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

Fires & bushfires, 1945

357 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 18

Oberon Bush Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 4

Representatives from the O'Council and Tarana Fire Brigades were present at a meeting of the Fire Brigade held at the Memorial Hall on…

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Oberon Bush Fire Brigade Compulsory Levy Favored

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 4

OBERON. Tuesday: There was an excellent attendance at a meeting of the Oberon Bush Fire Brigade held at the Memorial Hall the president of the…

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Big Fires at Kobe Heavy U.S. Raid [?]

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 1

Fires stated in Saturday's Super-fortress raid on the lap shipp[?] centre of Kobe were still burning when American carrier borne aircraft…

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Bush Fire Fighters' Compensation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 18

The Workers' Compensation (Bush Fire Fighters) Act, 1944, came into force on Wednesday, December 13, 1944, and operates…

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Bush Fire Brigades Big Mudgee Conference Question of Food Costs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 14

An important conference of bush fire brigades was held in the Cudgegong Shire Council Chambers on Friday afternoon last, and representatives were present from Cudgegong-Limestone, Cullenbone, Erudg ere-Grattai, Hargraves,…

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Fire in Ranges

National Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 2

A small bus[?] has been burning in the ranges beyond Yetholme for the past two days but so far there is no danger of its spreading of its spreading as it is…

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Stettin Under Fire. London

Leader · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

Following the Russian capture of Altdamm, the great Oder River port of Stetlln is now under Are from all type of Soviet weapons, and has…

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EUGOWRA Fire Destroys Hayshed On Vychan Station

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 7

A fire occurred on Vychan Station on Monday, when a hayshed and a large quantity of hay were destroyed. Fortunately, the wind was blowing in…

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Molong's Mill Ruins Lay Gaunt Sorry Spectacle After Calamitous Weekend Fire. Damage Estimated at £30,000

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 6

Molong has witnessed no sorrier spectacle than the sight this week of its Flour Mill ruins. The disastrous fire on Saturday afternoon left nothing of value standing except a damaged grain-shed and the brick mill office…

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Bathurst Fire Captain Farewelled

National Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 2

[?] and other residents attended farewell to Station [?] and Mrs. Croker at the Bath[?] station last night. Many…

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Japan Again Under U.S. Navy Fire Superforts Hit Nagoya

National Advocate · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: American warships have attacked the Ryukyu Islands between Formosa and the Japanese mainland, in the past two days…

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Bush Fires Proposed Levy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 21

It was likely that £150 would be raised from the voluntary levy on properties in Oberon shire for the upkeep of…

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Kandos District Bush Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 8

A well-attended meeting of the above was held in the Clandulla School on Tuesday night last. The chair was occupied by the president…

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Molong Building Application Fire-damaged Premises

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 2

Inspector J. McGroder submitted the following report to last meeting of Molong Municipal Municipal Conucil:…

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Operation Under Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: With his ship's guts blazing away at enemy planes near Lingaven (Philippines). Surgeon Lieut. Irvin performed an…

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Fears Sabotage in Mill Fires

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 4

The destruction by a succession of Ares of some of the State's biggest flour mills and wheat silos in the last few months in…

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Glen Davis Home Destroyed by Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 3

The dwellings occupied by Mr. Ross Barling and family were destroyed by fire on Saturday night last. The fire commenced at about 7…

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Big Mill Fires Sabotage Suggested Ald. Cooke Concerned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 18

The destruction by a succession of fires of some of the State's biggest flour mills and wheat silos in the last few…

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Fire at Cusa Club

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 2

By breaking a washroom window. thieves entered Bathurst Cusa Club early yesterday morning and later the kitchen of the club was damaged by…

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Industrial Centres Attacked. Huge Fires Started. WASHINGTON

Leader · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 2

It has been announced that Superfortresses attacked Tokio on Monday, Japanese time, for the second time within 48…

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