Prevention of Bush Fires Unobservance of Regulations
SYDNEY. Wednesday: The Chief Secretary. Mr. Baddeley, appeals to all persons in New South Wales to take every precaution in order to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
434 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 22
Sydney Fires. SYDNEY
The hot weather of the past few day culminated in heavy rain at a number of places last night. The best falls were recorded at…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Numerous appeals to the public to be careful of Ire are believed by the Chief Officer of the NSW Fire Brigades. Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Bridge Fire
Only prompt action by several fettlers assisted by civilians, saved the railway bridge over the Macquarie River at the lower end of…
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Several persons received slight burns in escaping from a block of flats which were destroyed by fire at Springwood early this morning…
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A three-hour grassfire on Mr. T. Knoxâs property, Goonawarra, Springale, yesterday burnt out 100 acres of grazing land, and narrowly missed a barn containing hundreds of pounds worth of farming machinery. The barn was saved by the alertness of Mr. Knoxâs son, David,…
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The N.R.M.A. reports that many motor vehicles are being brought to a sudden stop on the road on excessively hot days, particularly near bushfires, because of…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) issued a warning today to all people living In rural areas against the dangers of bushfires…
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During 1945 the Lithgow fire brigade was called out to 32 outbreaks of fire, a decrease compared with 1944, when there were 39 outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pine Rocks, Springside Phones Unusable Since Exchanges Closed Angry, Isolated Residents’ Protest; Fire Risk
Angry farmers and graziers in the Spring-side-pine Rocks district yesterday sent stiffly-worded protest to the Postmaster-Generalâs Department demanding that their telephone facilities be restored. Residents of the district, which contains properties worth tens…
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The N.R.M.A. reports that many motor vehicles are being brought to a sudden stop on the road on excessively hot days, particularly near bushfires, because of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bushfire on Norah Creek Properties. Quick Work By Brigades Stops Flames Spreading
If it had not been stopped in time, a bushfire, which started on Mr. H.R. Tonkin's ptoperty at Norah Creek on Thursday,…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was called out yesterday when a vat of fat became overheated at the rear of Smith's smallgoods shop in George…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Two women were taken to hospital suffering from shock when panic was caused by passengers in a double decker bus…
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Swept along by the strong wind, a fire which broke out in some grass and blackberry bushes on the railway embankment near Brown-street on…
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SYDNEY. Sunday: Thousands of acres of grass and miles of fencing were destroyed in the Werris Creek, Goringfield, Remar, Yarraman and…
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SYDNEY, Sunday There was only one small fire on the Blue Mountains today. Katcomba and Leura Fire Brigades turned out to…
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WOLLONGONG, Sunday: The School of [?] at corrimal and the entire [?] were completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Damage is…
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BRISBANE, Monday: A bushfire which is sweeping all before it, is threating one of Queensland's most valuable hardwood forests on Fraser…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Power Cuts Off, Orange Returns To Normal Living Town Lights Blaze, And Housewives Iron
Orange returned to a normal way of living yesterday with the lifting of the power cuts, and the re-opening of the woollen mills and other temporarily-closed industries…
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