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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 5 of 21

Factory Destroyed Blaze at Annandale SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 3

At 10.30 last night Mrs Fuller, wife of the proprietor of a box factory in Young street, Annandale, fell asleep after reading a book called…

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Big City Blaze. Citroen House Afire. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 2

A lire broke out at Citroen House, an eight storey building in Cast[?]gh Street, city, early this morning…

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Oil Tanker Fire Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of the fire on the oil tanker British Honor in the Wickham Basin, will be held by the Newcastle District Deputy…

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Tyldesley Office Destroyed a Midnight Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 4

The office of Tyldesley colliery was totally destroyed by fire about midnight on Saturday. When the fire was first noticed it had obtained a big hold…

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Factory Fire Extensive Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 2

Extensive damage was caused by a fire which destroyed three premises at Darlington last night. The outbreak commenced in a cabinet-makers…

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Self-loading Rifle Fires 50 Rounds a Minute Will Lithgow Make It ? LONDON, February 24

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 6

The military correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the long-sought ideal of an efficient self-loading rifle has been realised, and is…

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Spectacular Blaze Fire on Harbor Bridge SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

A fire was discovered last night in the crane houses a the northern arch of the Harbor Bridge. The outbreak provided a brilliant spectacle…

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Fatal School Fire. Ten Lives Lost MANITOBA

Leader · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 8

The Mother Superior and nine children perished in a fire which des[?]yed an Isolated Indian girls school…

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Fire at Forbes Business. Centre Threatened. £2000 Damage Forbes

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 5

A terrific explosion occurred in an old cellar at the corner of Rankin and Templar Streets late last night. A fire follows the explosion and the…

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5 KILLED 25 INJURED Lancashire Mine on Fire LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

The roar of an explosion was heard a very long distance away, and brought hundreds of women to the Hazard mine in…

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Harbor Bridge a Spectacular Fire Dangerous Work for Firemen SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

A fire which broke peak of the Northern arm of the North Sore Bridge to-night provided a thrilling spectacle for…

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Girls' School Fire Mother Superior and Two Sisters Perish Trepas (Monitoba) Wed

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

A sister superior, a sister and mother superior, as well as several children, perished in a fire which destroyed an isolated Indian girls' school on Lake…

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Fire at Denman Cottage Destroyed Second on Same Sites

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 1

A midnight fire, at Baerami Creek, Denman, destroyed a cottage owned by Mrs. G. M. Wilson together with its contents. The…

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Disastrous Fires in New Orleans New Orleans

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

River front fires swept warehouses and walls causing damage estimated at 13,000,000 dollars…

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£60,000 DAMAGE Fire at Railway Junction NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 3

Though the damage is generally considered to be about £60,000, no official estimate of the loss to the South Maitland Railways Ltd. caused by…

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Spectacular Blaze Brisbane This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 1

The Victory Planing. Mill at Wooloongabba was destroyed by fire late last night. The damage is estimated at £5000, which was covered by…

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Gas Works Fire E. Maitland Menaced SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

A fire broke out last night in the meter room at the East Maitland gas works, but the firemen stopped the blaze just in time to…

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Fire at "The Elms"

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

A quantity of firewood stored in the coach house of the stable at "The Elms", Russell Street caught fire yesterday and was partially demolished…

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Building Destroyed Early Morning Fire Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

A fire at Smithtown, in the Kempsey district early this morning detroyed three business premises. At one time the main…

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Boy Incendiary Sets Fire to School Hobart

National Advocate · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 3

"I did It because I wanted to go fishing," was the novel plea of a 14-year-old boy when charged In the Children's Court at Hamilton with having set fire…

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