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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 6 of 19

Blaze of Light Sydney on Coronation Night SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1937 · page 1

The Minister in charge of the Coronation celebrations (Mr. Dunningham) said to-day floodlighting on a scale never previously attempted…

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Big Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 4

THE homestead of A. D. Aboud, Spring Creek, Coonabarabran, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday. Mr Aboud, who is the…

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Nearby a Blaze Faulty Switch Timely Discovery

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 18

Only for the timely arrival of Mr. Percy Barton at his hairdressing saloon in Mayne Street on Thursday morning last a big…

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Fire at Grace Brothers Lunatic's Prank SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 2

Ronald Allenby Warvil, 19, a salesman, who was described by the police as being of very low mentality, was bound over for two years at Central…

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Fatal Mine Fire. Sulphur’s Deadly F[?] Auckland

Leader · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 1

Trapped In a shaft at Wangan[?] by sudden Are, which broke out among particles or sulphur dust, one [?] was so badly burned that be died, and…

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Sub-heaven on Fire "Angels" Routed by Flames Father Divine's Followers Make Undignified Escape New York

National Advocate · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 3

A fire razed Father Divine's Ulster Country sub-Heaven today. It was a two storey structure of 22 rooms. Many of the occupants (termed…

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British Warships Will Fire on Them Franco's Bluff London

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 2

The rebel leader General Delano, broadcasting from Seville, threatened that insurgent warships may fire on British worships if they persist in…

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Fire of New South [?]Iend Rages for Hours Disastrous City Blaze Damage of Over £100,000 SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 1

A five-storeyed building, occupied by Grimley, Ltd., in Broadway, Glebe, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated…

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£120,000 Damage Big Fire in Sydney Fireman Injured Residents Escape SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 3

Damage estimated at £120,000 was caused by the fire which, early to-day, gutted Monarch House, Broadway, damaged adjoining buildings and was…

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Big Fire Guest House Destroyed SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

A FIRE broke out at Springwood this morning and completely destroyed the Bon Accord Country Guest House…

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Mountain Blaze Guest House Destroyed Inmates Trapped on Balcony But No Boss of Life Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

The Bon Accord Country Club guesthouse at Springwood was totally destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. Twenty five, guests…

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Country Club Fire Blaze at Springwood Dramatic Escapes Guests in Night Attire Terrible Experiences Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

A fire which broke out shortly utter 5 a.m. to-day at the Bon Accord Country Club—a guest home at Sprinswood—spread with such…

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Fire!

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 18

About 11.30 a.m. on Monday last the Gulgong Fire Brigade was called out, a fire having started in the laundry of Mr. Athol Hall's house…

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Shattered Romance Fire at Auburn Theatre SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 2

Romance was shattered at an Auburn theatre this afternoon when Romeo and Juliet were depicted in a loving embrace…

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Fire Heroine Ex-N.S.W. Governor's Daughter LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 5

Miss Eiaine de Chair, who spent [0] years of her girlhood in Sydney when her father was ½ of N.S.W., and whose engagement to…

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Two Fire Alarms But One Was False

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 2

Lithgow fire brigade received a call from the Hassan's Walls-road box at 3.15 on Friday afternoon, but when acting sub-station officer D. J…

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Hard to Swallow Fire Eater Who Didn't

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 6

SOMETHING went wrong with the works while a fire-eater was [?] at the Coonamble show. The Inflammable material used in…

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Wyong Fire "Voices In The Building" WYONG, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 1

The Wyong Co-operative Citrus Growers' building was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. Owing to a strong westerly wind the fire…

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£2000 Fire at Wyong. Fr[?] Packing House Goes. WYONG

Leader · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 2

The Co-op[?]tive Citr[?] Packing House at Wyong was totally destroyed by fire [?]rly this [?]ning…

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Big Fire Film House Blaze SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 1

THE eighth floor of "Film House." Pitt St., Sydney, occupied by Riley's Photographic Studios, caught fire, and for a time the safely of…

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