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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

418 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 21

Domestic Interlude Husband Fires Shotgun SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

At the Kogarah Court to-day Cecil William Alfred Budge (46) was charged with having maliciously shot at Rose May Budge at Cronulla last…

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Petrol Fire Remarkable Escape Brave Attempt at Rescue SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

A remarkable fire destroyed an ice lorry and resulted in serious injury tc the driver at Regent's Park to-day…

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Extreme Heat Record in Bathurst Bush Fires Appear

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 2

Yesterday Bathurst sweltered under heat wave conditions, the glass soaring to 97.5 degrees the highest so far this summer. It was certainly…

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Fire at Griffith Lorry Driver Censured Griffith

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 3

Henry Lucca was charged at the local police court to-day with having conspired with Reginald Spray, laborer, and Ernest Green carpenter,…

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Bush Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

A BUSH-fire occurred on Thursday last, and helped by the high temperature, spread rapidly. The outbreak occurred on Mr. Stampfli's…

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Bush Fire Disaster Narrowly Averted Gallant Women

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

A BUSH are which [?] serious c[?]ugh, could have been even more [?], broke out during the great heat…

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Factory Fire at Alexandria Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning in a wicker works conducted by Hanley Ferrari at Alexandria. One floor, together with its…

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Big Fire Wicker Works Destroyed SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

A FIRE broke out early this morning in the wicker works of Hanley Ferrari, at Alexandria…

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Cairo Rioting Continues Police Fire On Students CAIRO

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

During three hours' street fighting to-day the police tried out a new device against the students known as an "ink sprinkler," with which the…

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Melbourne Blaze Takes Lot of Subduing MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

A fire broke out late last night at the paint store of John Danks and Sons Proprietary, Ltd., off Little Collins-street…

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Sydney Fire Firemen Is Danger Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Heavy fumes from burning straw severely affected firemen fighting the blaze at the Sydney Straw and Envelop Company's factory at…

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205 Dead Disastrous Colliery Fire London

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

The "News Chronicle's" Calcutta correspondent says five Europeans and 200 Indians are reported to have perished in an underground fire in…

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Paint Shop Fire Outbreak in Melbourne Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

A fire broke out last night at the paint store of John Danks and Son, Pty., in Little Collins Street. In order to gain entrance, firemen had…

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Shoe Store Fire Proprietor Committed for Trial Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) found to-day that Athol Reginald Hyland, proprietor of Hyland's shoe Store. Rozelle, had maliciously set fire…

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Big Baradine Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 4

FANNED by a strong wind, a fire early on Friday morning completely gutted the motor garage newly constructed for Mr J. Cowen…

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Bourke Blaze £16,000 Damage Hotel Gutted Thrilling Rescues Bourke

National Advocate · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

Two thousand people witnessed some thrilling rescues early this morning when the Central Australian Hotel, in the heart of the town…

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Big Fire at Bourke. Hotel Guests’ lucky Escapes. BOURKE

Leader · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 2

When the Central Australian Hotel was destroyed by fire yesterday, a woman trapped on the balcony was…

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Murwillumbah Fire MURWILLUMBAH, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which destroyed the Blue Room Cafe here last night and spread to the garage of the New England Co.,…

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Bush Fire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 12

On Wednesday last a bush fire broke out on Mr. John Eagleston's property, and extended through part of Mr. W. Cahill's property on to Burrawong…

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Big Fire Film Studios Destroyed LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

BREAKING out at 2 a.m., a fire gutted the studios of the British Dominions Film de[?] and severely…

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