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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 12 of 20

All Kinds of Sprot Western Fire Notes

Leader · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 4

Boly Buckler’s old Marobee can still unwind a good run at the finish of a race. Jot Hicks did not produce his flyer,…

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Nearly a Big Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1933 · page 4

THERE was quite a stir at the Sydney Hotel on Monday last when the mattress and bedclothes in a room occupied by a traveller…

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Millthorpe Fire. Residents’ Narrow Escape. Heavy Losses

Leader · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 1

It was by an uncomfortably small margin that residents in a burning building in Millthorpe early on…

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Fire at Shooter's Hill House and Contents Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 4

A disastrous fire took place on Tuesday at the residence of Messrs. Charlie Feebrey and Walter Blattman. The house was burned to the ground…

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Regent Cafe Fire Coroner Says it was Deliberate COWRA

National Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 1

At an inquiry to-day into the cause of a fire which destroyed the Regent Cafe recently evidence that a number of empty petrol tins had been…

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Fire At Cowra Cafe. Culprit Not Discovered

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

The coroner (Mr. H. D. Pulling) returned a verdict of incendiarism by unknown persons after an inquiry into a fire which gutted the Regent…

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House Destroyed by Fire Midgee

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 4

A fire in a house on the outskirts of the town on Wednesday afternoon was extinguished; before much damage; was done…

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Mental Hospital Fire Nurses’ Good Work. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

When a fire broke out early yesterday morning at Rydalmere Mental Hospital, 2[?] patients were marshalled and marched from the refractory…

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Fire at Sunny Corner Old Assay Laboratory Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1933 · page 6

The assay building at the old Sunny Corner mine was burned down last week, the residence there having been also destroyed by fire about…

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Big Orange Fire Business Houses Gutted ORANGE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1933 · page 1

A serious fire occurred at Orange early this morning at shops owned by Charles Curran, and occupied on one side by Curran, Spencer and…

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Summer Street Fire. Widespread Damage. Big Stores Imperilled

Leader · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 1

With a sale raging and rapidly spreading the flames, the Orange Fire Brigade made a remarkably fine gave, early on Wednesday…

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Disastrous Fire £2,200 Damage at Orange ORANGE

National Advocate · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 3

A fire which broke out in Cummings' draper's shop in Summer St, in the heart of the shopping block, and which spread to the premises of…

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Molong Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 14

On Tuesday last, Mr. A. Cunningham, of the architect's branch of fine Board of Fire Commissioners, was in Molong, taking a…

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£200 DAMAGE Coonabarabran Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 June 1933 · page 1

Damage estimated at over £200 was done by a fire which completely destroyed the wool shed and shearing plant of Mr C. Dlcks,…

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Bucket Brigade Renders Fine Service at Gap-road Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 2

When Miss Beatrice Williams, who resides with lier widowed mother, Mrs. L. Williams, at the Gap-road, awoke at 3 a.m. on…

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Dead Beside Fire. Pensioner Discovered

Leader · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 2

Seated in a chair, with his head resting on a table, a fire burning with the poker still thrust in it at it had dropped…

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Dead Beside Fire ORANGE

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 6

Seated in a chair, with his head resting on a table, a fire burning with the poker still thrust in it as it had dropped from his lifeless fingers,…

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Severely Burned Child's Clothes on Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 7

A shocking burning accident occurred at Meadow Flat the other day, as the result of which Beryl McManus, six years of age now…

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Hospital Fire Caused by Carelessness SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 2

An inquiry into the fire which caused considerable damage at the Rydalmere mental hospital on May 20 was today held by the Parramatta…

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Ingenious Plan For Causing Shop Fire Owner Sent to Gaol London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 2

An application seeking, leave to appeal against, a three years' gaol sentence has been refused Leonard Goodfellow, who was recently…

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