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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 8 of 20

To the Rescue last Desperate Fight With Fire Fiend

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

A terrific fire was [?]ng, and a last desperate night against the devouring flames had almost exhausted the gallant…

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Portland News Spectacular Blaze Cottage and Contents Destroyed Unoccupied Building

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 6

A spectacular blaze occurred in Cullen-street, Portland, during the early hours of Monday morning, when a cottage owned by Mr. W. Doble was…

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Biscuit Factory Fire. Extensive Damage. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 2

Extensive damage was caused by a are in Peek Frean’s [?] factory, at Camperdown. early this morning. More than an hour elapsed before the…

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Yugo Slav. Gaoled Bowral Fire Sequel Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 2

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day, Stephen Georgevitch, a Yugo Slav, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of having…

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Portland Blaze Cottage Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 6

A cottage in Cullena-street Portland owned by Mr. W. Doble was, with its [?] completely destroyed by fire on Monday Morning…

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A Grass Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 2

At 11.58 a.m. yesterday the Bathurst Fire Station received a call to an allotment of land at the corner of Hope and Bishop Sreets, behind…

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Fire in Mine Serious Cessnock Outbreak Ground Caves in Cessnock

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 5

AN OUTBREAK of fire in the old workings at the Cessnock Colliery assumed serious proportions to-day when a large army of…

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Mudgee Fires £50 Beward Offered Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 4

The Government Gazette to-day notifies that a reward of £50 is offered for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons…

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Fire at Boomey. Purely Accidental

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 9

An inquest into the cause of a fire which destroyed a six roomed dwelling, the property of William Hearne, of "Springvale"…

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Punchbowl Fire Owner for Trial SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 3

The Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, to-day committed for trial Alfred Stanley Buttley, a boot repairer, who was…

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Flames Spread Cessnock Mine Fire New Craters CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 4

The fire at the abandoned Hill End Colliery assumed a more serious aspect to-day when the flames which had [?] themselves more than 290…

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Big Chaff Blaze 800 Tons Destroyed TEMORA, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

A fire broke out in the chaff mill of J. Dolden and Co. early this morning, and was only checked after eight hours' fighting…

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Short Street Fire No Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 5

A fire, which fortunately did practcally no damage, broke out at the home of Miss M. Smede, Short-street, on Saturday afternoon…

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Haystack Fire 800 Tons Burned SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

A fire at Temora early this morning destroyed more than 800 tons of stacked hay at the chaff mills of J. Golden and Co., some distance…

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OVER £1000 in Bank. Victim of Recent Fire

Leader · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 4

Although he lived under conditions that denoted be was in impoverished circumstance, Edward Rodden, 70. who was burnt to death in an old bag…

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Chat on Fires And Duties of Brigade There Is Now No £5 FEE

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 2

Although such a charge has not been in vogue for more than 30 years, there still exists among many people an illusion that the calling of a fire…

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Settlers' Home Menaced Picnickers Start Bush Fire Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 3

Due to the carelessness of picnic parties a big fire swept over a large area near Gisborne yesterday, causing considerable damage. The home of…

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Haystacks Ablaze Spectacular Fire Temora

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 1

A spectacular fire at Temora to-day destroyed 800 tens of stocked hay at the mills of J. Jordan and Company Ltd. on the edge of the town. In…

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Mine Fire Improvement at Cessnock. Cessnock

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 2

After all the efforts of a large army of workmen in filling in the cavities the fire in the old Hill End colliery…

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£4000 Blaze Western Station Fire Molong

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 6

Damage estimated at £4,000 was caused by a lire which broke oat at 1.30 a.m. to-day in a large shed on Mr. J. J. McGill's station, Erambl,…

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