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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 20 of 31

£400,000 Melbourne Blaze Melbourne

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

Over £400,000 damage was done when a disastrous fire, almost swept through a block of buildings in Bourke Street to-day…

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Big Angora Fire. Constaontinople

Leader · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

Kemal Pasha has personally directed the fighting of a nightlong bl[?] at Angora, which destroyed 500 houses and shops…

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A Suspicious Fire Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

Alma Brown (29), was charged at the Central police court this morning with having conspired with her husband. Charles Henry Brown (21), a…

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Wonderful Save Fire at Flour Mills SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire at Darling's flour mill, Rhodes, last night. The firemen effected a wonderful save…

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Russia Open Fire Alarming Reports of Offensive Two Surprise Attacks Border Towns Captured Chinese Forces in Disorder. Shanghai

National Advocate · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

A message from Japanese sources in Harbin reports that the Soviet forces assumed the offensive this morning. Two surprise attacks were made, the border towns of Mauchula and Pogranichnaya being…

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750,000 Dollars Blaze Edmunton (Alberta) Sun

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 3

Practically the entire business section of the oil town of Wainwright, 125 miles east of here, was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is…

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Clothes on Fire Woman Seriously Burned Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Mrs. E. Malone, of William Street, Smedmore, was severely burned about the legs, arms and body when her clothing caught alight at her home…

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Big Sydney Blaze Twist'ng Hose Causes Damage Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 1

A fire occurred at 10.30 this morning at the Metropolitan Ice and Cold Storage Go.'s premises, Harris-street, city. Brigades went speedily to the…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire Wentworth Falls

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 2

A commodious unoccupied cottage in Boonara-street, not far from the Falls' gates, was burnt to the ground on Sunday night…

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Marists’ College Outbreak. Big Damage by Fire. MITTAGONG

Leader · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 2

The whole of the recently-erected wing of the Marist Brothers’ Training College, at Mittagong, was destroyed by fire shortly before midnight…

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Fire Brigades' Effort Full Subsidy to Be Paid Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 4

The State Cabinet to-day decided to pay the full £ for £ subsidy amounting to about £120,000 to the Fire Brigades effort in the cause of charity,…

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£10,000 Fire Marist Training College Destroyed Outbreak at Mittagong Mittagong

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 3

Spoils from a boiler furnace are believed to have caused a fire which did damage estimated at £10,000 to the Marist Brothers' settlement known as…

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Another Two Minutes Meant Saving of Fifteen Lives Pageant Fire Tragedy London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 1

"The first I realised that lives were in danger. war when I saw the shavings alight on the ground floor. I shouted that the fire had gone wrong…

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£3873/11/4 Cheque for St. Vincent's Hospital Result of Fire Brigades' Effort SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 2

The Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, to-day presented the cheques to the representatives of the various hospitals and ambulances as a result of the…

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Firemen Injured Ice Works' Fire Much Damage Wrought SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out and partially destroyed the Metropolitan Ice and Cold Storage…

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Rylstone News Mysterious Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 14

A fire broke out under the front of Mr Alf Gibbons hair-dressing saloon at 3.45 a.m. on Wednesday. It was discovered by Mrs…

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Fire Brigade and Water. Town Still Pays High Insurance

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 15

Although Molong has an excellent water supply, no reduction, has been made in insurance rates, which are the same to-day as…

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East Orange Fire. Frozen Water Pipes Harass Fighters

Leader · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 1

An outbreak fire occurred in a fibro and weatherboard cottage, near the corner of Ophir Street and Auson Road, at 1.45, on Friday morning…

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Fire at Ambassadors Special Report Called For SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 2

Mr. Cha[?]ey, the Chief secretary, to-day called for a special report from the police concerning the fire which severely damaged the Ambassadors…

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Sensational Fire in Pitt Street. The Ambassadors and a Shoe Store. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 5

A sensat[?] fire broke out shortly before midnight, In MacNaught’s shoe store, Phi Street. Serrgent Com[?] said that he could have subdued the…

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