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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 9 of 21

Extensive Damage by Tullamore Fire

Leader · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 1

Seven [?] and [?] stro[?] by [?] Tullamore on Monday. [?]ing damage ca[?]mated at [?] This [?] the [?]…

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Our Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 May 1935 · page 7

A STRIKING tribute to the Mudgee Volunteer Fire Brigade was paid by the president of the Board of Fire Commissioners (Mr. T. J…

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Concord Fire Outburst by Witness SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 7

"I have had enough of this piffle, and I will be back in half an hour," said Mrs. Henrietta Kennedy in the Surwood Coroner's Court to-day, in a…

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Fire on Lorry. Furniture Destroyed. HOBAHT

Leader · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

With the furniture on their lorry blazing fiercely, three men travelled scveral in to day between Hobarl and Andaver before they [?]…

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Strange Fire Thrill For Three Men HOBART

National Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 7

A fire which is thought to have been caused by a motor lorry backfiring and lodging a spark in a bed created a thrill for three men to-day…

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Terrier on Fire Shocking Case of Cruelty SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 3

Shocking cruelty was shown to-day by some person or persons, who immersed an Irish terrier in some inflammable liquid at Enfield and then…

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Bed on Fire Aged Man Severely Burned

National Advocate · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 2

When he endeavored to beat out flames which were burning his bedclothing on Saturday evening, William Michael Edwards (70), sustained…

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Fire Danger Greater To-day Than Ever

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 1

ALTHOUGH he declared that Mudgee had been comparatively fire from serious fires over a number of years, the president of the…

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Fire Chief's Visit Local Improvements Sought New Station Eventually

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 2

SUGGESTIONS that the Mudgee Volunteer Fire Brigade should have a permanent man, an improved station building…

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Fire Brigade Affairs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 12

"THE Gulgong and Mudgee Fire Brigades should be represented at the Fire Brigades' demonstration at Katoomba next November,"…

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While Fire Raged London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 June 1935 · page 2

Audiences of two cinemas in Liverpool sat through the programmes quite unaware that the fire brigade were fighting a fire on the top floor…

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Big Fire £15,000 Worth of Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 June 1935 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which completely gutted the premises of George Moxham & Co., skin…

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Fire Brigade in 1877

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 June 1935 · page 12

AWAY back in 1877—53 years ago, Gulgong had a volunteer fire brigade. Referring to a Queen's birthday sports meeting in Gulgong…

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Convicts Revolt in Their Subterranean Prison Smoked, But After Setting Fire to Mine New York

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1935 · page 1

The mutinous convicts at the Kansas State penitentiary at Lansing were routed to-day from the scorched and badly damaged mine, which,…

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Beechworth Barrowists Only Fire Miles Yesterday. MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 2

The [?]eechworth [?] spent another exhausting day to-day. They left Eurob[?] Falls this morning, but progressed only five miles, the pusher,…

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Fire Brigade Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 7

A meeting of the Cudal Fire Brigade was held in the School of Arts on Monday night, with Mr. H. V. Carman occupying the chair. Accounts…

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Car Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 8

WHILE driving footballers to Binnaway on Sunday week Mr. Wallace Craft's single-seater car caught alight. Great excitement…

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Tullamore Fire. Cottage Resists Flames

Leader · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 1

The necessity of using fire retardant materialise In modern building construction was clearly demonstrated by the disastrous Bra that recently…

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High Goes Higher Public Downed Rather Easily Fires On Football Front

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 7

A GOODLY number of football "fans" lined up to see Friday's competition game between High and Public Schools…

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Factory Destroyed. Explosion and Fire. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 2

Houses were shaken and a circular piece of metal was hurled over a two-storied house, striking a [?] car, by an explosion…

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