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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 13 of 20

Sparrows and the Siren "Hold Up" of Fire Alarm Blaze at South Bowenfels

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 2

Two sparrows, roosting for the night in the siren at the local fire station, were killed when Capt. Collins attempted to give the signal for a…

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Fire Water Bottle With a Kick in It

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 7

It's remarkable how many good stories are associated with fish and fishing. The following talc comes from the…

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Bathurst Coursing Open Stake to Lou[?]des Gordon Fire Wins Maiden

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 1

Delightful weather prevailed for the June meeting of the Bathurst Coursing Club held on the racecourse enclosure yesterday. There was a good…

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Peculiar Happening Sparrows in Fire Alarm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 9

Two sparrows, roosting for the night in the siren at the Lithgow fire station, were killed when Capt. Collins attempted to give the signal…

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Cottage Destroyed Blaze at Corneytown

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 June 1933 · page 1

An unoccupied dwelling of wood and iron in Colliery-road, Corneytown, was destroyed by fire shortly after 4 o'clock this morning…

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Car Caught Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 June 1933 · page 6

On Wednesday afternoon Mr W. A. Saunders' car caught fire whilst in Bayly street, but it was soon extinguished. The flames were…

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Big Camperdown Fire. Movietone News House. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 21 June 1933 · page 2

Thousands of pounds worth of damage was done early this morning by a fire which gutted the premises of the Fox Australia Moraine News, In…

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Fox News on Fire a Plucky Engineer Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1933 · page 2

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which gutted Fox Movietone News premises in Missenden Road,…

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Blaze in Keppel Street

National Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 2

Residents of a terrace of dwellings in lower Keppel Street early yesterday morning spent, in exciting half hour when it was discovered that a…

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Millthorpe News. Fire at Tallwood

Leader · Friday 23 June 1933 · page 5

At about midday on Wednesday fire completely destroyed Mr. J. [?] [?]…

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Spooner Spits Fire. Spirited Reply to Criticism Remarks at Local Government Association New Legislation Foreshadowed Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1933 · page 2

The Assistant Treasurer and the Minister for Local Government, Mr. E. S Spooner, to-night gave a spirited reply to the declaration…

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Fire Insurance

Leader · Friday 30 June 1933 · page 2

It is generally conceded that it is a wise plan to insure one’s home. Whether It be brick or wood, but it is just as important to insure with a…

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Sydney Social Side. Holmans are Fire Worshippers

Leader · Friday 30 June 1933 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Holman have let the[?] house at Gordon for thee months, and taken a flat at Rushcutter [?] Judge Brennan and family have come…

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Pyjamas Caught Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1933 · page 2

Noel Connors aged 5 who lives with his parents at Perthville, was standing in front of the fire yesterday morning when his pyjamas caught…

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Corneytown Fire Was Maliciously Caused Is Coroner's Verdict

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 July 1933 · page 2

A verdict that the outbreak was caused by some person or persons unknown to him, who malicloasly set alight to the…

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Long Creek Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 July 1933 · page 15

A FIRE broke out in Mr A. Roswell's house the other night and did considerable damage, burning much valuable property. The…

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Lithgow Fire Renders Orphans Homeless Elder Sister's Brave Struggle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 1

Pathetic circumstances surround the partial destruction by fire last night of a weatherboard house at 33 Inch street. The…

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Fire Tragedy AUCKLAND, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 July 1933 · page 1

Benjamin Ludwig (55), a mining prospector, was burnt to death in an hotel at Coromandel when the building was destroyed by fire…

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Call That Meeting To Form Fire Brigade Town Council Sympathetic

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 July 1933 · page 3

THE question of the formation of a fire brigado was again before last Wednesday night's town council meeting…

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