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

Fires & bushfires, 1933

393 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 20

Free From Fires Bathurst's Good Year Only Seven Alarms

National Advocate · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 3

Bathurst was remarkably free from fires during 1932, the number of calls made for the Fire Brigade being the lowest for 15 years. In the 12…

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Enviable Record Lithgow's Fire Freedom

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

Lithgow continues to maintain its enviable reputation as a centre which is remarkably free from fires, considering it ranks as the second…

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Bowral Fire Bug. Jugo-SIav Arrested. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 4

[?]y this morning the Bowral no[?] arrested Stephen George[?] a Jugo-Slav, In thick scrub, and [?] him with being Implicated in…

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Bowral Fire Bug a Foreigner Charged Bowral

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

After a diligent search extending over several days, police this morning arrested Stephen Georgevitch (50) a foreigner, and he was later charged…

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Our State House Is Imperilled By Fire SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

Parliament House was threatened with destruction by fire which broke out in the record room above the Legislative Council chamber shortly after…

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PASTORAL Bush Fire Brigades The Equipment Necessary

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 7

If a bush fire brigade is to function effectively it must be properly organised und adequately equipped. In a recent issue of these notes…

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Fire at Cossington

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 9

A grass fire broke out on Cosington, Hannah's Bridge, a few days before the Christmas holidays, but happily the flames were…

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Saved House From Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 13

A serious fire was averted at Gwabegar when Mr. R. Williams, noticing Mr. Clare's bouse alight, promptly tore down the awnings…

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Petrol Fire Dubbo-Residents Burned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

When a dish of petrol caught alight in a laundry at the home of Mrs. E. Lundholm, Dubbo, early this week, Mrs. Lundholm suffered…

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Records Destroyed Fire in Parliament House SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

A fire, the origin of which is a mystery, broke out in the corner of the record room at Parliament House last night. Little damage was done…

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Fire at Sunny Corner Motor Cars and Garage Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 6

A destructive fire occurred in the early hours of this (Wednesday) morning, when a motor garage and sheds on the property of Mr. T…

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Famous Cricket Match Recalled by Fire Dingley Dell Days

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

The destruction by fire of Cobtree Manor, near Maidstone, Kent—the Dingley Dell of "Pickwick Papers"—resells the most famous cricket…

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Big Guns Destroyed Fire at Drill Hall Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused to-day when the Albert Park drill hall was destroyed by fire. Three eighteen pounders and two 4.5…

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Cessnock Fire Enquiry

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

The Coroner alter inquiring into the cause of a fire at the home of Mrs. Margaret Godfrey on December 29, exonerated the owner and her…

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Hundreds of Fires Caused Deliberately SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 6

The opinion that hundreds of fires which he Investigated had been caused deliberately, was expressed by the Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. H…

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Big Liner on Fire. Survivors at Cherbourg. CHERBOURG

Leader · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

Two hundred and eleven survivors of the L’Atlantique have been stranded here aboard tour steamers. Fifteen to twenty of the crew are still…

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A Fire Bug Search at Condobolin Condobolin

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 2

Police and residents or the district are searching for a man who is believed to have been responsible, for several fires during the past fortnight…

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Mystery Fires Police Probe Farm Outbreaks

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 8

Five mysterious farm fires, which have caused considerable damage, are being investigated by the Harden police…

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Grass Fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

The first fire outbreak of the year occurred in Bathurst shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when an area of about 60ft. x 100 feet of dress…

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Grass Fires Danger in Victoria Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

Driven by a fierce wind, a fire to-day destroyed thousands of races of valuable crop and grass land, near Hamilton. An army of 200 fire…

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