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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 9 of 14

Air Raids Britain Warned to Prepare Fire Fighting Plans LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 5

The British Minister for Home [?] Mr. Herbert Morrison, has seunded a warning note about the poss bility of heavy air raids…

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Bushfire Brigades

National Advocate · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

Bushfire Brigades in Abercrombie Shire will be notified of danger [?] this summer. They will be asked to prepare their organisation…

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Bush Fire Brigade Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 21

All interested are reminded of the annual meeting of the Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade, which is to take place next Saturday at the…

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Long Range Guns Fire LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1

After a [?] of [?] day, German long range guns last night again lated across the St[?] of Dover…

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Bush Fire Menace Producer Gas Units

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 10

MR. Nott: In connection with the use of producer gas units for the propulsion of vehicles in country districts, I desire to ask the…

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Early Morning Blaze Cottage Totally Destroyed

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 8

The wailing of the siren at the Fire Station, and in the homes of the volunteers of the Molong Fire Brigade at about 3.40 a.m. on Thursday morning…

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Fire Fighting Equipment

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 5

Amaroo Shire Councillors are fire-minded and always ready to assist those public members of the community who band themselves together as Bush Fire…

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Chimney on Fire

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade had its Sabbath rest disturbed early yesterday morning about 8.20 when a call was given by a citizen to the effect that…

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Serious Fire Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 16

HEAVY damage was caused by a fire which broke out at the premises of McCorquodale Bros., flour millers, of Sussex street…

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Woman First to Pay Fire Dues

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 21

A woman, Miss O[?]ve Bray, who is on the land here, was the first to pay fire protection fees to the Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade this…

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Channel Truce For Transport of Wounded Temporary Blaze of Lights London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

Although it was originally arranged that a Channel truce, for the purpose of allowing hospital ships to transport exchanged wounded, should…

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Budget Under Fire Fadden's Attack on Labor Case Government's Fate Lies with Wilson Canberra

National Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

The future of the Federal Government depends on the fate of the Budget censure nation now being debated in the House of Representatives. The volt may not be taken until next week, but it seems certain that…

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Burraga's New Church Opened by Bishop Norton "The Fire of Faith"

National Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 1

The Solemn Consecration and official opening of the new church at Burraga were events of unusual interest. His Lordship, the Most Rev…

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Packing Case on Fire at Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 4

The Dubbo are called this afternoon at about three o'clock to a fire at the rear of premises in Macquarie Street, belonging to Mr…

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Tarana Bushfire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Tarana Voluntary Bushfire Brigade, held recently, was well attended by members within the brigade area…

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London’s Fire-Watchers

Leader · Friday 10 October 1941 · page 2

“Out of three men registered for fire-watching service in Westminster —the district including Whitehall and London’s Wet End—two of them…

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Suspicious New York Fire New York

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 October 1941 · page 2

An unexplained fire destroyed six buildings containing huge stocks of defence material at the Firestone Rubber Company's premises leaving…

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Exams Uninterrupted Dubbo High School Fire DUBBO

National Advocate · Monday 13 October 1941 · page 6

some weeks age a fire destroyed a [?]weeden building at the Dubbo High School that was used for class rooms. In it were burnt a quantity…

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Air Base Fire Washington

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1941 · page 3

Six American naval m[?]n and 13 others are missing in an explosion at a United States' air station in Alaska. An inquiry has been…

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Big Fire Destroys Vital War Supplies Enw York

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1941 · page 1

An unexpected fire destroyed six buildings and huge stocks of defence materials at the Firestone Rubber Co. s works and put 2000 men out…

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