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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 23 of 29

Bush Fire Brigades

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 5

A conference of bush fire brigades was held in the Cudgegong Shire Council Chambers en Friday afternoon last. A report will appear in…

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Award for Young Porter Bravery During Fire

National Advocate · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday: A young Queensland railway porter, Raymond Jones has been awarded the British Empire Medal for his part in fighting a…

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Cologne Hit Again Big Fires Raging

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Fires started in Cologne's last big raid were still ourning early last night, when for the second successive night Bomber…

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Firemen Sweat at Brickworks Wood Stack Blaze

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 2

Sweat rolled off Bathurst firemen yesterday afternoon while they fought a blaze three feet from the hot bricks of the brick kiln with heat from a…

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Some Fire, Some Chase

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 2

While detectives were searching a house at Mena[?], near Sutherland, yesterday, a house next door and two shacks in the vicinity suddenly…

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Very Real Danger Bush Fire Menace

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 7

There is a very real clanger in the Merriwa and Cassilis districts at present of bush fires. This fact was pointed out at the…

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Fire at Warung Forest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 14

A bush fire broke out in Warung Forest on Sunday, October 22. A heavy wind was blowing at the time, and the fire which started…

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To Be Reduced London Fire Squads

National Advocate · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday Fire guard duties in London are to be cut by at least a half, especially in large business premises. The skeleton service…

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Yarrabin Bush Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 7

At the annual general meeting of the Yarrabin Bush Fire Brigade the office-bearers were re-elected as follows:—…

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Bush Fires Lapstone Hotel's Escape SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 1

A big bush fire in the vicinity of Glenbrook (Blue Mountains) threatened Lapstone Hotel for some time yesterday…

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Big Wagga Fire Damage Estimated at £15,000

National Advocate · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 2

WAGGA, Sunday: The town's biggest fire for many years occurred early this morning when the whole third storey of the Commercial Hotel was completely…

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All-out Assault Launched Last Jap Force at Leyte Under Fire

National Advocate · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 1

U.S. Forces have made and all-out assault on the last Jap force on Leyte. Allied fighter bombers co-operated with land forces by making low-level attacks on enemy motorised…

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Fighting Bush Fires Utility Vehicles Available

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Commonwealth Disposals Commission has offered to make available through State Government and other appropriate…

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Raid on Stuttgart Big Fires Started

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: A large force of Bomber Command Mosquitoes raided Stuttgart. in southwest Germany. last night. Using the same tactics which…

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Fire Fighting Vehicles Army Machines Available

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

[?]monwealth Disposals Commission has CANBERRA, Monday : The Com[?]offered to make available through State Governments and other…

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Bush Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 3

A grass fire broke out on Mr. G. F. Wigan's property, "The Rock," on Thursday of last week, and before it was got under control two…

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Bush Fire Fighters Question of insurance Position Explained

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 8

At the recent conference of bush fire brigades in Madgee the following question was submitted by the Cudgegong-Limestone branch:…

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Bush Fire Brigades Largely Attended Conference Important Motions Carried

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 18

The recent [?] fire brigades conference in the Cadgegong Shire Hall was attended by representatives of Cudgegong…

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Bush Fire Sixty Fighters on Job

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Sunday 12 November 1944 · page 8

Sixty men, including a squad from army camps, fought a grass fire which broke out last week in the Muswellbrook…

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