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

Fires & bushfires, 1943

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Bush Fire Menace Air Spotting Plans

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

SY[?] Thursday.—The Chief Secretary, Mr. Badd[?] said to[?] the Advisory [?] proposed to discuss with…

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Crop Fire Near Young 400 Acres Burnt

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 3

The first bush fire of the season at Young occurred last week on Mr. Maurice Webb's property on the Grenfell road. Thanks to…

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City Fire Calls 1300 False Alarms

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: During the past year there were 500 fire alarms in the metropolitan area. Of these 1300 were false…

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Fire Watchers Wanted Important Defence Task

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for NES, Mr, Helfron, said tonight that women as well as men fire guards were wanted for Sydney, Newcastle…

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Hartley Bush Fire Brigade Formed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

Approximately £20 was spent on a Tree and picnic for the school children. A prize for the most improved pupil for the. year was donated by…

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Fire a Week Was Lithgow's 1942 Record Vacancies on the Reserve

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 2

During 1942 Lithgow Fire Brigade attended to 46 fires, mostly of a minor nature. "However there were a few good…

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Precaution Against Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

The works committee reported to Bathurst Council last night on a proposal to construct a reservoir for fire figthing purports adacent to the…

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Japanese Fire Bombs How They Operate Control Measures

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

The Japanese use a 50 kilo bomb containing possibly several hundred pellets and sufficient explosive to broadcast…

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Coolah District News Danger of Bush Fires From Charcoal Kilns

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 6

The following letter has been received by the Coolah Council from the Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department (through Mr. R…

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Bush Fire Near Dubbo Railway Department's Denial

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 3

DUBBO, Monday.—Some weeks ago a bush fire that started at Boothe[?], a few miles north of Dubbo was said to have been caused try sparks from a…

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Fire Among Tar

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

A are occurred in a small quantity of tar which had overflowed into a depression in the grated at the Bathurst gasworks yesterday and then had…

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Fire in Woodheap and Shed

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade extinguished a blaze which broke out about four o'clock yesterday afternoon in a wood hap at the home of Mr. J. P. Lynne,…

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Fire Spotters Better Service in City

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday. — The new fire watchers' service being formed in Sydney will be better than the one formerly in existence…

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First-aid Outfit for Bush Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 16

A comprehensive first-aid outfit was presented, free of charge, to the Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade this week per medium of the Bush…

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Filming Bush Fires Boree Councillors Cautious

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

At Tuesday's meeting of the Boree Shire Council, from which Cr. Dave McCarron was the only absentee, the question of allowing a departmental…

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A 'Wang Fire Local Officer's Warning To Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

As a sequel to a fire which occurred in the open paddock at the rear of the Council Chambers, Wallerawang, a few nights ago, Constable Young,…

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"I Saw Berlin Burn" Correspondent's Graphic Narrative of Considerable Damage and Destructive Fires London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 1

"I saw Berlin burn." This is the first sentence of a thrilling account of last night's raid against Berlin, given by Reuters'…

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Oberon's Fire Fighters Efficiency and Enthusiasm Annual Meeting Discussion

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 4

There was a good attendance of members at the annual general meeting of the Oberon Bush Fire Brigade, Mr. H. E. Kater (president) being…

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Brown Lucerne Hay Greater Fire Risk But Palatable to Stock

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 11

Brown lucerne hay is often made accidentally, but it is sometimes made by design. Sometimes, when it is intended…

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Bush Fires Annual Meeting of Oberon Brigade

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

OBERON, Thursday.—There was a good attendance of members at the Annual General Meeting of the Oberon Bush Fire Brigade, Mr. H. E…

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