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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 4 of 31

Bush Fires on the Mountains. School Just Saved. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 6

A Katoomba message states that bush tires are raging on the Blue Mountains, and there is a haze of smoke around all the townships. The…

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Threatened by Bush Fire. Vale of Clwydd Colliery No. 2

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 8

But for the timely action of the management and several employees of Vale of Clwydd No. 2 colliery on Wednesday night, a bushfare might have…

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Leichhardt Fire Occupant's Narrow Escape SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Awakened by beat and smoke, Angus McDonald, sole occupier of a weatherboard cottage at Leichhardt, discovered early this morning that…

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Fire Threat at Junee. Junee, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

Serious fires have occurred on the pipe-line of Junee water works as the result of workmen employed by the Public Works Department melting…

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Bush Fires Serious Outbreaks Damage at Mt. Victoria SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 2

Bush fires are still burning along the dividing range. Around Braidwood, particularly extensive fires are raging. The police…

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Destroyed by Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 12

A fire occurred at Norah Creek on Sunday evening, whereby the home of Mr. W. G. Gendle, with its contents of furniture, was burnt…

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Serious Bush Fire. Grass and F[?]cing Destroyed

Leader · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

On Friday morning, Mr. W. Dein and H. Hansard, junr.. were standing on the former’s properly, “Leewood,” when the passenger train to Sydney…

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Disastrous Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

The children of Mrs. T. Glynn were to have had a birthday party at their home at Wallerawang, but on the night fixe for the party…

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Spectacular Blaze Sixty Thousand Pounds Damage Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 7

A fire at the works of Weymouths, Ltd., electrical engineers, Richmond which broke out at midnight on Saturday, destroyed electrical goods…

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Big Fire in Queensland. Cairns

Leader · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

Flape’s picture hall and H[?]son dining room adjoining, were completely destroyed by fire at [?]inda Queensland, this morning. Besides…

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Bees Saved Motor Lorry Ablaze Midnight Fire at Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 15

When a naked light from a hurricane lamp came in contact with a quantity of petrol which was being poured into the tank of a…

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Fire at Windeyer Post Office Destroyed Miss Wells' Heavy Loss

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred at Windeyer about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening last when the post office, store and residents occupied by Miss…

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Disastrous Lithgow Fire. Main-street Residence Gutted. Rescue From Burning Balcony

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

A fire which broke out shortly after 3 o'clock this morning in the boarding establishment occupied by Mrs. F. W. Marshall in Main-street Lithgow was extinguished only after an hour long struggle on the part of the Lithgow fire brigade…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union St. Vincent's to Participate. A Ball in May

National Advocate · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 3

For the fourth time the Fire Brigades of New South Wales have very generously undertaken an Art Union—the largest of its kind hither…

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Bush Fires Damage Near Goulburn Goulburn

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

A change, in the wind relieved the danger caused by the bush fires in the Goulburn district during the week-end, but the countryside is…

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Sydney Stadium Mysterious Fires Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Detectives are continuing their inquiries into the cause of two fires at the Sydney Stadium early this morning. There is hardly any doubt…

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Burning Coal Fire Subsided MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

The fire which has been burning in the open cut at Yallourn coal mine for several days was subdued at midnight last night and the mine…

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Tea Room Fire Cash Box Missing Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

When the Sunny tea rooms at Ferntree Gully were blazing fiercely at 2 a.m. to-day the owner, Mrs. Haigh, threw a cash box containing…

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Woman Fire Bug Suspect at Warialda WARIALDA

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Following a report from the Creek-well district that a woman fire bug was thought to be at work the police are making the closest inquiries…

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Fire on a Farm

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

On Friday, at Wellington, 20 tons of hay and a shed [?] to Dairyman Eden went up in smoke. The whole lot was consumed in a very short…

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