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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 8 of 31

Tottenham Blaze Six Buildings Destroyed Damage Estimated at £10,000. TRUNDLE

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

Following the fires which laid waste the business centres of Coonamble, Trangie, Trundle and Moree. Tottenham was swept at 4 o'clock…

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Fire at Minyif. Extensive Damage Done. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 11

A fire at Minyip on Saturday night destroyed five weatherboard shops, together with their contents, besides gutting a brick hotel. The damage…

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Mountain Fire Girl Rides Through Blazing Forest Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 2

A moderate northerly wind yesterday revived tho menace to home steads in the vicinity of Mt. Charlie 40 miles from Melbourne, where a…

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Safes Are Unsafe. Coonamble Fire Proves It. Coonamble, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

Following the recent disastrous fire, which almost completely destroyed the business section of the town, Coonamble is once more settling down…

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Rock Forest Fire Charge Against Weakling No Evidence Offered

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

A charge arising out of the recent Rock Forrest fire came before Mr. Scobie S.M., at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday, when it was alleged…

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Man Who Caused Fires. "Very Weak-minded." Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

When Henry Cole (45), who, the police alleged, was responsible for the recent serious bush fire at Rock Forest, came before Mr. Scobie,…

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Homestead Merced Bush Fire at Bugaldi Big Area of Country Swept

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 19

Just before the weather broke a bush fire swept the Warrumbungle Range South of Bugaldi and destroyed many thousand acres of…

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Annandale Blaze. Furniture Factory Destroyed. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 22

Stolmack's furniture factory, Annandale, was practically destroyed by fire last night, and a number of adjoining premises narrowly…

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After the Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 18

Business is going on as usual, and Coonamble is settling down to resume it interrupted work. The Bank of N. S. W. and the Australian…

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Cold Causes Fires Epidemic Throughout Holland Amsterdam

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

There is an epidemic of fires throughout Holland owing to the intense cold freezing the water supply. The fire brigade, was called…

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Waterfront Fire. Incendiarism Suspected. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 22

A fire on the Melbourne waterfront yesterday afternoon destroyed 2000 super feet of red pine and Oregon timber. The circumstances point to…

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Trocadero Fire Strange Scenes in Piccadilly London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 22

Strange scenes were witnessed in Piccadilly from midnight to dawn when twenty fire engines and 130 firemen were fighting a fire at the…

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Fire and Freeze Strange Scenes at London Fire LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 5

There were strange scenes in Piccadilly from midnight to dawn when 20 fire engines and 130 firemen were fighting a fire at…

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Awakened in Time Fire at Guildford Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 5

Awakened by smoke, Frederick Whitlow, of Guildford, jumped from his bed this morning to find the house ablaze. To run to the back…

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Fire at State Theatre. Suspicious Circumstances. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 1

About ££,000 worth of damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the State Theatre, which is under course of construction in Market…

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Timber Yard Blaze Extensive Damage. Perth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 9

A fire at Bunning Bros, timber yards, West Perth, did damage estimated at £100,000…

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Railway Engine Causes Fire

Leader · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 6

A meeting of the trustees of the Carcoar cemetery was held last week to discuss the damage done to that area recently by the bush fire that…

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Fire and Robbery. Melbourne

Leader · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

The home of Patrick Sullivan, a well-known North Melbourne contractor, was considerably damaged by fire last night. Six separate fires were…

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Incendiarist's Threat. State Theatre Fire. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 9

The police have been informed that some time ago the management of the State Theatre in Market street, in which a fire occurred on…

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Robbery, Then Fire £400 Stolen Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

When a fire broke out at the residence of Patrick Sullivan, in North Melbourne, last night, six different outbreaks were discovered…

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