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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 3 of 20

Ship on Fire Valuable Cargo Destroyed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 3

Carrying a valuable cargo of wheat flour, general cargo and 15,000 bales of wool which alone is valued at £150,000 the Norwega n[?]imtesih[?]…

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Girls in Danger Mysterious Fire at Rose Bay SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

A sensational fire occurred at Mason and Son's factory, Robertson street, Rose Bay, this morning. About 1.50 o'clock when George Savage…

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Fires at Capertee Spray Carts Employed Hail Damages Orchards

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

During last Wednesday, which was hot, and very windy, two fires were reported. One started on Mr. Thomas…

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Fire at Kandos Incendiarism Suspected Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 5

Suspecting incendiarism Rylstone police ore Investigating the destruction by fire of six high tension standards belonging to the Kandos…

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State Forest Menaced Fire Under Control Staff and Volunteers Work Hard

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 2

A sudden gale during burning off operations at the State forest near Newnes Junction last week caused considerable anxiety, as it was feared…

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Bush Fire Brigades Commendable Action by Cudgegong Shire Purchase of Equipment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 6

At the Cudgegong Shire Council meeting on Wednesday there was considerable discussion concerning the bush fire…

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Rubbish on Fire Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 3

When the fire bell rang at 4 p.m. to-day much excitement prevailed and the usual large crowd on foot, cycles, and in cars followed the waggon to…

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Fire At Gulgong In Loneragan's Store Flames Promptly Quenched

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 1

A fire was discovered shortly after 10 o'clock last night in the grocery department of Jas. Loneragan and Co.'s store in Mayne street…

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Sunny Corner Bush Fire Extinguished Good Fruit Yield

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

Dry weather prevails, there having been only four points of rain this month. Much of the country round Suny Corner has been swept by…

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Disastrous Fires Warren District Suffers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 4

A blaze that started in read bads on the Lower Macquaire near Warren spread to surrounding station properties and burned thousand of…

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Fire Extinguished SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 1

Storms in various parts of the State had one good effect, as they extinguished a number of big bush fires which had been doing…

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Camp Fire Concert Mudgee Boy Scouts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 4

On Saturday, 21st inst., the Boy Scouts held a Camp Fire concert at their camp at Kaludabah, This was attended by about 40 people…

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Careless Use of Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 4

OWING to the danger of bush fires, the Cudgegong Shire Cornel intends to take a firm stand against those who are liable to be careless…

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Grass Fire. Splendid Work by Fire-Fighters

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 10

During a dry storm oh Friday afternoon of last week a fire started on the boundary of Cardington, 16 miles from Molong…

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Fire in Bank Street. Efficient Brigade Work

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 9

Shortly before 3.30 a.m. on Thursday morning, the shrill whistling of a locomotive attached to a train then arriving in Molong from Parkes…

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Clothes on Fire Infant Fatally Burned. Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 4

A three year old child whose clothing was caught in an open fireplace at Auckland to-day, died after being admitted to hospital…

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Latest Local News Molong Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

THE butchery of J. J. Sullivan and refreshment rooms owned by Miss Austin were destroyed by fire at Molong last week…

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Store Fires Parramatta Coroner Suspicious But Not in This Instance Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

During an inquiry at Parramatta today concerning a fire which destroyed a stock of tobacco and groceries at the premises of Thos. Bashford,…

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Stuart Town Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 4

A SIX-ROOMED house owned by Mr W. Devenish, of Stuart Town, and occupied by Mr A. Glawson and family, was destroyed by a…

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Lit a Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 12

Before Mr J. Small. J.P., at the Gulgong Police Court, John Cox was sentenced to the rising of the Court for having at Tallawang lit…

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