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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 17 of 21

Gulgong Council Question of Fire Safety Abolition of State Parliaments Disposal of Revenues

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 28

[?] Clark (Mayor) presided at a meeting of the Gulgong Town Council on September 17. [?] from the…

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Fire Alarm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1930 · page 7

The fourth fire alarm within two months rang out on Tuesday morning. An outbreak of fire was reported at Mrs. E. M. Wiblin's…

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£10,000 Damage Big Blaze at Ganmain Coolamon

National Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1930 · page 7

With the nearest fine brigade nine miles away, the Riverina town of Ganmain was threatened with devastation early this morning by a fire which did…

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Big Ganmain Blaze. Mr. Jin Gallagher Burnt Out

Leader · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 1

While fire taged through Ford Street, [?] main thoroughfare of Ganmain early on Friday, causing damage estimated at £10,000 the nearest…

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Fire at Capetown Capetown

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 2

The Wellington tanning and boot factory was gutted this morning. The damage was estimated at £100,000…

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Baradine Fire Evidence at Sessions Accused Discharged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 15

A young man named Mick Deek, of Assyrian extraction was charged at Coonamble Quarter Sessions with on August 13, at Baradine,…

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Big Dunedoo Blaze. General Store Gutted. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 5

O’Bri[?] general store at Dunedoo was gutted by fire this morning. The blaze was the biggest in the history of the town and the flames were…

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Just in Time Blaze at Leichhardt Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 1

When a fire broke out in a shop at Leichhardt this morning, Bert Moore and his wife, who were asleep in the premises at the rear, had a narrow…

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Fire at Dunedoo General Store Gutted Dunedoo

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 5

O'Brien's general store was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. When the alarm was raised the main building was blazing furiously and a strong…

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Fire at Dunedoo Early Morning Blaze. O'brien's Store Destroyed. Volunteer Brigade's Good Work

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 30

The most disastrous are in the history of Dunedoo occurred on Tuesday morning, 30th. ultimo, when O'Brien's, general store was…

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Fire in Sydney Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage, occupied by Robert Monteith, was destroyed by fire at Turramurra early this morning…

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Fire at Kurrajong Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 4

A message from Richmond states that a fire which broke out at 3.30 this morning destroyed "Mountain View," the oldest established boarding…

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Purging by Fire Getting Rid of Fleas SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 2

When arrested at Parkes and charged with setting fire to a cottage, accused said he had started the blaze to rid the dwelling of…

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Frightful Aerial Disaster the R101 Explodes and Catches Fire. 46 Lives Lost. Lord Thomson, Air Minister, Killed. Many Notable Men Among Victims Vessel Strikes a Hill All the Victims Incinerated London

National Advocate · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 2

The British airship R101, the largest in the world, which was making a flight to India, blew up and burst into flames near Beauvais (France). It is reported that only seven of the 53…

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Motor Car Catches Fire Wolgan-road Incident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 4

A Whippet car caught fire as the owner (Mr. George Nash, of Angus Place) was driving it on the Wolgan road on Sunday morning, and was…

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Dunedoo Fire an Open Verdict

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 30

At Dunedoo on Tuesday Mr. W. J. Brown, Coroner, held an inquiry into the recent fire which destroyed Messrs. O'Brien's and…

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Fire at Gulgong Bucket Brigade's Good Save. Early Morning Outbreak

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 26

A voluntary bucket brigade effected a good save in Gulgong in the early hours of Monday morning, when a fire broke out in the premises at the…

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"Put'em Up!" Bandit Fires at Dairyman Struggle for Revolver Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 3

Crazed with anger, an armed holdup man who had been defied by his two victims, fired at pointblank range at Edward Brimbecom,…

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An Arson Charge. Croydon Fire Inquiry. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 4

At the Inquiry con[?] a fire which occurred on the premises of John Charles [?] a spirit mer[?] at Corydon, and is connection…

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Fire in Shop Kerosene on Floor Merchant Committed for Trial Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 1

Evidence that kerosene had been split on the floor in various ports of the shop owned by John Charles Skelton, spirit merchant at Croydon on August…

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