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

Fires & bushfires, 1930

418 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 21

Talkie Theatre Fire Dress Circle Wrecked £1,500 Damage to Machines Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

With flames sweeping down to within 30 yards of a room filled with talkie films firemen early to-day fought a great fight to avert disaster at the…

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Trapped by Flames Thrilling Escapes From Fire Jump From Window—crawl Over Hot Coals Coolangatta, Mon

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

Two Sydney girls, Beatrice and Sybil Crowley, who were burnt on the hands, feet and face when forced to crawl over hot coals in escaping from…

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Garage Fire Costly Cars Destroyed £2,000 Blaze

Leader · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 5

A grave outbreak of fire occurred last night, in a garage in Macnamara Street, occupied by Chambers’…

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Forest Fires in Canada Enormous Damage and Loss of Life Vancouver

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 1

Paul Gartron, a forestry protection aviator and live farmers perished as a result of the worst forest fires Ontario has experienced for many years…

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Madman at Bay Fires on Police Gassed to Death in Cellar Paris

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 2

The town of Soumur experienced thrills as a result of an astonishing conflict between Louis Bouchet, a mad chemist, and the police. Bouchet…

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Fire at Gulgong Two Shops Destroyed. Volunteers' Good Work

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 22

A fire early on Tuesday morning destroyed two buildings in Herbert street, Gulgong, one occupied by Mr J. Clarke, storekeeper, and the…

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Fire Bugs Busy in London Mystery Outbreaks

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 8

Leading firms of insurance ex perts and fire assessors have begin, an intensive campaign against the "mysterious fire-raisers all over the…

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Pierce Blaze East Orange Outbreak

Leader · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 4

Hundreds of busy shoppers in [?] Street on Friday night were [?] the roadway by the…

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Two Killed Police Fire on Crowd Calcutta

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 5

Two were killed and six-seriously injured as a result of police firing near Vellore, Madras, to disperse crowds of Hindoos and Moslems who clashed…

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Sheet of Flame Train on Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 2

Becoming panic-stricken when flames enveloped the overhead gear of an electric passenger train between Hurstville and Penshurst this afternoon…

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Train on Fire

Leader · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 4

Becoming panic-stricken when flames enveloped the overhead gear of an electric passenger train between Hurstville and Penshurst on…

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Disastrous Lidsdale Fire and Some Other Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 4

A disastrous fire broke out at the residence of Mr. Thomas Andrews on Wednesday night--a cottage situated on the opposite side of the…

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Steamers Collide. Both Vessels on Fire. BOSTON

Leader · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 6

Through the early hours of the [?] tricking through [?] between the [?]…

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The Lidsdale Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 June 1930 · page 1

In the report on Friday of the fire which destroyed Mr. Thomas Andrews' cottage at Lidsdale it was stated that the contents were not insured…

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Lucky Awakening Lad Wins Wager Gives Fire Alarm Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 3

A wager made last night in a jocular manner by Mrs. Harry Coe, of Bays water Road, Darlinghurst, and her nephew, James Graylin, that she…

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Local and General News Fire in Garage

Leader · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 2

The promptness of the Fire Brigade was responsible for the extinguishing of a fire which occurred at Fisher and Lapham’s No. 1 garage, in…

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Widow's Hoard Death After Fall Into Fire Orange

National Advocate · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

When Constable Hayes searched the home of Mrs. Myra Weber, an elderly woman, who died suddenly at Stuart Town, he discovered a hoard of…

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Fell Into Fire Lonely Old Woman's Death Hoard of £189 ORANGE

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 8

The body of Mrs. Myra Weber an old-age pensioner, who lived alone in a small dwelling at Stuart Town, was discovered by neighbors in the…

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Fire Bugs Damage to Picture Theatre Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 2

Damage estimated at £1,000 was done by incendiaries who at 3.15 a.m. to-day set fire to the stage furnishings and projection screen…

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Fire at Kandos

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 10

Shortly after eight o'clock on Wednesday night one of M[?] Higginsens employees happened to [?] the yard and was amazed to see…

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