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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 7 of 27

Motor Car Fire. Two Men Injured. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 1

Two men were injured this morning while trying to extinguish a fire which broke out on a motor car after the [?] back fired. They were…

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Berrigan Blaze Picture Theatre Destroyed. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 7

A fire at Berrigan on Saturday night [?]lestroyed McGrady's picture hall and Myer's Hotel. Pictures were being screened at the…

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Two Fires. Sydney. This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 3

Seven employees had narrow escapes from death during a fire which destroyed portion of the General Rubber Co.'s premises in Surry Hills this morning…

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Rubber Factory Fire £9000 Damage SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

Damage estimated at £9,000 was caused when a fire partially destroyed the factory of the General Rubber Company, at Surry Hills this…

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£7000 DAMAGE Garage Fire at Cronulla SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

A garage owned Albert Russell, was completely destroyed by fire at Cronulla early this morning. Five buses in the garage were also…

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The Googodgery Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 19

Concerning the partial loss of a stack of wheat at Googodery on 30th January last, owned by Messrs. W. J. Nesbitt and C. L. Weston on the share system, a…

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Binnaway News Getting Dry. Bush Fires Feared

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 20

The weather continues dry and the bush fire menace 15 again beginning to cause concern amongst farmers and pastoralists. There is…

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Fire Mill Menaced

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 8

What was feared would be a serious outbreak occurred recently when at 10.30 p.m. the silence of the towa was disturbed by loud…

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Narrow Escape. Freezing Works on Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 20

On Sunday afternoon last considerable excitement was caused by an outbreak of fire at the local freezing works, owned by the…

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Seaplane Catches Fire. Four Men Perish. LONDON

Leader · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

A Bizerla message states that a giant French seaplane mysteriously caught are as it crossed the sea thirty miles from the coast. A…

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Farmer Badly Burned. When Clothes Caught Fire. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

A message from Griffith states that a young man named W. T. Wells was burning off stubble at his farm when his clothing caught fire. His cries for…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 2

A public meeting of those Interested in the Bush Fund was held in the Town Hall last night, when the committee submitted a report show…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Fell Into Lime Kiln Fire. GOULBURN

Leader · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 2

James Martin aged 60 met with a shocking death at Marulan to-day. He was left in charge of the fires at the lime kilns and when his mates…

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Fire at Kandos Cottage Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 22

A weatherboard cottage in Rodger St., Kandos, which was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dub-Rley, was destroyed by fire on…

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Disastrous Country Fire. Occupant Badly Burned

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred in Rodgers-street, Kandos, last evening (Tuesday), when the six-room dwelling of Mr. Frank Riley was entirely destroyed…

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Big City Fire. Over £120,000 Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 2

Damage to the amount of more than £120,000 was done by a fire which broke out early last evening in the workers of Holden's Motor Body…

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Motors and Petrol Big City Blaze Many Motor Bodies Destroyed Firemen's Hard Fight SYDNEY, Wednesday Night

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 2

A disastrous fire which totally destroyed the motor body works of Holden's Ltd., the Morris Service Station and Oswald's Garage,…

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Utile Girl Outraged. Fire Years Penal Servitude. TOOWOOMBA

Leader · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 6

A sentence of five years' Imprisonment was imposed on Daniel Haydep, at the Supreme Court, after he had been found guilty of committing an…

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Holden's Fire £100,000 Damage What Might Have Happened Crowd Give Trouble Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

A fairly accurate estimate places at £100,000 the damage done by the huge blaze at Holden's and Williams Bros' motor works last night. One…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union Turned Down

Leader · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 2

The Bathurst District Hospital committee will take no part this year in the sale of tickets in connection with the New South Wales Fire Brigade…

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