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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 8 of 21

Pyrotechnic Fire At Littleton

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 3

Residents in Martini-parade, in the vicinity of the Factory, were treated to a remarkable fireworks display early on Saturday evening,…

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£25,000 Fire Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 April 1942 · page 8

A POWER house and engine fan rcom at a northern colliery were destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at…

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A Wood Fire [?]

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

At 1.35 p.m. yesterday the Bathurst Five Brigade received a tall to attend a fire at the rear of brick kilns on the Orange Read. On…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 2

The Bathurst fire brigade received a call to 166 Rocketstreet, shortly after 6 o'clock last night, when a fire occurred in a chimney of a…

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Railway Workshops Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 2

At 5.5. p.m. yesterday the Bathurst Fire Brigade received a call from the Railway workshops and on arrival found a motor cycle on fire. The…

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Another Fire on Norm[?] New York

National Advocate · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 1

A fire broke [?]ut late yesterday on the liner Norn[?]die which capsized at a Hudson [?] pier as a result of a fire on February 19. The blaze was…

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Another Fire on the Normandie. New York

Leader · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

Another Are broke out on the Normandie this week. Preliminary police Investigations showed that It was caused by a spark from an…

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City Fire £10,000 Damage in Furniture Store Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

Damage estimated at close on £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out this afternoon on the top [?]oor of Kelly's Furniture Pty. Ltd…

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Fire Auxiliary Corps

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 2

Volunteers are still requested for enrolment in an auxiliary reserve fire corps which will operate in the event of air raids in Bathurst…

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Fire at Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 2

Lithgow fire brigade was called out at 3.35 to-day to a fire which occurred at the Steelworks colliery. At the time of going to press no…

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First Normandie Fire. Court Places Responsibility on Company. WASHINGTON

Leader · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 2

The Navy announced that a Court of Inquiry placed the full responsibility for the first Normandle are on employees of the Robins Drydork…

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Disastrous Fire in Auckland Auckland

National Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

Damage estimated at 50,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the biggest timberyard in Auckland to-day. An employee missing after the…

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£50,000 N.Z. FIRE. Man Burnt to Death? Auckland (N.z.)

Leader · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

[?] was [?] by a [?] which [?] out in [?] in Auckland [?] An [?]…

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Fire Tragedy When Boarding House Is Destroyed ROCKHAMPTON, This Aft

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

Mrs. Gwen Stevens (22) was burned to death, and 10 other people, including three firemen, were injured when a fire destroyed a two-storeyed…

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Eleven Dead Boarding House Fire in Rockhampton ROCKHAMPTON

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 1

Mrs. Gwen Stevens (22) was burnt to death and 10 other people including three firemen injured when a fire destroyed a two-storied boarding house…

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Hargraves House Destroyed Fire Thought To Be Caused By Rats

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 15

A HOUSE and its contents, owned by Mr. James Fox, Hargraves, was burnt to the ground early last Saturday…

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Fire on Theatre Roof SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 1

An audience of 500 was hurriedly cleared from the Mayfair Theatre. City, today when a fire broke out on the roof…

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Glen Davis Fire Nine Families Homeless

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 6

DAMAGE estimated at between £1200 and £1500 was caused by a fire at Glen Davis on Saturday night which rendered nine…

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Disastrous Glen Davis Fire Families Left Homeless

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 2

The dwelling places of eight families were destroyed in a fire which occurred in the married men's quarters at Glen Davis shale works…

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Shipping Raids Tanker on Fire Coastal Command Successes LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 2

Coastal Command planes made several attacks on enemy shipping during the night, reports an Air Ministry communique…

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