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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 7 of 19

Hotel Fire Occupants Escape in Night Attire Auckland

National Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 2

The licensee and his wife Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin and their three young children escaped in night attire when fire destroyed Parua Bay…

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A Dangerous Fire Menaces City Establishment Much Damage, But Splendid Save Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 1

A fire broke out this morning at about 8 o'clock on the eighth floor of Film House, Pitt-street, containing Sydney Riley's photographic…

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£12,000 Blaze Film House Gutted Firemen's Great Fight Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

Thousands of people on their way to work watched as fire to-day gutted the eighth floor of Film House Pitt Street, containing Sidney…

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Fire Brothers Marry Five Sisters

Leader · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

The Grafton “Examiner’s” M[?]cl[?]n correspondent writes: “It may not be generally known that [?]marras en[?]o[?] the dis[?]ction of having bad five…

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Film House Fire. £12,000 Loss in Sydney. Brigade’s Hard Fight. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 7

Fire broke out this morning on the eighth floor of Film House, Pitt Street, containing Sidney Riley’[?]…

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Waterloo Fire Coroner's Tribute to Firemen Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 4

The city corner (Mr. Oram) today inquired into a fire which partially destroyed the Hafone Phonograph Company's factory at Water…

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Collapses During Fire. Sydney

Leader · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

Albert James, proprietor of the Earlwood Motor Service Station at Earlwood, was overcome by smoke last night when attempting to remove…

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School Fire Girls Escape AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

Twenty girl pupils and their teachers made a hurried escape from their beds when a fire occurred at the Queenswood girls' school, Hastings…

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Bush Fires Councils' Apathy Blamed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 10

COMPREHENSIVE anti-bush fire plans were advocated by Mr. J. B. Cramsie, former member of the Royal Commission on…

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Oban Fire Cottage Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 8

A FIRE occurred on the Oban Settlement at "Coonoona" Farm late on Tuesday night, when a six-roomed weatherboard…

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Sit-down Strike Affects Fire Big Firms. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 4

With the object of securing higher wage, engineers, fireman and crane-drivers declared a one day strike at five large…

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Spectacular Fire Orange Hotel In Flames ORANGE

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

Dense black volumes of smoke pouring from the eastern portion of Bernasconie's Central Hotel, Orange, at 10.20 on Friday night, caused…

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Fire Engine and Car Three Persons Injured Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 1

Three people were injured last night in a collision between a fire engine and a motor car at Ryde. They were: Mrs. Margaret Johnson…

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[?] Burning Room Hotel Fire. Weaker Gives Alana. [?] Caises Match Damage

Leader · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 3

[?] Where the [?] when a [?]…

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Empire Night Was Bonfire Festival Lithgow Ringed with Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 2

In celebration of Empire Day, many Lithgow children--and a goodly number of adults--lit bonfires and ignited crackers on Monday night, perhaps to…

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Hall Decorations Must Be Fire Resistant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 19

To last Wednesday evening's meeting ot the Gulgong Town Council the Under Secretary Chief Secretary's Department…

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A Warning Fire Danger With Weed Poisons

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 19

THE necessity of care when dealing with weed poisons was exemplified when an unusual mishap befel Mr. David…

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Getting Even Boy Sets Fire to House

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 7

A BOY aged 14 admitted in the Children's Court Bridgetown, W.A. that in a fit of temper he spread bout three tins of petrol…

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Fire Then Snow Big Fall at Oberon OBERON

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

On Sunday last a number of men were engaged in fighting a fire at the property of Mr. E. J. Sloggett of Norway, 100 acres of grass being…

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Trapped by Fire Lyceum Building City Crowd Witnesses Rescues Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 1

Trapped in a fire, 12 people on a number of floors at the Lyceum building, Pitt-street, to-day were rescued by firemen down a big extension…

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