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

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Mine on Fire Twenty Miners Entombed Denver

National Advocate · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 2

[?]ty miners are entombed in a gold and silver mine at Nederland. A fire broke out, and it is feared the men may be suffocated. Rescuers,…

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Fire in a Letter Box. Considerable Damage to Letters

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 2

At 5.10 p.m. on Sunday, Mr. Wheeler, the postmaster, who happened to be in the post office, noticed smoke coming from the main letter-box, which opens out to the street…

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Another Oberon Blaze. Hay Shed Destroyed

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 1

OBERON. Thursday.—A shed, the property of Mr. R. E. Wilson, of Oberon, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday, Wednesday afternoon. The…

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Fires Prevalent

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 1

When a are started on Mr P. Naughton's property, west of Sprity, hurst, it burnt 150 acres of grass and some fencing. In another blaze one…

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Another Oberon Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 4

A fire broke out on Wednesday night in a shed containing a quantity of lucerne hay on Mr. R. E. Wilson's property and completely destroyed the building and contents…

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Camp Destroyed. Fire at Barbigal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 17

A fire started on Tuesday last at Barbigal boring plant dur to a shark from the engine it is believed. and Mr. Pender was most…

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Disastrous New Zealnd Blaze. Auckland, N.Z.

Leader · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at Rsur[?], a town about 200 miles from Auckland, on the main line to Wellington. The blaze started in the…

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Devastating Fire Township Almost Wiped Out.' Two Shops Left Standing Auckland

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 2

Half the township of Raurimu, at the foot of the famous Spiral, about 200 miles from Auckland on the main trunk line to Wellington has been…

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Fire. Weatherboard Cottage Totally Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 14

Early on Saturday morning last a weatherboard cottage in Bothero-street, owned by Mr. Jacob Rohr and occupied by Mr. P.G. Cole, was…

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Another Motor Car Damaged by Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 14

On Wednesday night a Willys Knight car, owned by Mr. J. Leech, of Parkes, who raced Avaunt at the Coolah race meeting, was…

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Skin Store Gutted. MR. G. McKAY'S Bad Luck. Good Work by Voluntary Fire Fighters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 27

The clanging of the fire bell at about 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday started the populace on the run. The blaze started in the skin and…

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Bush Fire at Hay. Sydney

Leader · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 8

A Hay message states that more than one thousand acres of grass have been destroyed by flee at Berembah Station. No stock or fencing was…

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Mysterious Fire. Coroner's Open Verdict

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.— The fire which occurred at the residence of James Rigley of Wentworthville on November 25th was the subject of…

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Disastrous Bush Fires In Dandenong Ranges. Heavy Losses Sustained

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 December 1925 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Clouds of smoke from small bush fires approached from the Dandenong Ranges where hundreds of…

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Bush Fires Raging in Queensland

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Grass fires are reported from all pastoral areas in the central west. At Winton. a woman named Mrs…

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Wall of Fire Rubicon Forest. A Roaring Mass of Frames

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.- - A wall of fire 100 feet high and 5 miles long is sweeping the Rubican Forests leaving a trail of…

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Bush Fires in Queensland. Brisbane

Leader · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 2

Grass fires are reported from many pastoral areas is the central west. At Winton a [?] years of age, died is hospital from…

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Forest Fires In Rubicon Valley. Help for Homeless

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The fire in the timber country the southern forest of the Rub can Valley seems to have abated. The disease…

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Priceless Relics Destroyed by Fire Capetown

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 2

The historical homestead of Groot Constantly, near Capetown, which was regarded as an outstanding example of distinctive hut architecture…

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Geurie News Thunderstors Settle Danger From Bush Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 15

The hot weather experienced here during last week culminated in a series thunderstorms which broke over the district on…

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