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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 21 of 27

A Line of Fire the Artist's Vision. Lesson to Propagandists

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 24

The Same Democracy League (Heaven help us!) issued a "picture" recently, not on its own behalf but against the Government…

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A "Pinkie" Fiend a Malicious Fire Committed for Trial SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 2

A fire in city residential chambers which, it was stated, might have imperilled many lives, formed the subject of an inquiry by the City Coroner…

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Telegrams. Bush Fire Cases. Damages Against Railway Commissioners. DUBBO

Leader · Saturday 15 October 1927 · page 1

After a hearing lasing three days. a jury awarded £1720 damages to two grazlers against the Railway Commissioners for a bush are caused by…

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Railway Commissioners Sued Engine Spark Causes Fire Heavy Damages to Landholders Wellington, (N.s.w.)

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1927 · page 6

An important case was decided at the Circuit Court before Mr. Justice James and a jury to-day when Percy James Baker, and Peter Tressider…

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A City Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1927 · page 2

A building of three stories in Kent Street, City, occupied by F. C. Wallace. Bonded Stores, and R. G. Wordsworth, wholesale grocer,…

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An Early Horning Fire. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 October 1927 · page 2

Heavy damage was done by a fire which destroyed a three storey building known as Wallin’s Free Stores, In Kent Street, at an early hour this…

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Fires at Canberra Two Men Burned CANBERRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 2

The Commonwealth police are investigating the causes of two fires in which two workers were seriously burnt at Cabberra during the week…

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Two Fires at Cullen. Within Few Days

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1927 · page 2

Two outbreaks of fire have occurred in the township of Cullen Bullen course of the last few day's. On Thursday a fire broke out in a…

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Big City Blaze. With £10,000 Damage. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 1

Damage, estimated at over £10,000, was done by a fire, which broke out at J, Leckie's timber yards and joinery wonks at Summer Hill to-day…

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Disastrous Lithgow Fire. Cottage Destroyed in High-street

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred in High-street, Lithgow, shortly before 3 o'clock this morning, when a four-romed weatherboard cottage, owned…

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A Bush Fire Victim. Death at Goulburn. GOULBURN

Leader · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 1

Daniel McLanghlin 48. has died to hospital from burns received recently when assisting to extinguish a bush fire on a neighbour's farm…

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Fire in Timber Yard SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 2

Damage to the extent of £11,000 was caused by a fire which occurred in a timber yard at Summer Hill at [?] o'clock this morning…

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Fire at Lithgow Family's Narrow Escape. LITHGOW

Leader · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 4

The Dixon family had a narrow escape from being burned to death this morning, when a are completely destroyed their home…

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Fire Blight Mr. Manning Questions in

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 4

Mr Manning.—The press recently published the statement that an apple famine was likely in New South Wales during November and December…

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Importation of Apples. Mr. Manning on Fire Blight

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 4

In the House of Representatives, Mr. A. G. Manning, M.P., put the following question:-- The press recently published the…

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Cinema Fire Scenes of Horror 21 Suffocated HELSINGFORS

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 2

Twenty one people were either incinerated or suffocated and 30 were removed to hospital, as a result of a cinema fire at…

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FIRE m a Cinema Theatre. Twenty-One Lives Last LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 2

At Ha[?]ford, twenty- one Personas [?] their Hres when a cinema theatre caught fire, people in the drams circle, with their clothes ablase, [?]…

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Fire Building Destroyel

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 27

A fire broke out in an old unoccupied four-roomed. weatherboard building owned by Mr. W. Head, and situated in Queensboroush-street,…

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Film Catches fire Picture Show Thrill

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 27

Patrons at the picture show hart quite a thrill apart from the ordinary cinema when a blaze occurred in the operating room as a result of a film…

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Apple Fire Blight

Leader · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 10

In the House of Representatives, at Canberra, Mr. Manning stated that the press recently published the statement that an apple faming was…

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