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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 7 of 34

Victorian Fires Elaborate Future Precautions MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

The Victorian Forestry Commission has ordered from America several experimental radio sets capable of being carried on the back of a forestry…

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Fire Brigade Lithgow Men Train Subscription List Opened

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

A subscription list has been opened by Lithgow fire brigade to defray the expense of sending a team to Katoomba to take part in the fire…

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EUGOWRA. H[?]t Wave—No [?]—D[?]structive Fire

Leader · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

[?]ering is the [?] wave that gripped the [?]e last wes[?]old, practically all work came to a stand[?]ill, and E[?]wra people were con[?] to…

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Correspondence Fire Fighting and the Militia (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 8

Sir: At the recruiting rally last night and again in the paper today, great prominence has been given to the fact that the local milltia…

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Bushfire Damage Police Data Loss in Local Patrols

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

Additional information regarding damage to property by bushfires in the Bathurst police district was compiled yesterday by the Bathurst…

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Bush Fire Brigades

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

A letter from the Turon Shire Council advised yesterday's meet of the Bathurst P.P. Board that the question of bush fire brigades was…

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Bush Fire Menace

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

In reply to its letter regarding the careless us of fire the Bathurst P.P. Board has been advised by the Chief Secretary's Department that…

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Bush Fires Additional Estimates of Damage

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 3

Although bush fires throughout the Bathurst district are now either under control or extinguished, an accurate estimate of the total damage has…

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Bush Fire Fund Lord Wakehurst's Donation SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 5

The Governor Lord Wakehurst and Lady Wakehurst. to-day donated £20 to the Lord Minor's bush fire relief fund. Contributions to the fund now…

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Trunkey Bush Fire Tents for Victims Minister's Prompt Action a Further Appeal

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 5

Acting on behalf of the [?] fires Distress Committee, Cr [?] B. Ch[?]lay, president of the [?] Shire Council an [?]…

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Victorian Fires Elaborate Future Precautions MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 5

The Victorian Forestry Commissier has ordered from American several experimental radio sets capable of being carried on the back of a forestry…

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A Novel Claim Hat as Fire Extinguisher GRAFTON

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 1

W. Haupt. of Grafton. put out a fire with his hat at Manning Grove recently. The hat was ruined, and Haupt claimed 22/6 compensation from…

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Bush Fire Refugees Return

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 2

The Trunkey residents who lost their homes and belongings in the recent bush fires and were forced to find accommodation in Bathurst were…

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Bush Fire Fighting Wollar's Splendid Organisation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

THE secretary of the Wollar Bush Fire Brigade reports that the Tires that have been raging in portion of Wollar…

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The Bush Fires Thanks From Rockley (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

[?] Might I crace space in tour valuable columns to pay a tribute to Mr. Don McDonald, postmaster at Trunkey Creek, who stuck…

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Disastrous Fire Another Coolah Blaze Cottage Destroyed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

COOLAH experienced another disastrous fire early on Friday morning last when a five-roomed weatherboard cottage in…

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Terrific Blaze Railway Property Threatened

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

THE recent bush fires in the Portland - Wallerawang - Piper's Flat districts were probably the worst on record…

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Bush Fire Appeal Dance

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

Keen interest has been aroused by the preparations of the women's subcommittee of the Bathurst Citizen's Bush-fire Relief Committee for the…

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Sydney Bush-fire Fund Distribution by Government SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

The State Government will be asked to accept full responsibility for distributing money collected for the Lord Mayor's New South Wales…

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The Bush Fires £40,000 to Be Spent State Government's Decision MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

State Cabinet to-night decided to spend £40,000 on roadworks in the areas devastated by bush fires. The roads will be built mainly in…

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