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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 9 of 19

Melbourne Fire. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 26 April 1924 · page 2

At midnight Mossrs. Tait and Friddy's furniture factory at Collingwood was demolished by fire. It was a single-storey brick building, but was…

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To-day Telegrams. Fire Destroys Steamer. Three Killed, Ten Injured. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 April 1924 · page 7

The steamer City of Singapore caught fire at Port Adelaide on Saturday, but the outbreak was kept in hand. Three hours later a…

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Oil Cargo on Fire Terrific Explosion Causes Death Among Firemen Adelaide

The Bathurst Times · Monday 28 April 1924 · page 3

A terrific explosion during a fire on the cargo steamer City of Singapore, with thousands of cases of oil aboard, took a terrible toll at Port Adelaide…

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Additions to the Fire Station

Leader · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 2

The Works Department are engaged in making additions to the Orange Fire Station. Booms an being added to the rear of the building to act as…

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Two City Fires Tooths Brewery Threatened a Factory.destroyed. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 2

Two disastrous fires occurred in the city in the early hours of this morning and did damage estimated to total £15,000. The first completely gutted the…

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Gosford Blaze. Two Building Gutted. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 10

Two buildings in the centre of the business portion of Gorford were destroyed by fire last night. For tunately there was no wind,…

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Fire at Toohey's Brewery Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 3

A fire broke out at Toohey's brewery in Elizabeth street at 3 a.m. this morning. The firemen did well to confine the flames to the top floor…

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Scow on Fire at Sea. Sydney

Leader · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 6

Auckland reports that an auxiliary scow named Onerhal, caught fire at sea while the captain was filling a [?] tank. He was severely burn…

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Big Motor Garage Blaze. Sydney

Leader · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 2

The premises of the Paige Motor Co., one of the biggest garages in Sydney, situated at the comer of William and [?] streets, were…

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Desolation Another Entry to Bellbird Fire-charred Remnants Cessnock

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

The same party that made an entry into the Bellbird mine yesterday made another entry of longer duration this morning…

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Tweed Heads Fire Epidemic. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 2

A big two storied hoarding house and a heavily Blocked general store, were gutted by lire at Tweed Heads at 1 o’clock this morning. This is…

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Fatal Fire Catholic Presbytery Destroyed Wellington, N.Z.

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The Catholic Presbytery at Southland was destroyed by fire this morning and Father O'Neill is believed to have been bunned to death…

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A Peak Hill Fire

Leader · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 2

A disastrous fire took place about 1 o’clock on Tuesday morning, at “Waratah,” the property of Mr. E. Hackney, by which a large shed…

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Presbytery Fire Priest Burned to Death Wellington, (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 2

The Catholic presbytery at Rivers dale, Southland, was destroyed by fire this morning. The remains of the Rev. Father O'Nell were found…

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Fire in Motor Shed

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

A fire broke out in the motor shed at "The Moorings." the home of Mr. G. H. Cohen, yesterday afternoon. The brigade was called out,…

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Priest Killed Presbytery Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 31

The Catholic presbytery at Riversdale, Southland, N.Z., was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning…

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Burnt Notes Found Fire Nine Months Aup Nyngax

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 22

About nine months ago Mrs. W. Tolhurst's hame was burnt out and a sum of over £100 in £5 notes was lost in the fire. At the [?]…

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Burnt Notes Found. Fire Nine Months Ago. Nyngan

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 3

About nine months ago Mrs. W. Tolhurst's home was burnt out, and a sum of over £100 in £5 notes was lost in the fire. At the week-end her son Harold was…

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Disastrous Fire Half Town Destroyed. Tokio. Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 3

A fire which raged for three and a half hours at Hachi[?]ohe, an important town in Aomori Prefecture, destroyed nearly half the town,…

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