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

Fires & bushfires, 1944

575 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 29

Bush Fire Menace

Leader · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

In Southern England to-day, the flying bomb spreads death and destruction. In [?] attempts to impair the…

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Fire Alarm Sounds Again

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 2

After a silence of months, the fire siren (air-raid alarm of former days) sounded twice on Saturday night. In both cases the call was more or less…

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Late War Second Edition Yesterday Machine Guns Fire Inside Notre Dame Cathedral

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday: In first despatch filed with Paris dateline American correspondent, Ernie Pyle says while standing at front door Notre…

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Dispute Over Fires. Amaroo Shire and Harvey Range Leaseholder

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 9

Some months ago Amaroo Shire Council endeavoured to have the Harvey Range declared a protect, ed forest…

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Western District's Fire Brigade Queen

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 3

MISS PHYLLIS CORNEY, daughter or Mr. and Mrs Les Corney, of Lithgow, who is the Western District Fire Brigade's…

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Big Petrol Blaze Checked Village Saved by Firemen

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

LONDON. Monday: The British Home Secretary (Mr. Herbert Morrison) last night described a 51-hour battle which members of the National…

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Bus Catches Fires

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 2

A large omnibus, which was travelling with passengers from a district camp to Bathurst about 7 o'clock last night, caught fire in the vicinity…

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Coal Embankment on Fire at Cullen

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 3

Fettlers fought for three hours last night to subdue a fire which had broken out on a coal embankment near the Invincible colliery, Cullen…

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Rimini Under Shell Fire British Through Gothic Line LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 1

The British 8th Army has breached the Gothic Line for a width of 50 rates and has driven forward [?]5 miles…

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Fire in Shop

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 2

Bathurst fire brigade received a call yesterday afternoon to a fire in a dry cleaning shop at 97 George St but the occupants extinguished the…

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Correspondence. Harvey Range Fires. Mr. H. G. Watt Contradicts Report. (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 10

Sir,—It is totally untrue' to say I have written letters to the Shire Council because it decided on a protectionist policy for the forest. This I explained…

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German Frontier Crossed. West Wall. Under Fire. Americans Me 320,000 Prisoners. LONDON

Leader · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 2

Latest reports from Shaef state that large forces of Allied tanks and infantry are now over the German frontier, or are…

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Cudgegong Shire Council Rates Rolling in Conference of Bush Fire Brigades

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 6

Cr. Barton presided over a full board at the Cudgegong Shire Council meeting on Wednesday last, when a fairly large business sheet was presented. Cr. Gleeson, who represented…

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Dogs. Punters Do Well Fire Favorites Successful. In Seven Events

Leader · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 3

Those punters at Wade Park on Saturday afternoon who confined their betting operation! to the dogs would, In the majority of…

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Funeral of Fire Chief

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY. Monday: Crowds in Sydney streets today watched the funeral of the Chief Other of the NSW Fire Brigade, Mr. Richardson, who died on…

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Bush Fires Believed Deliberately Started

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 2

Eye-witnesses claim that bushfires which broke out on a mountain to the north of Lithgow last night, were started deliberately by a number of…

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Meeting of Bush Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 5

The annual meeting of Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade called recently was abandoned because of the very poor attendance. Only four…

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Bush Fire Danger Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 8

The hot, dry conditions which are prevailing in the west and south of New South Wales are causing anxiety…

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Damien Parer's Death Killed by Jap Machine Fire Was Student at St. Stanislaus' College

National Advocate · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Damien Parer Australia's best known newsreel cameraman, was killed in action last Sunday, according to a New York cable…

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Wang Bushfire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 2

It is notified that the annual meeting of the 'Wang-Lidsdale Bush Fire Brigade will be held in the Shire Chambers on Saturday next, at 8 p.m…

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