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

Fires & bushfires, 1938

467 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 24

£10,000 BLAZE Big Store Destroyed TRANGIE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 1

Damage estimated at £10,000 was done this morning when the general store owned by Western Stores and Edgeley's Ltd. was totally destroyed…

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Australianities at the Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 4

The days are that dratted short now," complains old Dad Bush, "a man hardly gets a bit of a go on before it's time to knock off again; it's…

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Big Trangie Fire Western Stores and Edgley's TRANGLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 1

TEN thousands pounds" worth of damage was done this morning ' when the general store of Western Stores and Edgley's was totally…

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Trangie Fire Western Stores Gutted £15,000 Damage TRANGIE

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 2

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused here to-day when fire destroyed the general store owned by Western Stores and Edgley's Ltd…

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Much Smoke But Fortunately Little Fire SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning in Tusculum Towers (King's Cross) containing 40 flats, nearly all of which were occupied…

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20 Cats Die in Fire Owner's Rescue Attempt Fails

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 1

Trying to rescue her cats from a blazing stable in the grounds of St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, the other day, Miss Dora Barrows was…

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King's Cross Fire Forty Flats Endangered Good Save by Firemen SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning [?]n Tus[?] Towers. King's Cross, containing 40 flats, but firemen extinguished the blaze before the flames…

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French Warning To Fire on Frontier Violators PARIS

National Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 2

"From now on if a plane files over our frontier we will open fire." That declaration by Deladier drew cheers from members of the House of…

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Winter Fires. (Written for the "Leader")

Leader · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 4

How the logs, and all the grate, Pile the coal on high, and higher. Draw the blinds- the hour grows late –…

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Fatal Fire. Aged Woman Victim. MELBOURNE

Leader · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 2

When a fire destroyed a house In which three people were living, at Carlton, early this morning, an 80-year-old woman, Miss M. McDonald,…

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Fell Into Fire Child Dies From Burns WOLLONGONG

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 2

Sylvia Amfield, aged 5, who was severely burned when she fell into a fire at her parents' home at Conniston on Saturday, died at Wollongong…

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Burned to Death Old Lady Victim of Fire Melbourne Tragedy Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 1

When a fire destroyed a house in which three persons were living Carlton early this morning, an 80-yenr-old woman. Miss McDonald, was…

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Jumped Into Fire Burned To Death NEWCASTLE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

GEORGE C[?]lek [?] a patient of the Mor[?] Hospital, deliberately jumped into and eat on a blanking [?] of…

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Fire in Hotel Bathurst Outbreak Extinguished Lounge Room Suffers

National Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 1

What might have been a serious fire in Bathurst was discovered at about 6.30 yesterday morning when an employee of the Metropolitan…

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Valencia a Shambles. Refugees Under Fire. LONDON, June 16

Leader · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 4

Valencia ia a shambies after Franco's offensive aimed at the gulf. Thousands of refugees are pouring south under a continuous…

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"Suspicious" Fire Comment at Inquiry Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 5

An open verdict was returned by the Coroner to-day after inquiring into the circumstances of the fire at a building in Sussex Street, in…

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Thrilling Scenes of Fire Climax "In Old Chicago."

Leader · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 1

The bla[?]e, flames shotting a [?]undred feet into the air and clouds of burning gas hundred feel above that, could be seen twenty-five miles…

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Clinic on Fire Children Saved by Plucky Nurse MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

The presence of mind of two nurses [?]aved two infantile paralysis victims [?]ed 6 and 7, from being burned when a fire broke out in the clinic at…

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Crowd's Close Shave Live Wire Menace in Sydney Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

Onlookers had narrow escapes from electrocution when fire destroyed a building at Redfern this afternoon and electric light wires came down in…

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Aerial Attacks on British Ships. Two Sink Near Valencia Another Threatened. [?] Fire Greek Vessel. VALENCIA, June 23

Leader · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

The British steamer Thorp[?] which was bombed early in the year, was the victim of another serial…

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