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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

435 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 22

City Fire Baker's and Confectioner's Shop Gutted Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

Two adults and three children were compelled to make a hurried exit in their night attire early to-day from a burning building at Lidcombe…

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Earthquake and Fire China's Troubles Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 12

The Australian Council of the China Inland Mission has received word from Tali Fir, in the province of Yunnan, of the devast…

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Plane on Fire Pilot and Observer Killed Paris

National Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

A French bombing plane caught fire in the air and crashed. The bombs it carried exploded and the pilot and observer were killed…

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Startling Allegations Fire in Flinders Lave Detectives Investigating Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

Allegations of a startling nature have been made in connection with a fire which occurred in the middle warehouse area in Flinders Lane last…

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Excitement at a Fire

Leader · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 2

During the [?] of a fire at [?] where a [?] was being consumed by [?] a man named [?] by [?]…

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Dress Catches fire Girl Burnt to Death. Mudgee

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 2

A girl named Anne Lawrence was burnt to death at Coolah. Standing in front of a fire her dress caught alight…

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French Bombing Planes Crash. Took Fire in the Air. LONDON

Leader · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 2

A Paris message states that an army airplane took [?] in mid-air at [?] aerodrome, and crashed. The pilot was [?]. Another bombing…

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Tragedy at Coolah Little Girl Burned to Peril of Open Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 9

Coolah was the scene of still another fatality at the week-end, when Annie Eileen the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence recent…

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Melbourne Fire £1000 Damage. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

At 5.45 this morning a fire broke out on the top floor of the Majestic Theatre building, in Flinders street, in a room used for the storage of…

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Burned to Death Dress Caught Fire. Mudgee

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

A little girl named Annie Lawrence, was burned to death at Coolah. She was standing in front of an open fire when her dress caught…

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Wellington Sensations Accident, Death, Fire and Missing Man Wellington

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

Abraham Brindley (20) whilst riding motor cycle collided with a motor car on the main road loading to Dubbo. His right leg and right arm…

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Fireman Killed Six Others Injured. Collision on Way to Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 2

Answering a fire call yesterday evening, the Christchurch fire brigade collided with a motor car; both machines being wrecked. Station…

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Caretaker Perishes Big Adelaide Blaze Adelaide

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 20

Following on a fire which broke out at the Pennos sack factory, Adelaide, yesterday, the body of the caretaker, Walter Mail, aged…

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With the Fires Low

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 7

The other day England once more asked France when she intended paying something on account. More recently the United States once more asked her the same…

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Six in Fire Trap Girl Burned to Death

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

Isa Murphy, a young mill worker, was trapped and burned to death in a tower full of blazing machinery and [?] silk at the [?] works of…

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Fires in Sydney Workman Scalded Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 9

A fire broke out last night in the oil-boiling and packing department of Major's big paint manufactory at Cabarita. The damage was…

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Factory Destroyed Blaze at Dandenong Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 June 1925 · page 10

A disastrous fire occurred at Dandenong last night, when the Gippsland Co-operative. Bacon [?] Company's works were…

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Chairman of Fire Brigades Board. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 2

At to-day’s meeting of the [?] Council Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., was appointed chairman of the Fire Bridges Board, and Ald. Holdsworth,…

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Steamer on Fire Thrilling Scenes One Life Lost Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire involving the loss of a life and considerable damage occurred aboard the steamer Canberra, berthed at Erskine street wharf…

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Great Ship Fire. the Canberra Is Gutted. Heroic Steward Asphyxiated

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred early yesterday morning on the interstate liner Canberra, which was berthed at Howard Smith's wharf at the foot of King-street. All those…

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