Jenolan Caves Fire Recreation Room Gutted Jenolan Caves
The recreation hall in the Jenolan Caves Guest House was completely gutted by fire early yesterday morning destroying a billiard table,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
642 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 33
Stud Sheep Saved. Fire on "Wellwood." Flames Near Homestead
A flock of [?] valuable stud sheep was saved on Saturday afternoon by their speedy transfer to another paddock…
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The information against Robert Munro and Charles Formosa, the latter a Maltese, of having made careless use of fire at Meadow Flat on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Family's Plight Lost Everything in Fire Husband, Wife and 11 Children An Appeal For Assistance
As a result of a fire destroying the weatherboard house in which they had resided for many years, the Morrow family of 13—husband, wife and 11…
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A large volume of smoke in the Limekilns district on Saturday afternoon gave rise to the belief that a bushfire was raging in that area. However…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lost Home in Bushfire. Bathurst District Family. BATH[?]ST
Neighbors are now [?]heltering the Morrow family husband, wife and 11 children—— whose home at White Rock was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Orange Blaze Just Missed Wellwood Homestead ORANGE
Over 300 acres of valuable graving land was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon on Mr. Andrew Kerr's [?] wood property. Six hundred head [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Blaze Towards Blayney Burning Fiercely Near King's Plains BLAYNEY
A bush fire broke out on the property of Mr. Arthur Pound, between Bathampton and King's Plains, early this afternoon, and…
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The Blayney the brigate was [?] out to-day to sab[?] a fire [?] Ba[?] The blaze bu[?] a considerable stretch of valuable [?] total grass…
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The secretary of the local Bush Fire Brigade, Mr. J. L. Milling; acknowledges the donation this week of £1 from Mr. A, Dorman, Bolaro…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bushfire Conditions Sydney, This Afternoon
The forecast:--N.S, Wales: Chiefly fine, warm to hot, northerly winds, freshening except along the southern border, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Raging. Bathurst District Blaze. BATHURST
A bush are at Triangle [?]lat to-day destroyed 760 acres of grasslands and half-a-mile of fencing. More than [?] men [?]…
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A fire which broke out in the Triangle Flat area yesterday afternoon and which spread with remarkable rapidity, was prevented from causing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cottage Destroyer Disastrous Hartley Blaze
The home of Mr. Domenico Facchini, of Hartley, with most of its contents, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Berry Pickers Caused Fire
Caroler blackberry pickers [?] [?] to have caused [?] which [?] [?] about [?] acres of [?] properties of Messrs Mick [?] and…
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One of the most serious bushflies in the Bathurst district this year broke oui at Caloola yesterday morning and destroyed over…
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According to reports, bush fires raged in practically every section of the Bathurst district yesterday. The most serious outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Century-old House Destruction by Fire Night Blaze at Rydal
Flames leapt 60 feet into the air when a century-old Rydal building, "Calesia," containing 17 rooms, Was gutted by fire last…
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Then- were two small [?] of [?] on grass areas in the municipality on Saturday, and they were extinguished quickly by the Fire Brigade with…
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Two bushfires broke out in the Blayney district yesterday and were subdued before they could get a hold on large areas of dense dry grass and…
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