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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 7 of 21

120 DEAD China's Worst Cinema Fire WOMEN & Children Trampled to Heath Shanghai

National Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 2

The worst cinema disaster in China's history is reported from Chang Chun, in Manchuria, where a fused electric light wire ignited a flimsy makeshift…

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Garage Burnt Coonabarabran Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 1

A fire at Coonabarabran on March [?] destroyed a garage and its contents, owned by Mr. F. Higgins. The plant and stock were uninsured…

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Early Horning Fire. W.B. Cottage Gutted

Leader · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 4

The Orange Fire Brigade received a call al 2.45 a. m, on Saturday, to a weather board cottage in William…

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Just in Time Aged Woman's Narrow Escape Saved From Terrible Death Fire in Bentinck Street

National Advocate · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 2

Mrs. Ellen Donnelly, who is 80 years of age and an invalid, had a narrow escape from being burned to death when a fire, caused by a…

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400 Cars Destroyed Big Fire at Hoboken Hoboken (N.j.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

A fire wrecked portion of the waterfront, destroying two piers of the Lamport-Holt line on which were more than 400 automobiles waiting…

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Buried Forest Found in N.Z. Traces of Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 7

The buried remains of an ancient forest have been discovered about six feet below the surface of the earth in Riccarton. The site of the fores…

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£10,000 Fire at Holbrook Three Premises Go Holbrook, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 1

Three shops in the main street were destroyed by fire early this morning. At 3.15 William Hicks's wool and skin store was found burning fiercely…

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Remarkable Scenes Fire at Holbrook Holbrook

National Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 4

Remarkable scenes were witnessed at a fire which early this morning destroyed two shops and a store in the main street of Holbrook, causing…

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4000 Homeless Big Damage by Fire Tokio

National Advocate · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 2

Yesterday's conflagration at Komatsu has left 4,000 homeless. The damage is estimated at a million yen…

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Big Sydney Blaze. £15,000 Damage Done Sydney,Monday

Leader · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 3

A [?] broke out in the [?] floor of a four [?] in George Street near Goulburn Street at 4 o clock this morning…

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Church Damaged a Mysterious Fire SYDNEY

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

A mystery surrounds a fire which caused considerable damage in St. I[?]illips Church, Camperdown, last night a valuable pipe organ being…

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City Fire Russian's Plucky Act Saved His Wife and Son Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 3

71 firemen under Chief Officer Nance, early this morning fought a fire which rased in and around the Russian Club in George Street…

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Summer Street Fire. a Mid-day Blaze

Leader · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 9

Fire broke out in the front portion of the premises in Summer Street, occupied by Mr. William Brodie,…

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Mails on Fire London

National Advocate · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

The mails from the steamer Comoran which caught afire in Colombo, reached here considerably damaged by water. The extent of the…

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A Country Fire Eugowra, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 4

A fire this morning destroyed two shops and a dwelling occupied by Philip Ghusu, a storekeeper, and Joseph Murphy, dentist, respectively…

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Wallerawang House-breaking and a Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 8

On Saturday night a house in Main-street, occupied by Mr. W. Smyth as a baker's shop and residence, was entered and some valuables…

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Three Arrests Brewarrina Blaze SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 2

Seven business premises were to-tally destroyed by fire at Brewarrina early yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at between ten…

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Indian Unrest. Police Fire on Mob. CALCUTTA. Satu[?]

Leader · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 2

The mass civil disobedient [?] campaign, which is being [?] [?]ganised by Gandhi, app[?] to be receiving very lit[?]…

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Brewarrina's Fire Two Men Charged Brewarrina, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 April 1930 · page 2

Before the local court this morning Richard Simmons and Charles Nicholas Conomos were charged with arson, in connection with yesterday's…

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Brewarrina Blaze Two Men Charged Brewarrina

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

In connection with the big fire which occurred yesterday morning, two men appeared before tho local Court to-day charged with arson…

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