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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 17 of 27

Suspicious Fires Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 5

Three outbreaks of fire which occurred in Geelong last night are attributed to the same person. All the fires occurred within a…

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Billiard Room Blaze Owner Badly Burned Family's Narrow Escape SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 4

A fire which broke out at Patrick Moran's billiard room at Mascot this morning destroyed the building and spread to a weatherboard cottage…

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[?] Fire in Redfern. [?] Receive Electric Shock. SYDNEY, Tuesday

Leader · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 3

[?] occurred early this morning a [?] at Redford, occupied, [?] by Herbert Caddy, a [?] shoe manufacturer. Before…

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Portland Residents' Acquittal. on Charge of Setting Fire to Car. On River Lett Hill. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 1

Harold Pretoria Jones, Leonard Nicholls Tyler and John Stevenson, of Portland, were acquitted at the Parramatta quarter sessions to-day on a…

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Fire at Gosford Seven Shops Destroyed SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 17

Fifty thousand pounds' worth of damage was done at Gosford this morning when a fire destroyed seven shops in the main street,…

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Fire Damp. Lamp Gives Warning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 8

A new type of electric lamp for use in mines, recently exhibited in Vienna, may prove a valuable contribution to industrial safety, comments the…

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Counterfeit Florins. Passed at Fire Dock. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 8

The police are endeavouring to trace the person or persons responsible for the passing of 18 counterfeit florins on buses and shopkeepers at Five…

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Disastrous Fire at Gosford. Damage Estimated at £50,000. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 8

A dis[?] are broke out in the main [?] of Gosford early this morning, as the result of which seven shops and a private residence were…

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Coronial Inquiry. Fire at West End

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 17

On Friday of last week Mr. W. P. Stanger, District Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the fire at West End on the night of 22nd July…

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Fire at Young. Family’s Narrow Escape. YOUNG

Leader · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 1

Mr. Andrew Cunich and his family had a narrow escape from death, when their home was destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morning. Mr…

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Bush Fire at Dorrigo. Dozen Farm[?] Affected. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 5

A Dorrigo mess[?]ge es that a bush [?]ire [?]wept over Maynard’s Plains last night, and the gra[?] in a dozen farms was burnt. Hard work on the…

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Elizabeth-st. Blaze. Building an Inflammable Shell. Damage of £200,000. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 1

Mystery surrounds the origin of the fire in Elizabeth Buildings, at the corner of Elizabeth and Goulburn-strcets, city, last night, when damage approximating…

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Sydney's Great Fire. Over Twenty Premises Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 2

One of the most disastrous fires in recent years occurred shortly after 11 o'clock last night; when the whole island block of business premises in…

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Big City Fire. Block of Buildings Gutted. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 3

Damage estimated at between £150,000 and £200,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at the Corner of Elizabeth and Goulburn…

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Newbold Silica Fire Brick. Ten Per Cent. Dividend.--Nothing Unusual to Report

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 6

Newbold Silica Fire-brick Co., Ltd., reports that work progressed steadily at all branches during the year ended July 31 last. Net profit, of £9056 is…

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£200,000 Damage a Mysterious Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the outbreak of the fire which caused damage to the extent of £200,000 in the city late lost night. The fire…

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£200,000 Damage a Mysterious Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 4

Mystery surrounds the outbreak of the fire which caused damage to the extent of £200,000 in the city late last night. The fire…

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Orange Hotel Two Mysterious Fires ORANGE

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 2

Two mysterious fires which occurred at the Federal Hotel, Orange, are being investigated by the police. The first outbreak was discovered…

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INCENDIARISM? Fires at Club Hotel. Two Outbreaks in One Night

Leader · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 1

The Club Hotel has two narrow es[?] at midnight on Monday and at [?] 2 am, yesterday, when [?] of fire occurred in two…

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Burnt Out. Owner Absent

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 31

Mr. Ware had the misfortune to have his home burnt down on Friday night last. He was away from home at the time and the cause Is unknown…

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