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

Fires & bushfires, 1935

402 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 21

Bush Fires Fifty Near Sydney SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 1

THE dry spell experienced in the metropolitan area was responsible for the outbreak of naerly 50 fires during the…

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"MALICIOUS" Forbes Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 6

THE opinion that an explosion had been caused by benzine vapor. Ignited by a naked light, was given by Constable Crcsbic at Forbes…

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Fire Destroys Cottage BLACKHEATH

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 4

An unoccupied weatherboard cottage, on the Great Western-road, Blackheath, and its furniture were destroyed by fire on Friday night. The…

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A Burning Question Fire Insurance Payments

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 8

A MATTER which has lone agitated the minds of many people was touched upon during the Inquiry into a recent fire at…

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Tribal Fight. Fire Killed : 25 Wounded. PESHAWUR

Leader · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 2

Five British and Indian troopers were killed and 25 wounded, during . fighting with Mo[?] tribesmen, who were forced to retire with many…

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Fire Burns 134 YEARS Heated The Ale For Coach Passengers LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 1

A famous Yorkshire hostelry--the Saltersgate Inn, mid-way along the lonely moorland road between Pickering and Whitby--has been sold…

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False Alarm Boys Needlessly Call Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 3

A false alarm was received at Lithgow fire station yesterday, afternoon. It is reported, that boys were responsible. When the call was…

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Hornsby Hospital Fire Question of a Boiler SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 1

An inquiry was started to-day by the Parramatta district coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) into a fire which destroyed a portion of the…

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Salvia Makes Lawn Blaze

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 5

Nothing makes a more brilliant show on a large lawn than scarlet salvia. An excellent effect can be obtained by mounding the soil before…

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Grass Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 8

A GRASS fire broke out on Dalkeith station in the paddock near the Talbragar river on Saturday last, and before the flames…

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Hornsby Hospital Fire Caused by Misadventure Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 6

A decision that the Horsnby Hospital fire on August 11 had been caused by misadventure, through a tin of inflammable liquid boiling…

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House Gutted. Fire in Dalton Street

Leader · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 1

Fire completely destroyed a weatherboard house In Dalton Street, off Sampson Street, owned by Mr. 0. Mackenzie, late on…

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Fire Commissioner. Visit to Molong

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1935 · page 10

On Friday night of last week a gathering of interested citizens, including representatives of the Municipal Council, Fire Brigade, and Press…

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Fire Brigade Trophies

Leader · Monday 2 September 1935 · page 2

Last year Orange citizens re[?]erd when the Orange Fire Brigade returned from inter-brigade competitions victorious and with many trophies, a…

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Clothes on Fire Blind Woman's Terrible Death Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 2
Also in Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative

Mrs. Ellen Nichol-Buchan (84) a widow, was fatally burned (When her clothes caught alight while she was bending over a fuel stove at her home…

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Car on Fire Two Men Burned SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 3

The hands of two men caught [?]r, at Waverley this morning and before the flames were extinguished both men had been severely burned about…

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In Blaze of Glory Mudgee Footballers' Glorious Finish Binnaway Well Beaten

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 2

MUDGEE footballers, by their great victory over Binnaway yesterday, finished the season in a blaze of glory, and…

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Kyogle Fire Woman's Narrow Escape KYOGLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

SEVERAL buildings were destroyed here by fire yesterday, the damage being estimated at about £6000…

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Cheap Fire-Lighters

Leader · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 4

[?] some[?] sections of old motor [?] tubes [?]bout three Inches [?]and soak them for 24 hours [?].One of these will start…

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