Oberon News C.W.A. Services During Bush Fires OBERON
At a well attended meeting, re[?]sentative of the Black Springs district the local branch of the Bi[?]h Fire Fighting Brigade decided to s[?]…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
267 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 14
Post Office Stores Fire
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A fire which blazed fiercely fed by duce and pant stores, gutted portion of tine P.M.G. stores at St. Poteri today…
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A 1940 five-Seater sedan car was totally destroyed by fire on the Orange road, about 11 miles from Bathurst yesterday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Than 10,000 Fire Bombs on Berlin in Heaviest Raid Yet on German Capital London
More than 10,000 incendiary bombs and the heaviest high explosive bombs ever used against Germany were rained on cm Berlin on Sunday night. The British raiding force. which…
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A STATEMENT of the revenue and ex[?] in respect to the Gulgong Fire Bridge for the year 1940 was [?] the last…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—Firemen had to fight their way down a narrow companionway through thick smoke to fight a fire on the lower deck of a…
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The upholstery and hood lining of a car owned by Mr. Eric Ronald Fitzpatrick of Perthville were destroyed on Saturday night when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →King Meets London Fire Fighters
King George VI. inspecting some of London's fire fighters who have done before work during recent German bombing attacks on Britain's capital…
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BRITAIN'S fire fighters have a new appliance for dealing with incendiary bombs, which is also being used by their wives…
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LIGHT British naval forces were fired on by French batteries on the Algerian coast during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →OVER 230 SCOUTS. Greatest on Record. Penhall Shield Tests. Trophies Given at Camp Fire
Launched by a spectacular parade through the streets of Orange on Saturday, the Scout Rally, attended by more than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seizure of Ships Sensation in America Attempt To Set Vessels On Fire Protest By Germany LONDON
The lead given by the U.S. Government in seizing Italian and German merchant vessels in her harbors, may shortly be followed…
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MR. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., forwarded to last meeting of the Gulgong Shire Council information on the subject of…
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Compared with last year, the Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade were very fortunate this year, and had a comparatively slack time from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German and Italian Ships Blaze in South American Ports—sailors in Custody London
Three more South American States are now reported to have arrested German and Italian seamen for setting fire to their ships in harbor. At one Peruvian port two…
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DUBBO. Wednesday. — At last night meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council the Mayor (Aid. E. B. Serister intimated that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Ships on Fire London
The two German freighters which Flipped out of Callao Bay (Peru) On Monday night without clearance papers. have been found by a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lithgow To Have Another Fire Fighting Corps
An auxiliary reserve corps is to be organised in connection with Lithgow fire brigade at an early date. It will consist of 30 men aged between 16 and 19 years, and 40 and 50 years, and will be trained in air raid precautions as well as…
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MR. ERN. WEBSTER was yesterday appointed captain of the Mudgee Fire Brigade, in succession to Mr. W. Kelly, who has retired…
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How German airmen machine-gunned the wounded struggling in the water has been described by survivors…
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