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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 3 of 21

[?] Stone Fire

Leader · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

[?] in an oil store in [?] at 3.50 on Friday night, and [?] half a drum of [?] stored these. A number of other…

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Tanker on Fire British Ships to The Rescue LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

H. M. S. Frobistor, which, with H.M.S. Guardian, has been standing by the British tanker Valverda, which was disabled by fire, has now taken…

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Bush Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 8

A BUSH fire started close to the "Avella" homestead at Running Stream on Sunday, and it was several hours before the blaze was…

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Big Bendigo Fire Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 1

THE Tyre Service Proprietary Ltd., of Bendigo, was destroyed last night. The damage is estimated ut £ 12.000…

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Request Met Fire Brigade Account

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 12

THE Board of Fire Commissioners forwarded to a recent Town Council meeting an account amounting to £26/11/-. being first…

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Spreading Bush Fire Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

The police and local residents worked feverishly yesterday burning firebreaks to prevent a bushfire spreading at Menia, near Sutherland…

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Mrs. Miller Forced Landing in Bush Fire a Disappointing Experience London

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

The newspaper "Referee," states that Mrs. [?] Miller, the Australian airwoman after crossing the Sahara on a commercial flight to Cape Town,…

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CUDAL Fire it Bo[?]

Leader · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

The efficiency of the local Fire [?] was displayed on Wednesday, when no outbreak of fire occurred at Borer, the property of…

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Young Fire Bugs. Set Fire to Tram Carriage

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 16

Two boys, aged nine and ten, were arrested by detectives yesterday in connection with the attempted burning of one of a large number of trams…

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Furniture Destroyed Fire Near Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. H. Ross, a share farmer, of Jone's Creek, yesterday afternoon has some of his furniture destroyed to a fire that occurred after the…

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Big Fire Newbridge Landmark Destroyed Early Morning Blaze Over £2000 Damage

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

Rudely awakened from their sleep by the crackling noise of fire at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning fifteen duellers in the old Royal Hotel at…

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Blaze at Newbridge. Old Hotel Razed. BATHURST

Leader · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 3

Fire destroyed the premiers of the [?] Royal Hotel at Newbridge at 3 a.m. yesterday morning…

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Mission Saved Dangerous Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

A BIG bush fire, which had been burning in the Pilliga Scrub for several day, suddenly charged direction last…

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Angus Place Menace of Dump Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 4

Of late the weather has been very hot and as a consequence gardens and pastures are drying off. The weekend rain was the salvation of…

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Store Room Fire Damage Estimated At Over £150

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

A fire broke out in the store-room at the back of the main store of the Self Help Grocery shortly after midnight on Friday…

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Fire Explodes Cartridges Taralga, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 1

Three shops were completely destroyed and three others were damaged by fire this morning. A hastily organised bucket brigade did its best to…

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Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 12

At the Boree Shire Council meeting on Monday, the following letter was read from the secretary of the Cudal fire brigade: "I have been directed by…

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Fire at Boree

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 6

The efficiency of the local fire brigade was displayed on Thursday last, when an outbreak of fire occurred at Boree, the property of Mr. L. Mac…

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Recreation Ground. Vigoro Ground :Fire Brigade Hydrant

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 13

Reporting to the Council meeting on Tuesday night, Ald. Brooks said he thought there would not be room for a vigoro pitch on the recreation…

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