Many Bush Fires Imperil Property on Mountains SYDNEY
A private hospital and the Wentworth Falls Golf House were endangered by bash fires that raged on a one mile front between Katoomba and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1938
467 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 24
£8,000 BLAZE Destroys Yenda Fruit YENDA
Sett[?] watched large s[?]ks of [?]ir new [?] from [?]ned in a fire when destroyed the Ye[?] Co-operative se[?] in[?]ding last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Fire Averted. Remarkable Save by Fire Retardant Building Material
The adve[?]y of using the [?]nt Materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Hour Blaze Food Store Burned Farmers' Co-operative Building Yenda
Settlers watched stocks of the new season's fruit consumed in a large fire which destroyed the Yenda Co-operative Society's building last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire Gap Cottage Totally Destroyed Together with Contents Occupants Dash For Safety Even Clothes Could Not Be Collected
A four-room weatherboard cottage in Gap-road, Vale of Clwydd, owned and occupied by Mr. John Pugh, was destroyed by fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mountain Bushfires Do Considerable Damage and Are Still Raging Cottage Destroyed, Others Doomed Katoomba, This Morning
Bushfires are still raging on the Blue Mountains in the vicinity of Lawson and Wentworth Falls. A house at Wentworth Falls caught…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inspiring Sight Mountain Fires Fighters Gain Control Sydney, This Afternoon
A message received to-day stated that, after a fight lasting throughout the night, firemen had succeeded in getting the Blue Mountains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bugs In Leeton Area GRIFFITH
A FIREBUG is believed to be at work on the irrigation area, where in two days fruit packing stores at Leeton and Yenda have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bug Gaoled Four Years' Hard Labor LISMORE
Convicted at the Quarter Sessions for having set fire to business premises. George Malouf was sentenced by Acting Judge Puller to four years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Fire Shelter Shed Destroyed Excitement at St. Philomena's School
Pupils and nuns of St. Philomena school, South Bathurst will have a vivid recollection of their 1938 "Bread up Day" yesterday for the Xmas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goya Henry's Appeals Too Many Irons in Fire SYDNEY
The Full high Court to-day refused to hear the appeal by Henry Goya Henry, the well-known airman, until an appeal which is pending before the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ring of Fires Damage on Sydney Outskirts Result of Heat Wave Man't Fatal Collase Sydney
With the temperature hovering round the 95 degrees mark and a hot westerly wind blowing Sydney experienced unenviable weather…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Grass Fire
Another grass fire, and the 25th call or the Bathurst Fire Brigade, occurred on an allottmem of land adjoining 94 Rocket street, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MOLONG. Outbreaks of Fire
Something annual in the history of Molong occurred on Wednesday, when local residents were twice started by the b[?]ing of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2000 DAMAGE Fire at Maitland MAITLAND
A fire which broke out in a cash and carry store this afternoon caused damage estimated at £2,000. Within a few minutes of the outs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clothes on Fire Girl in Critical Condition Burning Accident Near Dubbo Dubbo
A 14-year-old girl named Marie Williams of Webb's Siding was to-night admitted to the Dubbo District Hospital in a critical condition as the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Social
A card party and dance, in aid of the above funds has been arranged for Saturday, 24th (Christmas Eve) and the committee are hoping for liberal…
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Chatting over Wednesday's two outbreaks of fire, a group of old hands became reminiscent recalling memories of fires and firemen of Molong's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Whispered by the Fire Siren
That Wednesday provided ideal weather conditions—for outbreaks of fire. That the Red Steer broke bounds in two places in the town and serious…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Prevention Radio Dramatisations
IN addition to the space devoted by country newspapers toward the good cause of bushfire prevention, radio stations are playing a…
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