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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 5 of 21

Big Bush Fires £30,000 Worth of Damage ADELAIDE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 1

EXTENSIVE bush fires occurred at Mount Gambler on Saturday, doing great damage…

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Lithgow Fire In Self Help Stores

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 6

DAMAGE estimated at £1500 was caused by a fire in the Self Help Stores, Lithgow, last week. The fire brigade effected an…

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Forbes Fire Case

National Advocate · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 2

Plainclothes Constable Wells, of Bathurst, left Bathurst by train early yesterday morning for Forbes, where be will give evidence in a case against…

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Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 4

A TEMPORARY four-roomed residence at Goorlanawa Station was destroyed by fire last week during the absence of the occupants…

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Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 14

Young Pat. Duggan, 5-year-old son of Mr. H. C. Duggon, of Cox Street, Rylstone, obtained a box of matches the other morning, before any of the…

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Fire Station Loan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 15

THE Department of Local Government advised last Town Council meeting that advice had been received from the Building Relief…

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40 KILLED Police Fire on Moslems Protest Against Execution Calcutta

National Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 5

Forty were killed and 100 injured [?]ny seriously, at Karachi last night [?] the police opened fire on tur[?]nt Moslems who were…

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Open Verdict Inquiry Into Self Help Fire Damage Was £1,191

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 2

An inquiry was held yesterday by the Deputy-Coroner (Mr. Geo. Coates) into a fire which broke out at the Self Help store (main branch) on the…

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Cessnock Fire Alleged Corruption Charges Against Detective Cessnock

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 7

A story of alleged corruption was told at the inquiry to-day into the fire which destroyed a furniture shop on December 1…

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Bush Fire Outbreak Near Molong Molong

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 5

The first bush fire of the season broke out this morning on the property or Mr. Brady, about 10 miles out and it was not long before the flames…

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Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 5

The President of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades Board, Mr. T. J. Smith, and the third officer, Mr. Bearce, will visit Molong this Friday night and will…

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Outbreak of Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 6

What might have been a serious outbreak of fire occurred on the property of Mr. M. D. Bowen, of "Glengarry," on Monday afternoon during the…

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Fire at Borenore

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 5

Early on Friday morning of last week a garage and tool-shed together with a Dodge motor lorry, on Mr. W. H. Hibble's Quambaar property at…

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Cessnock Fire a Detective's Denial Cessnock

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 3

A dental that he had intimidated the witness was given by Detective Sergeant Delaney, of Sydney, at the resumption to-day of the inquiry into…

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Two Boys Dead Film Fire Verdict MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 2

The tragic fire and explosion at East Brunswick on March 13, when Charles Leyden (14), and Leslie Smith (14), were burned to death was…

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Store Burned Big Blaze at Henty HENTY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 1

OHEN'S big general store, Henty, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. A few minutes earlier a railway…

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Our Poets' Corner Fire Pictures

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 8

I see a pretty little [?]f Sitting in the fire, I see a dancing fatty girl In the flames up higher…

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Fire at Orange Damage at Cafe Orange

National Advocate · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 2

A fire which broke out in the store room of the Blue Room Cafe, about 9 o'clock this morning destroyed property valued at between £100 and £200…

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