Big Fire at Orange Orange
A serious fire broke out in heavy bush country near the Ophir Road, about 10 miles from Orange, to-day. About 20 men, under…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
642 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 33
All Night Fire Fight. Party of Twenty. Ophir Road Property Ablaze
Two police and twenty volunteers faced an all night fire near Ophir Road last night, when it became obvious by 9 o'clock…
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Although weather conditions in the Bathurst district yesterday were conducive to bush fires, no fresh outbreaks were reported, and…
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About 10.15 yesterday morning. Mr. Bogie. of South Bathurst Bakery. no[?] the Bathurst Fire Brigade that a gre[?] had broken out at St. Barnabas's…
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A large number to Oberon residents were called out to fight bush fires near Gingkin in the Oberon district to-night. The fire broke out to-day…
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A bush fire commenced on the property of Mr. Hairy Williams, of Jeeralang, on Sunday, which destroyed about 400 acre sof grass and much…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Combating Bush Fires. Canobolas Council’s Move. Norious Weeds Questions
Announcements at the Canobolas Shire Council meeting, on Monday, indicated that further progress is being made in…
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Prompt action by members of Lithgow Fire Brigade this morning saved woodwork at the back of a Main-street business house from, catching…
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A small grass fire broke out in Beresford Street, South Bathurst, last night about 9.30 o'clock. The Bathurst fire brigade was called out and…
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A small grass fire broke out in the Orange municipality to-day, but was quickly subdued by the Orange brigade…
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A farm and homestead, as well as half-a-dozen cottages on the outskirts of Capertee, were menaced by a bushfire yesterday, but they were…
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A SERIOUS bush fire occurred in the Bathurst district on Friday last, and raged over a thousand acres of fine pastoral land before…
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Two people, Mrs. Coles, an elderly woman, and Leslie Jones, are missing following an extensive grass fire in the vicinity of Mortlake, a…
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THOUSANDS of acres of grassland and timbered country were destroyed this week by a big bush fire in the Capertee, Cullen Bullen…
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THE secretary of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee said today that 600 volunteer fire-fighting brigades existed in vulnerable areas…
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A MOTION will be submitted at the shires' conference in May by Turon Shire Council that the association…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Bush Fires Oberon Residents Called Out Another Burning Towards Caves OBERON
A large number of Oberon residents were called out to fight bush fires near Gingkin in the Oberon district to-night. The fire broke out to-day…
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A cloud of smoke hangs over the mountains as bushfires continue to rage in the Jimieson Valley, fanned by a strong wind…
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Choking smoke from bushfires which entirely surround the village is giving Megalong residents a torrid time. Fighters have been engaged…
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A HOUSE of 17 rooms [?] which was built more them a century ago, was completely destroyed by [?] Sunday night…
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