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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 4 of 19

Three Big Fires in Sydney This Morning Damage Over £100,000 SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

Three fires occurred in Sydney in the early hours of this morning, The first at 1.15 o'clock gutted two top floors of Empire House, a four-storied…

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A Shop Fire Woman Committed for Trial Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

The City Coroner today held an enquiry into a fire, which took place in a shop at Woollahra, in connection with which a woman named Rose…

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[?] Blaze

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

Then seems to be an epidemic of fires all over the country, Orange fortunately has not yet come late the danger [?] At Dubbo, on [?]…

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Mysterious Fires

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

Several haystacks have been burned hereabouts in a very mysterious manner. Whilst not knowing the [?] cause of the fires, some of the…

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Sir Neville As a Fire Fighter

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

On his return Journey from Forbes and Parkes on Saturday. Sir Neville Howee with Mr. Bert Willing, after leaving the latter town at 4 a.m. were…

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Bush Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 25

Two bush fires broke out in tho district towards the end of last week. One occurred on the Burragundy Estate, which was lately…

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Five Shops Gutted Blaze at Dubbo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 5

At the height of a terrific rainstorm late on Sunday evening a fire gutted five shops in Talbragar street Dubbo. The total…

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Fire at Wellington School

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 6

A fire which broke out in a class room at the infants' school was confined to pictures packed on the floor. It appears that the sun…

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Bolting Horse Causes Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 15

Mr. S. J. Br[?] of Rockley Lithgow was fumigating on his property when his horse shied and [?]ed upsetting the fumigator,…

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Bush Fires

Leader · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzp[?]trick [?] Bush fires have been very pre[?] in the western districts [?] past few months, but much…

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Bush Fires

Leader · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 8

Orange district has this [?] been particularly free from bush fires but not so [?] of [?]…

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Conabarabran Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 6

The inquiry conducted by Mr. E. A. Prior, P.M., into the cause of the recent Coonabarabran fire revealed nothing that would indicate…

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Fat and Phosphorous Attempt to Fire Pastures Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 6

Balls of "fire depe" were found by the police on a farm at Cudal, near which a fire started, but was extinguished. The dope consists…

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Fire Spreading Phosphorous and Fat. Cudal

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

Balls of fire "dope" were found by the police on a farm near which a fire started but was extinguished. The "dope" consists of phosphorous…

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Nervy Melbourne Motor Car Back Fire Causes Sensation Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

As a result of the recent shooting outrage Melbourne citizens are very nervous. Today some people I[?] the…

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Recent Dubbo Fire Foul Play Suspected Dubdo

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

It is believed that the recent fire at Dubbo, which destroyed five business places was the work of an incendar[?] An attempt to start…

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Incendiarism? Fires at Dubbo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 20

It is believed hat the recent fires which destroyed five business premises in Talbragar-street, Dubbo, was the work of incendiaries, who…

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Fire at Coonamble

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 23

Between 1 and 2 p.m. on Tuesday a fire originated apparently in the office and store room of the Castlereagh motor works, occupied…

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Fire Dope. Sensational Disclosures Expected. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 16

Further investigation by the Cudal police proved that the dope used to start three fires, which burns out simultaneously some days…

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Fox Terrier Gives Alarm of Family's Danger Big Warehouse Fire MELBOURNE

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

A fire, which broke out in the hardware chambers in. Elizabeth-street, early. this morning, caused damage to the extent of £42,000. Two upper…

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