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

Fires & bushfires, 1939

677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 30 of 34

Trapped by Fire Farmer and Wife Five Children Left Boggabilla, Moonday

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 1

Trapped by flames in a fire on their property at Boggabilla yesterday, John Busher (54) and his wife, Elizabeth Busher (46) were…

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Rockley Bushfire Brigade

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Rockley and District Volunteer Bush Fire Fighting Organisation will be held at Rockley tomorrow night- at 8 o'clock. All interested are asked to attend…

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Long Service Lithgow Fireman Honored Visit of Fire Commissioner

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 4

Fireman R. Hopkins, of Lithgow Fire Brigade, had a long service medal pinned to his tunic by Commissioner J. Beswick, at a smoke…

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Oberon Bushfire Brigade Formation at Public Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 6

A public meeting was held at the Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Saturday, when a bushfire brigade to serve Oberon Shire was formed…

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Bush Fires Formation of Brigades

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 13

SERGEANT J. Adams wrote to a meeting of Gulgong Town Council as follow on the subject of the prevention…

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Will Be a Big One The Bush Fire Danger Get a Move on

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 10

SPEAKING at a meeting in Young the other day, a shire councillor said that there is more grass than for 25 years,…

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Fire Menace Fourteen Towns Prepare Birriwa acid Leadville Form Brigades

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 16

FOURTEEN district towns have prepared to meet a forest fire emergency which threatens this summer because of the dense…

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BARRY. Bush Fire Brigade

Leader · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

A large crowd attended the meeting on Friday night last in connection with the inauguration of a [?] [?]…

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Rockley Fire Brigade

National Advocate · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the Rockley Voluntary Bushfire Organisation was held in the Rockley School of Arts Hall on Wednesday night…

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CUDAL Annual Meeting of Fire Brigade

Leader · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 6

The animal meeting of the cudal Fire Brigade was held in the silver Key cale on Saturday. The balance sheet was presented, which showed a…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Yeoval and district fire brigade, Mr. A. Wilkin was elected captain, Messrs. R. Job, D. Ryan, A. Munro and Constable…

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Cudal Courier Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 16

The annual meeting of the Cudal Fire Brigade was held in the Silver Key Cafe on Saturday, 25th, and it was well attended, those resent being…

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Bush Fire Warning SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 1

THE State Weather Bureau has issued a special warning against bush fires, especially on the coast and highlands…

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Bush Fire Danger Warning Issued SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 1

The Acting-Government Meteorologist (Mr. Newman)-issue a bush fire warning to-night, He [?] that the forecast was warm to [?] with a…

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Disastrous Blaze Farmers' Heavy Loss

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 4

THAT she danger of bush fires is greater than ever was brought home to people in the Gulargambone district last week…

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Early Morning Blaze Duco Shop Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 2

AT an early hour this morning a fire occurred in the duco shop in Perry Street owned by Mr. G. Knight, and occupied by Mr. W…

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Bushfire Menace

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 2

This is good bushfire weather. A fire started in the vicinity of the old Newnes Junction- Wolgan Valley line on Saturday, and is burning strongly…

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Bushfire Prevention. Campaign Activities

Leader · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 1

Re[?] country districts [?] received by the [?]ush Fires Advisary Committee and [?] held of [?] of the Rural Bank. [?] a…

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Fighting Bush Fires Modern Methods Used SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 1

To protect the valuable cypress pine trees in the pilliga National Forest -- the largest congragaston of trees of this species in the [?]…

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Bush Fire Threatens Aerodrome Mascot Sensation SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 6

Extreme heat caused an outbreak of fire in the [?]rub near Kingsford Smith Aerodrome, Mascot to-day. Fanned by a strong wind the…

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