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

Fires & bushfires, 1928

450 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 23

£500,000 FIRE Damage at Capetown CAPETOWN

National Advocate · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 2

A disastrous are involving about £500,000 damage destroyed the greater part of the Imperial storage premises on the waterfront to-day…

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Destroyed by Fire Colo Railway Station SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 2

At 11 o'clock last night Colo Vale railway station was totally destroyed by fire. The damage exceeds £1,000…

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Fire at Colo Vale. Railway Station Destroyed. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 8

A mysterious outbreak of fire completely destroyed the Colo Vale railway station, on the Main Southern Line near Mittagong, last night. The…

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Railway Station Fire Detectives Investigating SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

The two detectives who [?] they yesterday morning to [?]vestigations into the my[?] fire which destroyed the C[?]…

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Set Herself on Fire An Extraordinary Suicide LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

"This is the most extraordinary case in my experience.' said the Isle worth Coroner at the inquest on May Elizabeth West (49). who though he…

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Big Fire at Barellan. Four Buildings Gutted. BARELLAN

Leader · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 7

A big fire broke out shortly after midnight in H. Smith’s business pre[?] in which are [?] The Leader” newspaper office McCarron’s…

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A Blayney Blaze

Leader · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 4

Damage to the extent of over £1200 was done at Blayney by a fire which occurred at J. O’Nelu’s wheelwright’s business at 2 a.m. on Friday. Paints,…

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Disastrous Fire. Sensational Experience

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 11

Mr. Kalinowaski of "Clear View," lost hes home recently owing to a fire. Everything, including shearing plant, etc., was destroped and the occupants…

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A Kempsey Blaze. Flood Steps Fire Engine. KEMPSEY

Leader · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

At an early hour this morning, Anderson’s general store, in the heart of the town, was destroyed by fire. The residents were awakened at 2.80…

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Fire Follows Floods Kempsey

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

In addition to the floods Kempsey had a serious fire to contend with last night. Roused at 2 a.m. by the fire bell…

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Canowindra Fires. Two Open Verdicts by Coroner. Stack of Lucerne Destroyed

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 1

The Canowindra district [?] Mr. F. B. Hinton, J.P., held an inquiry at the Court [?]Canowindra. on the 17th…

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Poisoned Fish Fire at Capetown CAPETOWN

National Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

Hundreds of cases of fish, poisoned by ammonia, when fire destroyed the Imperial Cold Storage premises on February 11 were dumped into the…

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Tripped Over a Cat, a Cootamundra Blaze. COOTAMUNDRA

Leader · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 1

While carring a lamp at his home last night, Richard Marcha[?] tripped over a cat and the lamp was smas[?] few minutes the [?]…

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Anson Street Fire. Early Morning Outbreak

Leader · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

Fire broke out at 4 a.m., to-day. [?] Macqua[?] House. A[?] street. in a [?] which is portion of a flat occupied by Miss F. Hunt, dressmaker,…

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Macquarie House Fire. Occupants Escape

Leader · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 1

An outbreak of fire that might have been attended by very serious results but for its being observed by night workers at Bartle’s bakery, occurred…

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Fire at a Picture Show. Thirty-Five Incinerated. ROME

Leader · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Thirty-five people were Incinerated in a fire at a cinema theatre, at Warlage. while many others ware Injured. A prefect, who was harrying to the…

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40 Dead Cinema Theatre Fire Awful Italian Disaster Panic Stricken Mothers ROME

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Forty persons were incinerated in veritable blazing furnace and many were injured in a fire in a cinema theater of the little village of…

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Gilgandra Blaze Ten Thousand Bounds Damage. Family's Narrow Escape

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 35

Damage to the extent of £10,000 was done on Monday night at Gilgandra, when the drapery and grocery store occupied by T…

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Local and General News. Anson Street Fire

Leader · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 8

Miss F, Hunt, dressmaker, of Mac quarte House, Anson street, has ass[?] that the Are wee caused by the electric Iron being Inadvertently…

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