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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 18 of 19

Flour Mill Destroyed. Blaze at Condobolin. Condobolin

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 3

Hutchison and McLeod's flour mill, a four-storey building, together with machinery and all contents, was completely destroyed by fire at 1 a.m. to-day. The blaze…

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Motor Lorry on Fire. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

At Kelso last night a motor lorry from Sydney burst into flame's through the engine back-firing, and was badly damaged. In endeavoring to subdue the flames David…

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Furniture Factory Fire Suspicious Circumstances Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 5

The police are inquiring into suspicious circumstances attending the fire at Board's furniture factory at Glebe yesterday. When the…

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Bush Fire Danger. Public Warning Issued

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 1

Mr. Hunt, Government Meteorologist, stated yesterday that the liability of bush fires throughout Australia when the present green pastures died was greater this…

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Fires in November

Leader · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 4

“Come to Orange where the balmy breezes blow,” sang the late W. T. Goodge. In one of his “Hits, Skits and Jingles” rhymes, but it must have…

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Careless Smokers and Forest Fires

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 1

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 18. In one respect the destruction, wrought by forest fires in 1924 is worse than the murky summer of…

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Spontaneous Combustion Causes Disastrous Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 6

The Parramatta District coroner to-day recorded a verdict that the fire which brought about £50,000 worth of damage to the tile works of Goodlet…

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Set Wife on Fire. Austrian Hatband’s Scheme. VIENNA

Leader · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Emanuel Bentley aged 22, a few weeks after marrying a pretty girl, of 20, locked her up in a [?] blocked the entrance with furniture and then…

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Smyrna Fire Big Test Case. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 2

An important test case arising out of the great fire at Smyrna in 1922, was begun in London. A vast sum is involved…

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Shop on Fire Business Man Committed Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 2

on a charge of having maliciously set fire to his grocery shop at North Sydney, on November 21st, Alfred Trickett was committed for trial at…

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Bush Fire Danger

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 2

The Government Meteorologist has done well to direct public attention to the liability of bush fifes during the summer on which we have just entered. The…

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Aftermath of the Smyrna Fire. London

Leader · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 2

The first important test case arising out of the great fire at Smyrna, in 1922, has begun in London. A vast sum is involved. The American…

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Trapped by Fire Time of Horror Perils of Outback. Perth, (W.a.,, Mondny

The Bathurst Times · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 2

Trevallyn Jones, at one time a wellknown sporting journalist, escaped the Bolshevik horrors in Russia a couple of years ago only to como recently…

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Motor Car Damaged by Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 27

A fire occurred in the motor shed at the rear of Messrs. A. D. McKellar and Co.'s offices shortly after, midnight on Tuesday, last week…

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Fire at Glencoe Bales of Hay Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 27

On Saturday, November 29, Mr. G. G. Wentworth, of Glencoe, had the misfortune to have a large quantity of lucerne hav destroyed by…

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Big City Blaze Mort's Dock in Flames £60,000 Damage Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Mort's Dock engineering establishment this afternoon and damage to the extent of £60,000 caused. The works cover…

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Fire in Shop Boys Suspected Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 3

The fire brigade was called out to a stationer's shop at Chippendale to-day and extinguished a small fire among some papers under a counter…

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Latest Fire Fiend. Outbreaks in City Enormous Damage Done Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 6

The pattern shop of Mort's Dock and Engineering Co. Ltd. Wnterv'ev Bay, was completely de stroyed by fire yesterday. It…

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Over the 'Phone "A Foolish Contract" Sued by Fire Commissioners. Small Debts Case. An interesting case was heard at the Bathurst Small Debts Court this morning whon the N.S.W. Board of Fire

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 2

Mr. Walter Scott, S.M., adjudicated. Mr. W. L Cook, of Pigott and Stin son. Sydney, appeared for the plaintiff Defendant, who pleaded…

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Parkes Fire KYHNRY

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 2

In the Noat Jury Court to-day a verdict was given for plaintiffs, Nicholas Lourandes and Charles Isaouies—trading as Lourandos and Co., of…

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