Machinery for Glen Davis Rylstone Load Ban Arrangements Hang Fire
ALTHOUGH Rylstone Shire Council has lifted the ban on leads of move than 10 tons passing over the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1940
642 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 33
Lowther Function of Bushfire Brigade
A well attended meeting of the Hampton Lowther bush fire brigade was held in the Lowther Hall on Saturday afternoon. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. One at Manildra. Tractor Responsible. Millthorpe Blaze
A runaway tractor caused a bush fire at Garrs, near Manildra, on Wednesday afternoon. A blaze at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Fremantle Fremantle
Locke's furniture factory was destroyed by a fire today. The blaze was the most spectacular for 20 years and provided the fire brigades with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discovered Bushfire Councillor's Surprise Grassland Loss at Wallerawang
Fresh from having morning tea with the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Martin), at Portland to-day, the president of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bruinbrun Fire Brigade
A bush fire brigade has been formed at Bruinbrun near Duramana, stated Cr. C. K. B. White at yesterday's meeting of the Turon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wattle Flat Fire Brigade
Mr. W. A. Pittendrigh, of Wattle Flat in a letter to yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council informed them that a bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxation Exemption. Bush Fire Brigade Trucks
Vehicles used solely for public fire fighting use are exempt from the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Near the “Reefs”
A [?] Friday [?] a [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wattle Flat Fire Brigade
A BUSH fire brigade has been formed at Wattle Flat. The boundaries of the brigade will be: Turon River, joining Rylstone Shire,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wauchope Blaze Hotel and Billiards Saloon Gutted Escapes in Night Attire Wauchope
About 3 o'clock this morning, fire gutted the Star Hotel owned by A. G. Byrnes, and L. Atkinson's billiards saloon, owned by L. Young…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£20,000 DAMAGE Agricultural College Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday. IT is estimated that damage to the extent of £20,000 was caused by a fire at Longeremong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire Damage Near Wagga WAGGA
MANY sheep, thousands of acres of grassing land, and miles of fencing were destroyed in a terrifle bush fire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Menaced Cemetery. Bucket Brigade’s Efforts
Under the direction of the captain of the Orange Fire Department (Mr. Lennon), a bucket brigade controlled a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Did Not Perturb Cinema Patrons. Wellington (N.z.[?]
Whilst a fire raged inside a block of buildings next to the picture theatre last night, people in the cinema [?]at through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Block Destroyed Fire at Wellington (N.z.) Wellington (N.z)
A fire [?]zed a block of buildings adjacent to a picture theatre last night. [?] the theatre patron sat in their place throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Just Saved Cash. Fire Destroyed Hotel Bucket Firemen Save Shops. WA[?]CHOPE
The manageress of the Star Hotel Which was gutted by fire yesterday morning, just had time to grab a cash book…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Brigade Shooter's Hill Farmers and Graziers Combine
A bushfire brigade was formed a few days ago at a representative gathering of farmers and graziers of the Shooter's Hill district. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lightning Causes Fire Outbreak Near Rockley Valuable Grass Destroyed Good Work by Bush Fire Brigade
The second bushfire fn the Bathurst district this reason occurred' yesterday morning at Rockley, when about 60 acres of first class grazing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sabotage Berlin Fires Factories Destroyed PARIS
It is reported from the German frontier that four large factory fires and shop fires have occurred in Berlin within 24 hours and are…
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