong wind, the fire was soon out…

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Big Blaze at Narromine. Narromine, Tuesday

Leader · Wednesday 29 October 1924 · page 4

Ten shops In Narromine were burned down this morning when an outbreak of fire occurred. Fanned by a strong breeze the are soon got out…

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Fire at Central Railway Valuable Records Are Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 21

In half an hour early yesterday morning a fire in Signal Engineer's Office of the Central Railway Station did damage which may be…

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A Big Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 6

A fire occurred on Wednesday night at the tile works of Messrs. Goodlet and Smith, between Granville and Morrylands. The outbreak, spread from one section to…

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The Fire Fiend Fatalities at Tokio. 3,700 Homeless. Tokio

The Bathurst Times · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 2

Twenty-one were killed and 30 injured as the result of a fire which this morning consumed over 600 Barrack buildings erected…

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