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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 2 of 24

Blaze at Gladesville Produce Store Destroyed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

A fire late last night destroyed a big produce store conducted by Lillian Wilkinson, at Gladesville. When the brigades arrived the premises…

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Produce Store Gutted. Big Blaze at Gladesville. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

A fire Iate inst night destroyed a big produce store conducted by Lillian Willdnson at Gladesville. When the brigades arrived the…

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Bank Hold-up Clerk Fires At Thief

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

A man armed with an automatic pistol, and wearing a grey dust coat with dark glasses over his eyes, bailed up the agency office of the Bank of…

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Cullen Bullen Two Weddings Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

Mr. Geoff Peck, who has been confined to his room for the past week owing to a strained leg, is still unable to get about. His many friends wish…

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Samoan Clipper Cause of Fire Expert's Theory Arguments for Diesel Engines Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Officials of the Bureau of Air Commerce state that reports from Pago Pago suggest that the cause of the Samoa Clipper…

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Samoan Clipper Destroyed by Fire Captain and Crew Lost a Mystery of the Sea WASHINGTON

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

After many conflicting reports, the rate of the Pan-American Airways Samoan Clipper, bound from Pagp Pago to Auckland, is now known. Wreckage of the 111 fated machine was discovered in the ocean, fourteen miles north-west of Pago Pago…

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Blaze at Gladesville Produce, Store Destroyed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 5

A fire late last night destroyed a big produce store conducted by L[?]and Wilkinson, at Gladesville. When the brigades arrived the premises…

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Cause of Fire Professor Disagrees MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 2

Professor Laby, a professor in Chemistry at Melbourne University, docs not agree with the American ttheory that the loss of the Samoan…

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Fire at Trundle Electric Light Plant Destroyed TRUNDLE

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 3

The lack of water supplies hampered the efforts to put out a blaze which destroyed the Trundle Electric Lighting Company's plant early…

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Bush Fire Prevention. Educating the Public

Leader · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 1

Through [?] sufficient timber to [?] numerous homes is destroyed [?]very year by bush fires, which [?] to incalculable…

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Bush Fire Facts What Everyone Should Know

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 8

HAS it over occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous homes is destroyed every year by bush…

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Big Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 4

THE residence of Mr and Mrs T. Higgins, of Gilgandra. was completely destroyed by fire last week. The fire brigade was quickly on the…

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Several Premises Destroyed in Blaze at Trundle

Leader · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 2

The town electricity plant, a machinery deport (R. S. Howard and [?] a butcher’s shop (E. Hudger and Co[?] and residence attached, a petrol…

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Garage Fire Many Cars Damaged SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 1

ELEVEN motor cars, worth about £2000, were badly damaged by a fire which broke out in the machine shop of the Austra…

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No Water Town Suffers From Fire STOCKINBINGAL

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 1

THE fourth are within twelve months occurred on Saturday night, when a six-roomed house was burnt to the ground…

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City Fire Takes Lot of Quelling Twenty -Five Persons Are Overcome Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 1

A fire was discovered early this morning in Darrod's frock and shoe emporium and the Fashion Centre, another frock and shoe store, situated…

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Firemen Overcome One in Serious Condition Frock Shop Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

A fire was discovered early this morning in Darrod's frock and shoe emporium and another frock and shoe shop in Sydney at Linden Court…

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Old Fire Engine's Display

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 2

To make arrangements with the Bathurst official centre of the 150th. Celebrations Committee for a special fire brigade display in Celebration…

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Bush Fire Under Control

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

The bush fire which broke out at Lawrence brothers' property, nine miles from Dunedoo, a fortnight ago. has been stopped from…

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Hostel Burned Adelaide Blaze ADELAIDE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 1

A FIRE at the People's Palace Hostel, conducted by the Salvation Army, caused damage estimated at £4000…

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