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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 6 of 21

200 DEAD Theatre Fire in China LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 5

More than 200 people, including 14 actors and actresses, lost their lives in the fire which destroyed a theatre in a village 20 miles to the south of…

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Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 7

A meeting, of the committee of the local Fire Brigade was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night last, with Mr. H. V. Carman presiding…

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Destroyed by Fire Australia's Biggest Theatre MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 1

The Coliseum Theatre, Ballarat, believed to be the largest in the Commonwealth, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The Athaenum Theatre…

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Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 4

A PILE of rubbish caught alight in the yard behind Loneragan's store on Monday morning, but no damage was done. The flames were…

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Woman Badly Slashed. Attempts to Fire House? SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 2

Police are Investigating the wounding of a woman, who. with a each across her face, was admitted to the Royal Prince…

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Hayshed Blaze Girl's Terrible Death Auckland (N.z.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 3

Margaret Spring (6) was burned to death when trapped in a blazing hayshed at Te Aunorunui. The child was playing with matches…

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Dreadful Bush Fire Sweeps Through Village and Razes It to the Ground Many Temporarily Blinded Melbourne, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 1

A bushfire which raced through the township of Gunyah this morning destroyed a large timbermill and 12 houses, including a largo boarding…

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Cloncurry Fire Old Man Incinerated Brisbane

National Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1936 · page 4

When a boarding house of which he was the proprietor, was burned to the ground at Cloncurry, early this morning, John Carrol (78) was…

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Dark Corner Blaze Spectacular Bush Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 5

Fanned yesterday afternoon by a strong westerly wind a bushfire which broke out in timbered country in the vicinity of Palmer's Oakey, Dark…

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Under Control Victorian Bush Fires Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 5

Bush fires which were causing much concern in a number of country districts now appear to be mil under control. Lack of wind and cool…

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Melbourne Fires. Now Under Control. MELBOURNE, Thursday

Leader · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 4

Bush [?]s which are [?]aing much C[?]red in a number of country districts. now appear to be well under counted…

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Fire and Gas. Italy Accused. LONDON, Ssturday

Leader · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 3

According to ey[?]neses who [?]nglnde a special correspondent of “The Times” and [?] officers from [?] Cross units, the [?] have added…

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Sugar Causes Death Thrown On Fire LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

Because the fire was going out, Ethel Annie Hull, the eight-year-old daughter of a miner of Eglinton, near Doncaster, threw some sugar…

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Victorian Fires Caused by Carelessness Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 2

The practice of termers starting fires when seeking winter feed is believed to have been the cause of bush fires which swept the Dandenong…

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Fireball at Rozelle Tramway Depot on Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 2

A fire ball struck the tramway electric depot in Evans Street. Ro[?]elle, during a thunderstorm this afternoon and the resultant explosion…

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Shop Destroyed in Early Morning Blaze Occupants' Narrow Escape Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 3

In the early hours of Saturday morning at three o'clock a fire, which earlier broke out in Quilty's lingerie shop destroyed the building and its…

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Unusual Fire Cause SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 1

A fire occurred this morning at the Premier Saw Co., Ltd., building in Young-street, Annandale. The rear of the premises were gutted before…

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Basement Fire Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

A fire broke out this morning in the Consolidated Press : building, Castlereagh-street, City. The outbreak occurred in the basement, but the…

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Polish Riot Heavy Casualty List Police Fire Into Crowd Warsaw

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

Twenty were killed and at least 200 wounded at Lwow to-day, following an outbreak of fierce rioting at the funeral of two unemployed, who…

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Beating Fires The Taree Way

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

MR. R. H. Luke. of Taree, at the Forestry Field Officers' Association Conference last week told how a plan in operation in his district…

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