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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 8 of 29

Pope's Residence Under Fire "Legitimate Target." Says Algiers

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

ALGIERS, Sunday: Referring to Vatican reports of bombing of the Pope's summers residence, Castel Gandolfe, five miles from Prascata, it was…

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Fires Likely in Nsw Weather Bureau Warning

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday: Warning that bushfires are possible in the central and southeastern areas of the State was Issued by the Weather Bureau northerly winds followed later by southerly winds arc expected over the areas tomorrow morning arid afternoon…

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Flemington Stock Sales Sheep Fires; Cattle Market Irregular

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. Moderate numbers of sheep and lambs were available today when a total of 45,312 were offered for [?] In the sheep section 21…

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Big Fires Rage Severe Losses in Victoria Gas Producers Banned

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: More bush fires broke out in several parti of Victoria today Most damage trail done in Gippsalnd. So far most than 20…

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Disastrous Bush Fires Western Town in Danger Stock, Grass, Fencing and Haystacks Destroyed Outbreaks Around Rydal, Mandurama Neville and Gallymont Many Homes Teads Saved

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Freakish winds played havoc with the bush and grass fires in the Tarana-Rydal districts yesterday where some 14,000 acres were laid waste. There…

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12 DEAD Toll of Victorian Fires

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: With the death from b[?] in the [?] Hospital this [?] the death [?]…

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Worst Blaze in History Fires around Mandurama, Gallymont, Woodstock, Garland, Neville and Carcoar Thousands of Acres of Grass, Together with Stock and Fencing Destroyed

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

MANDURAMA, Tuesday: Described as the worst in the history of the district a bushfire which broke out today on the property of Mr. P…

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Another Blayney Fire Near Railway Yard

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

The tindery condition of the district grassland was again indicated on Monday morning when a fire broke out in Mr. R…

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District's Most Disastrous Bushfire in Years Thousands of Acres Burned Out But No Homes Are Lost

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Damage running into many thousands of pounds has been caused by the bushfires which raged throughout. Monday afternoon and yesterday in the Rydal, Sodwalls and Tarana district. The fire was one of the…

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Disastrous Bush Fires Are Under Controll

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

Bushfires which broke out in the rydal and Tarara area on Tuesday, are now well under control and all danger has been averted, it was…

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Fire at [?]

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

OBERON, Wed[?] A fire which broke out on the [?] of Mr. [?] Evans, of [?] 100 and [?]…

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Big Death Roll Victorian Fires MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

The death roll in the Victorian bush fires this week is now thirteen. Over 13 settlements in the Sale…

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Under Control Fires in the West SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 12

The bush fires in the central west, which caused considerable anxiety early this week, are now all under control…

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Fire on [?] Chief's Pro[?]ty

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. Wilson himself was called upon to fight a fire [?] out [?] his own property [?]ning struck a tree [?]…

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Enormous Damage by T[?] Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

OBERON, Wednesday night: Mr. R. E. Wilson, captain of the Ober[?] bush fire brigade, who returned from the scene of the [?] which started…

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Still Going Fires Around Gallymont and Neville Loss of Stock Reported

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

MANDURAMA, Tuesday: Unless there is an unfavorable chance to the present mild wind blowing, the fire near Gallymont should be under effective…

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Latest About Gallymont Fire Owner's Serious Loss

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

CARCOAR, Wednesday: At the fames approached hundreds of sheep on the property of Mr. R. Fuller, near Gallymont, were driven to safely this…

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