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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 7 of 21

Fire on New Launch. At Holmes' Boatshed. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 3

A launch, valued at o[?] £2,000 mooned off Holmes' boatched at McMahon's Point, which was only launched about a fornight ago was…

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Heavy Fire Damage Melbourne, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 1

A fire occurred early this morning on the top floor of a machine factory in Queen's Bridge Road, South Melbourne. Machinery on the ground…

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Melbourne Factory Fire £8000 Damage Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

Two businesses were ruined, 20 men thrown out of work, and more than £8000 damage was caused by a fire which occurred on the top floor…

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HOAXED Sydney Fire Brigade SYDNEY

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

ONE of the greatest hoaxes in years was perpetrated on the Sydney Fire Brigade last night when the control officer was…

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Auburn Blaze £3000 Damage Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 4

Fed by 30 tons around coal, a fiere completely gutted the mill building of James Cumming and blacking…

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Grafton Fire £2,000 Damage Grafton

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 5

Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which destroyer Webber's sawmill, joinery works and iceworks, South Grafton, early this…

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Local and General News Fire at Fruitgrowers

Leader · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 2

Fire broke out In the box-maklng section of the Orange Producers Rural Co-operative Society building corner of Lord’s place and a Kite…

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Summer St. Blaze Lives End Angered Shop Completely Gutted

Leader · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

When electric wires fell [?] the [?] as they were [?] fire that com[?] [?] Somerville’s…

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£300 DAMAGE Buckaroo Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at about £300 was done by a fire which completely destroyed a cottage owned and occupied by Mr. Frederick…

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Bedroom Blaze Bathurst Man's Narrow Escape £1 Notes and clothes Destroyed

National Advocate · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

Awakened by dense fumes and smoke while in bed at his home at 136 Keppel-street early on Saturday morning, John Norton, elderly drover,…

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Escape in Pyjamas. Loses Money in Fire

Leader · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

Darting to safety In his pyjamas when he was awakened with his bed and bedding in flames. Joseph Norton, of Keppel Street…

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£10,000 Ship Fire. Stewards’ Great Heroism. [?]

Leader · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 3

Damage estimated at over £10,000, was caused by a fire on the interstate passenger ship, Taroona, white she was at her…

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Steamer Fire £10,000 Damage Plucky Men Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

Damage estimated at over £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out on the Interstate vessel Taroona, while she was at her berth In the…

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Crowd Sat on Fire But Remained Cool. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 3

Instend of the panic which usually [?] when fire breaks out in a crowded place, the fire brigades were troubled by the complete…

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Fire at Fire Station London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 1

London's new Fire Brigade Headquarters, now in course of erection on the Albert Embankment, has had a baptism of fire. Eight fire-engines…

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Fire Station Terms of Proposed Lease

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 13

THE Treasury, Sydney, forwarded to last Town Council meeting a plan of repayment in respect of the advance…

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Cabaret Fire Patron's Prank Has Fatal Results San Francisco

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 2

A hat check girl and three patrons were killed early this morning in a panic which followed a fire in a cabaret…

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Fatal Cabaret Fire. Torch Dancer Sets Blaze. San Francisco

Leader · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 2

A hat check girl and three [?] were killed early this morning in [?] following [?] fire in a cabaret…

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Steamer Fire Danger at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

Starting in the galley, when the off fuel range blew out and showered the walls with flaming oil, a fire caused considerable damage to the Aberdeen…

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