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

Fires & bushfires, 1937

367 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 19

"Camp Fire" School Innovation

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 2

About 100 pupils of the boys' primary department of the L.I.H.S. spent an enjoyable evening in the Assembly Hall of the girls' school last night at…

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Terrific Blaze £100,000 Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 14

A DISASTROUS fire occurred in Sydney on Saturday night when the works of the Australian Soaps, Ltd., were destroyed. The…

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Car On Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 4

A SEDAN car, owned by Jos. Loneragan (Mudgee) Co. caught fire in Horatio street on Monday, and was almost completely…

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Newspaper Service Car Destroyed by Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 2

The matropolitan newspaper service car. which runs daily from Sydney to Bathurst and other western centres met with disaster yesterday morning…

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Gutted by Fire Car On The Gap

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 3

An Austin car was gutted by fire when it crashed over the embankment on the Gap-road on Monday afternoon and caught alight. The…

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Costly Fire Nine Buildings Gutted BRISBANE

National Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1937 · page 5

Damage estimated at £14,000 was caused early to-day by a fire which gutted nine buildings in the main shopping centre of Miles, about 30…

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Pointed Queries Turon Shire Council Answers Protest Engineer O'Neill Under Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1937 · page 4

Councillors at yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council were called upon to answer a series of questions submitted by a resident of Kelso, Mr…

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Killed by Red Tape While They Argued Man Died What the Fire Brigade Said Singapore

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 1

Red tape was responsible for the death of a Chinese bank cashier who fell from a beam across an air-shaft at the bank…

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N.Z. Hotel Fire Man Burned to Death WELLINGTON, N.Z.

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1937 · page 3

Trapped by a fire in an hotel at Kurow to-day. David Alexander Rottinson, was burned to death. The hotel was destroyed…

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Aged Farmer Clothes on Fire Crookwell

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 2

Samuel Mortimer, a former suffered severe burns about the legs when his clothes caught fire while he was working on his property at Pejar on…

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Laundry Destroyed Fire at Mosman Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 5

A fire at Mosman early this morning destroyed a laundry Within a few minutes. When brigades arrived on the scene they found the build…

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Mosman Fire. Firemen, Employee Hurt SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 6

Winn a Are broke out at Mosman man this morning, a laundry was [?]artly this moring a [?] sound to an uno[?]led…

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Fire Alarms Three This Morning SMALL S.A.F. OUTBREAK

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 2

There were three alarms of fire in Lithgow this morning, the first and third being at 9 o'clock and 9.30, respectively, the usual Wednesday…

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Rugby Union Notes Saints-ex-students for Rugby Union Football Supremacy, Sprint Championship; Fire Brigades' Visit; the Springboks

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 4

On Saturday next at 3.15 p.m. Saints and Ex-Students will meet at the Sports Ground in what is virtually the final of Bathurst senior…

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Fire Brigade Footballers

National Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 2

At fast night's meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council advice was received that the New South Wales Fire Brigade Rugby Union team will…

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"One a Minute" Canon fires a Round

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 14

"IT in quite evident," writes Canon R. B. S. Hammond, "that the bookmakers have pointed the death-bone at the promised…

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Three Oberon Fires Endanger Valuable Horse Police Interrogate Boy

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 5

Following the outbreak of three fires in sheds and a stable containing a valuable draught stallion at Oberon, the local police have interrogated a…

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Very Hot! Fire Threatens Mr. Mares SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 2

TELEPHONIC communication of the weather bure[?] was cut off last night by a fire, which started amongst some dry…

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Fire at Oberon Suspicions Circmstances Prompt Action by Girls Oberon

National Advocate · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 3

What may have been three fires insulting in serious property dam[?] was averted by the prompt action of two Oberon girls, who, passing nearby…

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Minister Answers Criticism. New Relief Scheme. Benefits Workers. How Did They Fire Before? SYDNEY, Thuradar

Leader · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 4

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) referr[?]d in a statement to-day to criticism…

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