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

Fires & bushfires, 1942

413 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 21

Bulk Store Fire Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 1

Groceries and other goods valued at more than £20,000 were destroyed or damaged by a fire at the bulk stores of S. R. Buttle Ltd. Alexandria…

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Bush Fire Problems Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 3

With the certainty that there will [?] a lot of dry grass in the Dubbo district by mid-summer. Mr. C. G. Robertson, MLA for Dubbo, is…

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Bush Fire Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 1

Five houses were seriously damaged by a bush fire at Beauty Point, Mosman, yesterday…

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Bush Fire Brigade Council Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade Council will Take place in the C.W.A. Rooms on Saturday. 26th September, at 6 p.m…

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Bush Fire Brigade Meeting at Cumnock

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 10

A well attended meeting of the Cumnock Bush fire Brigade was held at the local School of Arts on Saturday last. Mr. G. Black occupied the chair…

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Threequarter-inch Hose Difficult to Secure? Bush Fire Brigades Handicapped

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

"Threcquarter-inch hose, most necessary in fighting bush fires, is difficult to obtain." The honorary secretary of Trajere…

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Four Bodies Found Salvation Army Home Fire

National Advocate · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.—As a result of a fire which last night destroyed two main d[?]ormitroies of the Salvation Army Eventide…

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Fire Fighters Confer Knapsacks v. Power Plants

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 8

The council chamber at the Shire Hall, Cunmock, presented an animated appearance on Tuesday, when captains, vice-captains, and…

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Lithgow Street Fire Effective Work By Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 2

One room was badly damaged and another slightly so when fire broke out in the residence of Mrs. O. M. Winterbottom, of 6 Lithgow-slreet,…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1942 · page 2

Bathurst Are brigade received a call about 5 p.m. yesterday to quell a fire in a chimney at the Victoria Hotel. Station-officer Croker and 16…

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Aircraft Carriers With Sufficient Forces Would Blaze Trail to Japan Itself Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 1

Give us a couple of dozen aircraft carriers, properly balanced task forces, and sufficient marines to make landings and we can cut a…

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Bush Fire Brigade Council Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 8

Delegates from Dunedoo and adjoining districts' bush fire brigades were present at the annual council meeting held in the C.W.A. rooms…

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Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade was held to the C.W.A., rooms on Saturday night last, and there was a…

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Bush Fire Danger

National Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 4

DUBBO, Thursday.—A very much Braver danger from bush and grass fires exists this summer than for the past four or five years. There is a…

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Bush-fire Brigade Equipment Minister's Advice

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 4

In this letter the Chief Secretary sets out the position in retard to the supply of equipment from bush fire brigades:…

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Coolah District News Prevention of Bush Fires Stringent Regulations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 5

A bush and rural fires prevention order under national security regulations was gazetted on September 24. In the matters to which…

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Fire Bug Two More Attempts SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 1

The Newtown fire bug is believed to have made a second appearance last night, when two attempts were made to…

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Big Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle

Leader · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 3

[?]replaceable machinery was lost when the Newcastle Standard Steam Laundry, at Islington, was turned down early yesterday,…

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Bush Fire Danger Assistance of Soldiers Suggested

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 4

DUBBO. Monday.—As indicative of the fact that there is likely to be a real danger from Bush and grass fires in the Dubbo district this year…

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