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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

267 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 14

Border Incident Japs Fire on British Territory Hong Kong

National Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1941 · page 3

The Hong Kong Government has decided to today a protest with Tokio at the vie[?] by a Japanese patrol of Brit[?]s so[?]gnty. The incident…

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Beating The Fire Bombs Bell Rings When They Hit a House

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 8

AUTOMATIC alarms which ring a bell the moment a fire bomb gets into a building may be a new ally of Britain's…

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Homestead Destroyed Fire at Coalbaggie DUBBO

National Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 5

Fire destroyed the homestead or Mr. G. Fitz[?]ll, of Bourke-street Dubbo at "Marathon." Coalbaggie a few miles to the north of Dubbo, on…

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Bush Fires Appointment of Rangers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 6

MR. Baddeley has directed his department to explore the possibility of appointing certain members of Bush Fire Brigades as…

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Fire at Cassilis Store and School of Arts Destroyed Midnight Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 7

AT about 11.30 p.m. on Saturday last a fire started at the rear of the store occupied by Mr. G. T. Rivas, at Cassllis, and, spreading…

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Bush Fire Season Approaches

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 16

WITH the summer now only a score time ahead, Bush Fire Brigades throughout the district are surveying their equipment and…

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Terrific Blaze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 15

On Saturday night last about 11 o'clock the shop known as the "Five Ways Store" and owned by Mr. T. Rivas caught alight and in…

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Lookout Fire Tower For Lidsdale Forest

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 3

A lookout tower is at present in course of construction as a protection against fire at Lidsdale State Forest, and it is expected to be finished in…

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Bush Fire Brigades

National Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1941 · page 2

The following villages wrote to yesterda's meeting of the Turon Shire Informing is or their…

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Molong Fire Brigade Two Members Honoured

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1941 · page 10

It is safe to assume that when Captain P. McArdle and Fireman W. J. White joined the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Molong, the latter thirty-one…

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"Birdie" Gives the Facts "Two-front Fire-eaters" Are Attacked Britain's Position LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1941 · page 6

"Two-front fire-caters" were [?]the kunekles by [?]lord [?]of the A.I.F. in the 1814-18 war. in a speech today…

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Fire Bombs May Call Up Up Watchers by Ringing Bell When House Hit London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 2

Automatic alarms which ring a bell the moment a fire bomb gets into a building may be a new ally of Britain's hundreds of thousands of…

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Fire Publicity

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 17

So that full publicity may be given to the dangers of bush and forest fires and the need to be prepared to combat them, the Bush…

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Teaching Fire Dangers

National Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 2

Before Bathurst Council last night was a request from the Bush Fires Advisory Committee. Sydney, asking that speakers be sent to every school…

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Rydal "Sunshiners" Called to Dangerous Bushfire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 5

The secertary of Rydal 2LT Sunshine Club writes:--A card evening, given by Mr. and Mrs. D.P. Anderson of Rydal, at…

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Manildra Bush Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 8

A meeting of the Manildra Bush Fire Brigade has been called for Friday, November 28 (not Saturday, as previously advertised) and all interested, and…

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Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 14

The annual meeting of the Cudal Fire Brigade will be held on Saturday night and all interested persons are asked to be present…

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Fire at Meranburn

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 6

An outbreak of fire occurred at Meranburn on Tuesday afternoon, on Mr. C. Gosper's property. The outbreak occurred in grass along the railway line,…

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Army Nurses Several Times Under Fire CANBERRA

National Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 2

Of mere than 1000 Australian army nurses serving overseas, only 10 have returned medically unfit, and seven of these have taken up home…

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Wheat Plan Review Minister’s Promise. Suggestion to Secure Fire [?]

Leader · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 4

Declaring that it is not his intention to interfere with the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Plan became of the…

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