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

Fires & bushfires, 1943

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Gown on Fire Woman Badly Burned SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 1

A young woman, Mrs. Beverly Fenner, was severely burned in her Elizabeth Bay flat when her gown caught on fire from…

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Good Fire Risk

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1943 · page 2

Bathurst has been an exceptionally good fire "risk" as far as insurance companies were concerned during the past half year. There were…

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Great Russian Wall Of Fire Holds Germans: In Desperate All Out Offensive Good Reasons for Optimism Allies Winning Battle Of Atlantic Americans Consolidate in Pacific

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 1

The desperate German offensive on the Russian front is spending itself against a solid wall of fire. The two big features of the attack are the Germans lavish use of a giant 60 ton tank called the Tiger which,…

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Railway Shops on Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: When a fire broke out at the Government railway workshops at Midlands Junction last night the firemen were compiled to…

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Serious Zoo Fire Administrative Office And Refreshment Rooms SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 July 1943 · page 2

Members of the Arson Squad are investigating a fire which destroyed a large section of the refreshment rooms and administrative offices at…

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Fire at Sydney Zoo

National Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: Although an electric spark is believed to have caused the outbreak, members of the arson squad are investigating a fire…

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Masonic Hall Blaze Good Save by Firemen Stage Fittings and Radio Apparatus Burnt

National Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1943 · page 2

A fire which broke out on the Stage at the Masonic Hall, Bathurst, early yesterday morning, did damage to the exten tof about £300…

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Bush Fires Preparing for Thk Season

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: "It it the aim of the Government to assist the country in strengthening their fire defence, and now is the name for the bush fire…

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School Boy Fire Bug Attempt to Set Fire to School

National Advocate · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: An 11-years-old boy who confessed to police that be started three fires yesterday at North Newtown Intermediate High School,…

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Fire in Mine Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 July 1943 · page 6

A fire broke out in Abberdare Central coal mine during the weekend. It is now under control; 10 horses perished in the flames…

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Under Control the Colliery Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A fire which broke out in the A[?]dance Central collivery on the C[?] field at the weekend, is now believed to the under…

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Camp Fire Concert

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 3

Monday, August 23, is the night on which the above concert will be held in the Angus Hall. The organisers are the members of the…

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Mother And Child Fall Into Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 2

Falling into the fire as a result of a fainting fit, Mrs. W. Evans, of Hazelgrove, together with her seven weeks old baby Murilla, suffered…

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Fire at Kandos Bakehouse Destroyed Bucket Brigade's Good Work Kandos

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 2

A bakehouse, occupied by Harry Williams in Angus Ave., Kandos, was gutted by fire at 3.30 this morning…

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Fire Victim's Condition Serious

National Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 1

Condition of Mrs. W. Evans, of Hazelsrove, near Oberon, who suffered tevere burns when she fell into a fire during a fainting fit on Wednesday…

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Hamburg City Ceases to Exist. Great Fires Still Burn. LONDON

Leader · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 2

[?] workers arriving In S[?]ock [?] war factories declare that Hamburg has [?] to exist as an organised city…

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Big Timber Fire. Four Buildings Destroyed. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 3

Fire has destroyed all four buildings at the [?] works of A. and E. [?] Pty. Ltd., [?] point Rhodes…

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Foreign Governments Warned. The Position of fire. LONDON

Leader · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 2

The British Government has warned Argentina, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the Vatican that the United…

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Stop Press Fire at Portland Works

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 1

A number of jute sacks and several thousand paper cement bags were destroyed by fire at the Commonwealth Portland…

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