Fire at Vatican Destroys Valuable Tapestries ROME
Considerable damage was done to tapestries and other valuables when a fire broke out in the Apostolic Chancellery (Palazza Cancelleria) at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1940
642 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 33
On Fire at Sea Spanish Liner's Plight MADRID
A French ship has taken off all passengers and the crew, numbering 280 from the Spanish passenger liner Cabosa Antonia, of 12,275 tons, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →400 Killed Korean Forest Fire Threatens Age-old Shrines Tokio
A forest fire in the famous Diamond Mountains area in Korea killed 400 persons and is threatening shrines and temples dating to the sixth century…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vatican Blaze Believed to Be Deliberate Rome
Following the discovery of inflammable material in the Apostolic Chancellery (Palazza Cancelleria) at the Vatican, were a fire was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wattle Flat Fire Brigade
A public meeting will be held at Wattle Flat on Saturday next for the purpose of forming a bushfire brigade. The meeting will be held in the Wattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I.R.A. Outrage Fire Station Bombed More Munitions Recovered LONDON
A bomb thrown into Hie Londonderry fire station wrecked the ceiling of the engine shed damaged the engine and shattered the wall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires
Several fires have been reported from various district centres during the past fortnight. The largest was the one near Boomley, when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires Warning For Today SYDNEY
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dunedoo News (Continued from Page 7). Insurance Cover Bush Fire Fighters
AN employed who fights a bush fire for the landholder he to employed by, whether the fire is on the employer's property or…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Home Destroyed Afternoon Fire Contents Lost in Murray-street Blaze
A weatherboard acid iron cottage in Murray-street, the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Nicholis, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boomley Blaze Extensive Damage
FIRE which broke out on Mr. Dan O'Leary's property at Blong a fortnight ago destroyed about 3450 bushels of bagged and standing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire
A cottage and shed, owned by Mr. W. Luckie. was destroyed by fire about 9 o'clock on Sunday night last. The cause of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grass Fire Caused By Lightning
A FLASH of lighting started a fire on Mr. Andereon's property hour Dapper [?] month. During the heights of a sudden,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Calls Were Record in 1939 January Was Worst Month
A record number of calls was received by Lithgow Fire Brigade during 1939, 37 being answered. Included in this figure were nine false…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Fire Ravaging Hillston District Heroic Efforts May Succeed in Saving Valuable Properties Hillston, This Afternoon
A terrific bushfire,which is sweeping a 20-mile front, has already destroyed 70,000 acres of good grass country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires and the Telephone
The Member for Calare (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) recently made representations to the Postmaster-General in connection with country telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Far South West Inferno Raging on 25-Miles Front Hillston
With homesteads threatened by a fire which is raging along a 25 miles fronts residents of Hillston are desperately endeavoring to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Bushfire of Season Small Blaze on Raglan Hill
The first bushfire of the season in the Bathurst district was reported last night but happily it was only a small bl[?]c,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minor Fire
Last Sunday week a fire started near Dilga, and quite a few hurried out to the fire. Many others were standing by in town, waiting for a report from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigade
At a well attended meeting held at the clubroom of the Memorial Hall, Mr. S. Murray presiding, it was decided to form an organisation to be…
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