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

Fires & bushfires, 1929

602 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 31

Fire Brigade Queen. Miss Husel Lane Selected

Leader · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 6

Those who attended the public meeting at the Town Hall on Wednesday night for the purpose of selecting as Orange candidate for the Fire…

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Timber Yard Fire. [?] of [?] Damage. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 6

A fire broke out shortly before midnight, at the engineering works of [?] and Brown Ltd., [?] damage [?] at many…

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The Burnie Fire Horror. F[?]eral of Victim

Leader · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 6

BURNIE (Tasmania). Thursday. The bodies of Andrew Archer and his wife and five children, victims of Monday’s fire horror, were burled in…

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Big Ultimo Blaze. Damage Estimated at £60,000. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 1

As the result or a [?] fire, which destroyed I he fourth and fifth floors of Vic[?] House, at [?] early this morning, the damage is…

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Family's Narrow Escape. Blaze at Bankstown. Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

When a three-roomed weatherboard cottage, at Bankstown caught fire early this morning the occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Liverfrom and their six…

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Big Mudgee Blaze Jones and Co's Office Destroyed Explosion Causes Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 12

The clanging of the fire bell about 12.30 a.m. on Saturday quickly reused, the residents of Mudgee,' and there was a rush towards the railway…

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Fire at Parsonage No Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 12

A fire occurred at the Methodist parsonage this morning, but was extinguished before any damage was alone. The blaze started in the…

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Fire Alarm Another Accident Boy's Skull Fractured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 12

A serious accident occurred this morning shortly after the fire tell rang. Lawrence. the 5, year old son of Mr and Mrs Collier, of Church…

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Fire at Ultimo House. Eight Brigades Engaged. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 6

As the result of a spectacular fire, which destroyed the fourth and fifth floors of Ultimo House, at Ultimo, early this morning, the damage is…

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Another Rock Forest Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

A fire broke out on the property of Mr. Bennett at Rock Forest yesterday afternoon and spread with remarkable rapidity. However, the employees of…

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Fire at Bourke Bourke

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

Rodda's store, Ryan's two refreshment rooms Martin's bootshop and an unoccupied shop at Bourke were destroyed early this morning. Fire…

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Bush Fires on the Nepean. An Opera Verdict. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 2

The Coroner, at the conclusion of the inquiry into the bush fires at Cestlereagh, in January, returned an open verdict…

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Fire at [?]Lla. Large Residence [?]. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 2

A fourteen-[?] weather board house, together with its [?] was destroyed by fire at Cr[?], early this morning. Three of the occ[?]…

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28 KILLED Fire at Shell Factory SOFIA

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 3

A fire in the shell fuse factory of the Sofia arsenal spread with terrific rapidity causing 28 deaths. Numbers of those rescued…

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Building of Many Fires. Suggestion at Sydney Inquiry. Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 2

An inquiry was held by the city coroner this morning concerning a fire which broke out in Foster House Foster-street, Surry Hills, last month…

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10 KILLED Shanghai Hotel Fire SHANGHAI

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 3

Ten were killed, the majority of whom were Europeans and Americans and many were badly wounded when the King Edward Hotel was…

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Hotel Fire at Shanghai. Guests Killed and lnjured. SHANGHAI

Leader · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

Ten people were killed, the majority of whom were Europeans and Americans, and many badly wounded. when the King Edward Hotel was…

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The Mendooran Fire Man Charged with Arson Verdict of Not Guilty

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 3

At the Dubbo Quarter Sessions last week Frank McLaughlan was charged with having maliciously set fire to the Mendooran Freezing Works (says…

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Fire Succeeds Flood

Leader · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 1

Castleberry, Alabama, has been almost totally destroyed by fire, bringing a climax to the disastrous flood which marooned the inhabitants. An…

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