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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 7 of 18

Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting Fire Brigade for Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 19

Despite the coldness of the external atmosphere the members of the Dunedoo Chamber of Commerce who attended the May…

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Volunteer Bush-Fire Fighters How New Insurance Act Works

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 9

Of interest to all bush fire fighters, including voluntary fighters, is the following interpretation of the recently enacted…

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Fire Brigade's Police Boys' Club Efforts

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

Lithgow Fire Brigade members hope to raise £1,000 for the Lithgow Police and Citizens Boys' Club at a carnival demonstration to be held at…

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Fire Bombs on Nagoya. Washington

Leader · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

Over 600 Mariana-based Superfortreses cascaded Ore bombs on Nagoya, third city of Japan, shortly after midnight, in a low-level attack…

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Okinawa Fire Power Dwindles Guam

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

Japanese artillery fire on Okinawa is now only 1,000 rounds nightly, compared with 15,000 rounds during the middle of April, and it is believed…

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False Fire Alarms Sydney Epidemic SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

Fire brigades in Sydney had a busy time during the week-end answering false alarms. Brigades from three stations…

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No Trace Death of Fire Doctors SYDN[?]Y

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 1

Despite an i[?]ensive search by land and sea[?]ong the coast north of Sydne [?]o trace has been found of the five young…

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Bomb Balloons on U.S. Jap. Efforts to Start Firest Fires

National Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wed.: Japanese long-range balloons carrying small bombs have recently made what are called "sporadic attacks on the…

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Big Area of Tokio Destroyed Fire Bombs Cause Havoc in Industrial Section

National Advocate · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: An important part of industrial Tokio has been burnt out by the great fire raid on the city by 550 Superfortresses this morning…

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Big Fire at Pottery Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 8

A big fire occurred at the pottery works of Eric Low and Co. at Marrickville. A kiln became overheated and…

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Disastrous Sydney Fire Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 1

Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused by a fire which burned out the greater part of two floors of the pottery…

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U.S. Gains on Luzon Japs Positions Under Heavy Fire

National Advocate · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday General Mac Arthur has opened up a new move against the biggest positions stiff held by the Japanese in the Philippines…

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Japan Gets Another Taste of Blitz Big Fire Raid on Yokohama New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1945 · page 1

American Superfortresses have carried out another great fire blitz on Japan, the target being the big naval base and port of Yokohama. More than 450 Superforts dropped 3,200 tons…

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1,000,000 DEAD Great Fires in Tokio New York

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 1

It now transpires that during the two great raids on Tokio early this week ever 57 square miles of the city were…

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Landholder Fined £5 Unauthorised Lighting of Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 2

OBERON, Friday: A case of interest land landholders was heard at the Oberon court today before Mr. Brom[?]ead, SM, when Thomas Nelson…

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Cease Fire Order Given Position in Levant London

National Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 2

A British United Press message from Beirut last night said that the French Commander in Chief in the Levant has ordered the cense fire…

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New Fire Bombs

National Advocate · Monday 4 June 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The War Department has announced two [?] incendiary bombs for use against the Japanese. One is called the [?]…

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Kobe Latest Target in Air War on Japan 3000 Tons of Fire Bombs Dropped New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 1

Kobe, big Japanese port, is the latest city to be blitzed by American Superforts, which dropped some 3000 tons of incendiaries on five main areas, including railway shops, docks and steelworks,…

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Bush Fires Use of 'Plane Urged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 12

At the annual conference of P.P. Boards in Sydney last week the following motion was carried:—…

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Aircraft As Bush-fire Fighters "Valuable Coverage" In Victoria I

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 4

The chairman of the [?] of Victoria (Mr.A.V. [?] has sent a letter of the secretary [?] partment of Air (Major M.[?]…

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