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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 14 of 19

Disastrous Fire Fifield Suffers TRUNDLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 September 1937 · page 1

A DISASTROUS fire at Fifield, 20 miles from Trundle, destroyed half one side of the main street, including a…

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Big Fire At Cockatoo Dock SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 September 1937 · page 1

EXTENSIVE damage was caused at Cockatoo Dock yards yesterday, when a fire destroyed two large buildings…

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Fifield Fire Half Main Street Destroyed Town in Danger Fifield

National Advocate · Monday 27 September 1937 · page 1

A disastrous fore at Fifield 20 miles from Trundle destroyed half one side of the main street last night. The hotel a general stone and two…

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General News Fire Station Renovation

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 2

Extensive renovations to the Bathurst fire station in William street have now been completely painted inside and out, and is considerably…

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£50,000 Damage Cockatoo Dockyard Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 1

The damage caused by the fire at Cockatoo dockyard is now estimated [?] bout £50,000. The managing director of the dock,…

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Fire Brigades Two For Blue Mountains

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 5

The B.M. Shire Council has consented to the terms offered by the Board of Fire Commissioners to establish two fire brigades in the area…

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Fire Inquiry To-day. Great Interest Ar[?]d. BLAYNEY, Tuesday Night

Leader · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 2

Hotels [?] crowded [?] to-night with official and [?] for the inquiry, to [?] to-morrow,…

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£15,000 Damage Blaze at Flemington Knitting Mills Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 4

Approximately £15,000 damage was caused by an outbreak of fire at the knitting and spinning mills or Henry Stirling Ltd., at Flemington to-day…

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Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 11

It is a long time since a fire broke out in Kandos but Saturday night taw a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, the property of Mr…

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Fire at School Juvenile Is Suspected SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 2

When a fire destroyed the staff room at Dumbleton public school early this morning, school records were among the property burned…

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Theatre Outrage Blayney Proprietor Receives Threats Followed by Explosion and Fire Blayney

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 4

Statements that he had received anonymous letters containing threats against his property were made by Patrick Joseph Donnelly, lessee of…

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Fire at School Police Think Pupil Was Firebug. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 2

When a fire broke out in a school at Dambelton in the Hurstville district about 3 o'clock this morning scholl record were destroyed…

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Blayney Theatre Explosion. Arson Alleged at Inquiry. Mysterious Warning by Anonymous Writer. Grave Water Shortage at Fire. [?]Tney

Leader · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

A [?] prepared plot was [?] by evidence given at the first day hearing of the [?] inquiry late the circumstance surrounding as explosives and which destroyed the Theatre Blayney on September 11…

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Mudgee Fire Cars Damaged in Garage Blaze Early Morning Excitement

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 2

TWO cars and portion of the premises of Leresche's Garage, Mudgee, were damaged by a fire which broke out about…

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Bush Fire Danger. Govt. May Finance Publicity. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 1

Representatives of many Government and private bodies conferred at the Chief Secretary’s Department today in an endea[?] to evolve a [?]…

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Bushfire Menace New Organisations Proposed Special Shire Brigades Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 3

Representatives of many government and private bodies conferred at the Chief Scaretary's Department to-day in an endeavor to evolve a…

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Bush Fires Country Brigades Favored

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 6

GOVERNMENTAL and private bodies, Including the Graziers' Association, met in conference to discuss the problem…

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£400 Fire Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 4

IT is estimated that the damage caused by the fire in Leresche's Garage, Mudgee, early last Saturday morning, amounts to about…

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Fire Alarms Ring Only Once

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 6

CAPTAIN Kelly, of the Mudgee fire brigade, informs us that some inconvenience and delay has occurred of late owing to the fact…

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Blayney Fire. Two Shops Damaged

Leader · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

A fire, the origin of which is [?] broke out in the [?] and tobacconist shop W. Wardle, Blayney, last night…

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