Disastrous Blaze In North Coast Town SYDNEY, This Afternoon
A disastrous fire occurred early to-day at Bowraville, on the North Coast, as a result of which six buildings were razed arid two others…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
642 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 33
Priests Fought Fire. Bathurst Brigade Busy. BAT[?]ST. Thursday Night
The Rev. Father King, president of St. Sts[?]sus College. Bathurst, [?] and several priests, fought with tree-branchei and buckets…
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At the last meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council the following letter was received from H. Salter, hon, secretary —of a meeting called to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fires Sydney and North Coast SYDNEY
Two serious fires, one in a north coast town, and the other in a Sydney suburb, were reported today Aggregate damage in the two [?]…
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THE worst bush fires in the history of Dunedoo, which broke out on Thursday, are still raging. The fires, which in their trail have destroyed thousands of pounds worth of fences, timber and grasslands, have left ruin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heat Wave State Swelters Disastrous Fires Big Blaze Near Moss Vale SYDNEY
A dense pall of smoke hung over most of the State to-day as the heatwave conditions were responsible for many bush fires. Fires…
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Four slacks of hay were destroyed on Mr. Thomas Patterson's property, Limekilns Road, Kelso, yesterday morning when a fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heat and Fires. Sydney' "Scorched." Three Swimmers Injured Brigades fight Flames. SYDNEY
Sydney endeavoured to escape to-day's almost unbearable [?]eat by Blocking to the beaches. More than 100 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Three Towns Threatened Blaze Raging on Sixty-miles Front Yass District Ravaged Baby Born Amid Flames Yass
Many homes, hundreds of sheep, cattle and horses, and miles of grasslands, have been laid waste by bush fires raging in the Yass district, while three other towns, Binalong, Bowning, and Barialda were threatened on a 60 miles front. An appeal for help for fire-fighters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week-end Fires Bush Ablaze Little Damage in Lithgow Areas
Although a number of bushfires burned in Lithgow during the weekend, there was little damage. A fire which began near…
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The police are investigating on attempt to commit arson on a wharf yesterday. Inside the main door of a store containing 3000 bales of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Yass Blaze Under Control Drop in Wind Saved Town Country Burned YASS
Although the fires in the Yass district were reported to be under control today, hundreds of men were now out hundreds of men were now out watching…
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Representatives of graziers and farmers' organisations and firefighting officials to-day repudiated the charge that the carelessness of…
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Although fires in the Yass district were under control today, hundreds of men were out watching the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Reckless R.A.C.A Bush Fire Comment. SYDNEY
Only amazingly good fortune had prevented the week-end road toll from being Increased tenfold, because of the reckless behavior…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sugar Refinery Fire Police Interested SYDNEY
Police today commenced inquid s into the cause of a fire in a sugar elevator at the Colon at Sugar Retin IV Company's works at [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£10,000 FIRE Hotel and Shops BRISBANE
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a hotel and eight shops at Nanango last night…
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Three occupants of a shop and dwelling at Leichhardt had to be rescued by firemen when the premises caught fire this morning…
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A bush fire broke out on Sails—bury property on Thursday, 25th January, and with the extreme heat and the wind blowing a gale,…
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A meeting of the above brigade was held on Saturday last in the Mechanics' Institute. There was a [?] attendance [?] members, and…
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