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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 16 of 21

8 KILLED. In Explosion and Fire. [?]AGO

Leader · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 2

Eight persons were killed and 30 injured to-day, as the result of an explosion and fire, which wrecked the Gllden Soya Products…

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Straying Stock Do They Prevent Fires?

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 15

A RATHER unusual view of the straying stock question was expressed in the Victorian Parliament recently, when a bill…

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Colliery Threatened By Fire Sporting Notes Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 2

Vale v. Steelworks, on Sunday, on Vale wicket, at 10.30 a.m.--H. Barry, D. Luck, P. Darcy, W. Jenkins, W. Hogan, M. Rowlands, W. Kelly, J. Jenkins. C…

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Lidsdale Forest Bush Fire Danger Past

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 4

The bushfire, which threatened the Lidsdale State forest last Sunday, is now about a mile and a half away from the plantation…

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Wool Fire Inquiry Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1935 · page 6

The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) will inquire on October 23. into the fire which destroyed Messrs. Goldsbrough [?] wool store at Pyrmont. A…

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Bush Fires Value of Brigades

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 2

EVERY summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but…

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Many Rescued From Manly Bush-Fire. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 1

Twenty people were rescued by Manly firemen yesterday just as [?]mes from a bush fire reached the [?] of three…

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Resumed Italian Offensive 'Planes Bomb and Fire Castle Big Battle Imminent LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 2

The British United Press representative on the southern front reports that Italian 'planes heavily bombed and set fire to the old castle and fort…

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Rydal Echo of the Bush Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 6

Exception is taken locally to a statement published in an issue last week that sufficient effort was not made by Rydal people to check the…

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CUDAL. Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Leader · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 3

A [?] and [?] by Mr. [?] of [?] to the [?] on Monday afternoon, during [?]…

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Girls Alarmed Bag Factory Fire Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 2

Within a space ol 30 minutes, fire practically destroyed the premises of A. J. Swain and Company, Ltd. handbag manufactures, on North…

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Fire Walker Mohammedan Who Surprised British Scientists

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 2

Kuda Bux, the Kashmiri Mohammedan who recently mystified scientists in London by walking unscathed over fire and riding a bicycle…

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The Wool Fire Another, Progress Payment Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 5

Following a progress payment of [?]100,000 on October 8 to Messrs. Goldsborough Mort, for loss sustained in the disastrous fire which…

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Hurry Up Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 19

A screw of newspaper thrust into the fire will soon, cause a sulky kettle to sing, without having to build up a fire for the purpose…

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The Narromine Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death, from burning, was returned by the Narromine coroner (Mr. A. B. Dundas), at the conclusion of an inquest into…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 15

A weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. Alvin Thornberry, of Cargo Road, was razed to the ground on Monday afternoon, during the…

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First Grass Fire of Season

National Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 2

The Tire brigade was called just prior to 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a glass the at the rear of Mr.E. J. Hughes's residence at 301…

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The Wool Fire Inquiry To-day SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of the disastrous fire which gutted Messrs. Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., we[?]store at Pyrmont recently, will be…

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Flame-ruined Forest Fire Could Not Be Put Out LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 1

Fire caused disastrous damage to a forest of young trees on the preserves of the Forestry Commission at Dunwich, Suffolk…

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Pyrmont Fire Inquiry Into Goldsborough Mort Outbreak Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 1

An inquiry was opened this morning concerning the disastrous fire at Goldsborough Mort's wool stores, at Pyrmont, on September 25…

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