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

Fires & bushfires, 1927

535 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 27

Fire in a Bank Excitement in City Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 5

A good deal of excitement, but only £750 worth of damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the attic of the Bank of New…

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Fire at Women’s Hospital. Twenty Patients Removed. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 1

About twenty patients were removed by firemen and nurses from the temporary ward, at the Royal Women’s Hospital at Paddington, this morning,…

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Disastrous Megalong Fire. House Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 July 1927 · page 4

A fire occurred at the residence of Mrs. I. Sidney, when almost everything was destroyed, only a few articles of clothing being saved…

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£100 900 Damage Big Sydney Early Morning Blaze Petrol Explosions Cause Excitement Firemen's Hard Fight Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

Severe petrol explosions were features of a fire caused £100,000 damage in Chalmers Street, Sydney, early this…

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Big Sydney Fire. Damage of £100,000. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

The most spectacular blase for many years was witnessed about three o’clock this morning, when a fire broke out on premises known as Norton’s…

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Fireman [?]Cut Fire at C[?]down Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 22

Damage of[?] several thousand [?] used by a fire which [?] prise and McKane's [?]…

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Blaze at Pyrmont. Waste and Turpentine. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 7

Motor cars valued at between £75,000 and £100,000 were endangered when tins containing waste soaked in turpentine were set alight…

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Nipped in the Bud Fire at Motor Garage SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 2

What would have been a serious fire was nipped in the bud by the Fire Brigades early this morning at Pyrmont in premises occupied by J. M…

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Shops Damaged a Mysterious Fire WOLLONGONG

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 2

Several shops were damaged by fire which [?] at Wollongong to-day. The [?]…

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Two Cottage Fires. Invalid's Serious Predicament. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1927 · page 1

With her clothes in flames, Mary Matthews, an invalid, struggled on to the verandah, of a burning house in Stewart-street, Paddington, at an early…

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Started Bush Fire Damages Awarded Grazier MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 7

The Supreme Court to-day ordered Murdoch Hewitt and Jo[?]han Hewi[?] to pay £499 to Robert Bouchier, a grazier whose holding was damaged…

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Clothes On Fire Woman's Awful Plight Leap From Burning Building

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 17

With her clothes in flames, Mary Stewart Matthew, an invalid staggered on to the [?] of a burning house in Stewart-street…

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Thrilling Fire Salvation Army Home Blaze

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 2

AUCKLAND (N.Z.) Tuesday The [?] been in [?] occurred after [?] a [?] and…

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Big Blaze Averted a Gulgong Block. Early Morning Scene. a Fortunate Discovery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 24

Shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday morning Mr. Con Agapitos, of the White Cafe, noticed an outbreak of fire at the rear of the adjoining…

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£6,000 FIRE. Joinery Works Destroyed. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 1

Damage estimated at £6000 was caused when Cooper's joinery works in Commercial-road, Rozelle, were destroyed by fire this morning…

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Big Blaze at Rozelle Sydney Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

Damage estimated at £6000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Cooper's joinery works at Rozelle this morning. When the fire brigades…

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Fire in Joinery Works. Damage Between £6000 and £7000. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 7

A fire originated in Cooper’s Joinery works at Ro[?]lle, at [?] o’clock this morning, and before the flames were [?]ubd[?]ed the whole building was…

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Garage in Flames Big Fire at Wellington a Fireman Injured Wellington, (N.s.w.) Thurs

National Advocate · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

A disastrous fire broke out early this morning at Mayo's garage in Arthur Street. The flames had a good hold when the fire…

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A Spectacular Blaze Rubber Works on Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 2

A spectacular fire occurred at Camelia, near Parramatta this afternoon. The rear portion of a building being erected for the Goodyear Tyre and…

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Wellington Blaze Garage Destroyed. Fireman Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Wellington early on Thursday morning, when Mayo's garage was com-pletely destroyed…

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