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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 8 of 21

American Fire Tragedy Boston

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 1

Four persons, including the mother and one four year old daughter of John Lavalle, the internationally known painter, were burnt to death…

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Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 8

ON Monday evening a fire broke out in the store room of Mr. J. Craft's store. Thanks to the presence of mind of Mr. Frank Frazer…

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FIRE-WALKING Native Mystery Still Unsolved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 15

RANKING in mystery with the Indian rope trick, the authenticity of which is open to considerable doubt, and with the Cingalese…

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Four Persons Killed Fire Destroys Artist's Home Boston

National Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 3

Four persons were killed, including the mother and four-year-old daughter of John Lavalle, internationally famous portrait painter, when his…

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Badly Burned Pensioner Falls Into Fire Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1935 · page 5

Peter Turner, an old aged pensioner, residing in Carrington Avenue was badly burned when he fell into a fire yesterday evening. He has…

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Faithful Dog Fire in Cottage MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 May 1935 · page 1

JAMES Bourke, a war [?]pensloner, of Collingwood, was awakened by the barking of his dog and found his cottage ablaze…

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On Fire Charing Cross Station Disaster Averted LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 13 May 1935 · page 4

Only the good humor and coolness of the crowd attempting to enter Charing Cross Station, saved what might have been a shocking disaster,…

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Lidcombe Fire. Worn For Trial. Coro[?]er Caustic. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 2

Wil[?]ed Ke[?]gh (11) w[?] committed for [?]al by the Parra[?] Coroner, after an inquiry into a fire which d[?]yed [?] cottage at…

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Fifty Fires. Maniac's Confession. CHICAGO

Leader · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 2

A fire-raising maniac's diary of 3,000 pages [?] expected to be one remarkable exhibit when Carl Pet[?] aged 34, the son of a…

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Car on Fire Three Men Burned Sensation at Campsie

National Advocate · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 2

Three men were burned about the hands and face and a girl also suffered night burns last night when a motor car caught fire in…

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Fire in Stables Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 3

A fire broke out in some stables at the rear of Mr. Ray Moore's place in Darling Street this morning. The fire brigade under Captain…

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Jockey Club Fire Priceless Paintings Destroyed London

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 2

The old wing of the Newmarket Jockey Club building. which has been visited by the Kings of England and other famous persons, was destroyed…

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"Portland Mercury" News and Notes Cottage Destroyed Early Morning Fire Bachelor Loses Furniture

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 6

Fire destroyed a cottage in Saville-street during tho early hours of Friday morning. The building was the homo of Mr. Les…

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Parkes Fire Inquiry

Leader · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

The Parkes Coroner concluded lilt [?] Into the fire which destroyed the premises of Ald. A[?]. recently. It was found that the…

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For Fires

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 19

Any slack and coal dust in your coal bin should be mixed with ashes and water and used to build up a fire which needs banking for any length of…

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Non-safety Matches Should They Be Prohibited? Danger of Bush Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 7

TT has long been the belief of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales that wax and non-safety matches are a cause of…

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A Millthorpe Blaze. Inquiry Opened

Leader · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

An Inquiry was introduced on Friday [?] the corner (Mr. J. V. Benn[?]) [?]to the [?]struction by nre, and April [?] of the premises situated in Pym…

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Seven Shops Burned Tullamore Fire SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

A DISASTROUS fire destroyed seven shops and a home at Tullamore, between Bogan Gate and Tottenham. The damage is estimated at…

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Village Gutted Tullamore Again in Limelight with Disastrous Fire Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred in the main business portion of Tullamore, a small .western town between Bogan Gate and Tottenham, once a famous…

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£10,000 Damage Blaze at Tullamore Seven Shops Destroyed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 3

Forced back by the intense heat and the scarcity of modern fire fighting equipment, a band of volunteer brigadesmen, at Tullamore, had to…

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