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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 24 of 24

Another Grass Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 2

The thirty-fourth fire in Bathurst over the past year and the fifth since Christmas Eve sent the Bathurst Fire Brigade with ten men under aoting…

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Forest Fires Damage Around Newcastle Pine Plantation Destroyed NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 2

fires which 'began on christmas Eve have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage in the Morriset and Wyong districts. Valuabl eforest areas…

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Crops Destroyed Fire Sweeps Wheat Fields

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 3

AT Mungeribah. Dubbo, last week a fire swept over the fields of three wheel formers, and 400 acres of crop and 200 acres of stubble…

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Three Places Destroyed Disastrous Coolah Fire Desperate Fight By Townsfolk

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 1

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Coolah early this (Thursday) morning, when a large two-storied weatherboard building, which was unoccupied, and two adjoining small cottages were completely destroyed. One cottage was also…

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Rescued From Bath incident at Summer Hill Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 1

Trapped by a fire on the first floor of a shop in Summer Hill to-day. jean Gray 20. was snatched. from a bath by her parents. wrapped in a…

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Boy's Sad Death Christmas Party Fatality Snow Man Costume on Fire SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 1

At the inquest into the death of Alan Stanton. 11. to-day the City Coroner was told the pathetic story of how the lad had dressed as a snow…

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Township Saved Citizens Battle with Flames Disastrous Fire Checked COOLAH

National Advocate · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 3

A twenty-two roomed guest house, two cottages and several smaller buildings, were destroyed by fire early this morning. At…

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Fire Threatens Town. Men and Women Fight Flames Several Structures Destroyed COOLAH

Leader · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 2

A twenty-two-roorned guest house two cottages and several s[?] buildings were destroyed by fire early this morning…

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