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

Fires & bushfires, 1934

349 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 18

Bush Fire Brigades. the Equipment Necessary

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 1

If a bush fire brigade is to function effectively it must be properly organised and adequately equipped. The following extracts from a…

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Cudal Courier Fire Brigade Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1934 · page 18

At the annual meeting of the Cudal Fire Brigade, held in the Boree Shire Council Chambers there were present: Messrs. P. A. Gray (chair), R. Bailey,…

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School Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 November 1934 · page 8

AN inquiry was held at Merrygoen into the cause of the fire which resulted in the Public school at Merrygoen being destroyed by fire…

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Shops Gutted. £15,000 Boggabri Blaze. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 2

A disastrous are at Buggabri this morning gutted five shops in the principal street. The alarm was given shortly after midnight, but owing to…

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Shire of Cudgegong Careless Use of Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 1

THE attention of all residents of the Shaire of Cudgegong is directed tu the fact that burning of the burning of stumps, etc,…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1934 · page 14

A proposal to improve the local fire fighting apparatus with an up-to-date fire engine was favourable considered at a meeting of the committee held on…

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Burning Brightly Fires in December

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 December 1934 · page 3

QUITE recently the "Guardian," referring to the freakish weather being experienced, intimated that fires in…

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Fire in Cordial Factory

Leader · Monday 3 December 1934 · page 2

Damage in the extend of about [?]10 was done by a [?] in the gas generating room at Williams cordial factory, Sampson Street, early on Friday…

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From Old Papers Mudgee Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 December 1934 · page 3

THE members of this thoroughly useful brigade received their [?] address and drill on Monday evening last at the hands…

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Big Fire Thirty Firemen Hurt AUCKLAND

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 December 1934 · page 1

FIRE destroyed the Morningside Timber Co's main building near Auckland (N.Z.) doing damage to the extent of £17,000…

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Fatal Fire Husband Dead; Wife Critically Injured Cessnock

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 3

Following the fire at Cessnock yesterday in which John Carr, an unemployed miner, lost his life, and his wife. Ivy Beryl Carr (45) was…

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District Bush Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 2

In compliance with an advertisement in the "Chronicle," there was quite a representative gathering at Mandurama School of Arts on…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1934 · page 6

The public meeting of the Cudal Fire Brigade held in the Cudal, School of Arts on Saturday night last was only moderately attended…

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Early Bush Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 December 1934 · page 4

BUSH fires are beginning to trouble the country folk. At Baradine last week an outbreak occurred on Mrs A. Wilson's property,…

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Shot in Back Early Morning Chase Police Fire on Two Men Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 1

There was a sensational affair at Ultimo this morning as a result of which Roy McNamara (20) received a bullet wound in the spine…

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Bush Fires Perth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 1

DISASTROUS bush fires are reported in Katanning district. Many properties have been saved by hundreds of fire fighters, but…

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ESTIMATES Gulgong Fire District

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 13

THE Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. forwarded to last meeting of the Town Council a statement showing…

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Hotel Fire 60 Deaths Probable 11 Parliamentarians Killed Terrible Scenes Lansing (Michigan)

National Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 2

At least 40 perhaps 60—persons, including eight members of the Michigan State legislature perished in a fire which…

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Hotel Fire 23 Bodies Found

National Advocate · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 2

Lansign (Mitchigan) Wednesday. The charred bodies taken from the fire which destroyed the Kearns Commercial Hotel here yesterday brought…

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Lansing Hotel Fire. Deaths Now Number 23. LANSING [?]Wednesday

Leader · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 2

The [?] bodies taking from the are which destroyed Kerns Commercial Hotel hero yesterday brought the [?] of dead to 33…

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