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

Fires & bushfires, 1932

432 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 22

Hotel Fire Blaze at Lawson Lawson

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 4

Dashing out of the Grand Hotel, Lawson in their night attire three women narrowly escaped being trapped by the flames which reduced the…

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Fire at Lawson Grand Hotel Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 2

The Grand Hotel, Lawson, a two storey weatherboard structure, of between 30 and 40 rooms, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Lawson Hotel Fire. Inmates in Night Attire. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 4

Damage estimated at several thous and pounds was caused by a Are which destroyed the Grand Hotel at Lawson, early this morning. The building was…

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Big Fire Goulburn Menaced Narrow Escape GOULBURN

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 1

The Regent shopping block was menaced by fire early this morning. The alarm was given at 12.30 a.m. and fireman quickly turned out to…

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Goulburn's Big Fire Shopping Block Is Menaced Damage Estimated at £10,000 GOULBURN, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 1

The Regent shopping block was menaced by fire early this morning. The alarm was given at 12.30, and the firemen quickly turned out to…

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Fire Brigade Trophies

Leader · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 4

On view at Murray and Crawford’s in summer Street are the trophies won at Wagga [?] week by the members of the Orange Fire Brigade. They…

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CUDAL. Fire Brigade

Leader · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 1

The annual meeting of the been [?] brigade was held at the Council Chambers on Saturday with Mr. I. M[?] Smith in the than Others…

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Portland News Home Destroyed Portland Blaze Mr. L. Bateman's Loss

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 5

Fire destroyed the residence of Mr. L. Bateman, about 10 1 o'clock on Saturday night. The building, a weather board…

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Disastrous Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 4

THE residence of Mr Batsman, of Portland, together with the contents, were completely destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The…

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Pitt Street Blaze Firemen's Good Save. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 2

Big crowds blocked Pitt Street to-day necessitating a temporary diversion of the traffic when a fire broke out on the…

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INCENDIARISM? Five Fires Found SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 1

Incendiarism is suspected in a fire which broke out in a residential at Moore Park this morning. Firemen discovered five separate…

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Fire Insurance Differentiating Costs CITY V. COUNTRY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 15

There is evidently a tremendous impost levied upon people who insure their properties against fire…

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Mystery Fire Detectives Make Inquiries Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 2

Detectives are carefully investigating a fire which broke out in a block of residential flats at Moore Park early this morning. It was the…

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Fire Chief Transferred

National Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 3

The Chief of the Dubbo Fire Station Mr. Thornton, has received notice of his promotion to Headquarters in Sydney and will be leaving for the "Big…

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Slipper Factory Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 1

Damage estimated at £300 was caused last night at a slipper factory of Jacob Pzarki in George's River Road, Croydon…

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Children Incinerated In An Asylum Fire ZURICH

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 1

There were heart-rending scenes in a fire at Waedenswal in a private asylum for subnormal children. The staff rescued the majority of…

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Sedan Car Destroyed Sudden Blaze at Marrangaroo

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 2

About 7 o'clock last night, an Essex sedan motor, the property of Mr. V. Upton and driven by Mr. Len Jones junior, suddenly caught fire at…

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Bakehouse Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 4

SLIGHT damage was done by a fire which broke out in A. H. Cooley's bakehouse, Market street, Mudgee, on Saturday afternoon…

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Flood and Fire Japanese Villages Devastated Hundreds Perish Tokio

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 4

After devastating villages in the Loo Choo Islands, the most severe typhoon for many years struck the town of Nemadzu yesterday…

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Car Destroyed Caught Fire on Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 14

Late on Sunday night an Essex sedan, the property of Mr. V. Upton. of Lithgow, and driven by mr. Len Jones, sen., of Lithgow, suddenly…

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