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

Fires & bushfires, 1946

434 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 22

Fire Extinguishers for Molong S. of A.

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

Molong School of Arts committee has bought two fire extinguishers from the Disposals Commission…

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Statistics on Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 2

Insurance companies, both in Australia and the States, spend a good deal of time and money collating information about fires and their…

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Railway Fire at Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 1

Officials of the Railway Department at Katoomba reported that a fire which broke out in the signalman's hut in the Katoomba railway…

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Snooker Ambulance Team Beats Fire Brigade

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 4

Meeting for the third time in recent months, a team of ambulance, snooker players recorded their third victory over the Fire Brigade…

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Peisley Street Fire

Central Western Daily · Saturday 6 July 1946 · page 1

[?]ailed out yesterday afternoon the fire brigade wag taken to a business house in Paisley Street, but it was only necessary to use…

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Eugowra. Dancers Fought Fire and Diggers Danced Ballet at Ball

Central Western Daily · Saturday 6 July 1946 · page 4

Gaiety preceded excitement at Eugowra in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Dancers streamed from the hall to…

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Spark Starts Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 2

Bathurst fire brigade was yesterday called to extinguish a fire which broke out at Mr.Arthur Waddell's residence. lower Durham Street. Mrs. Waddell…

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Fire in Abandoned Mine

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Tuesday: A fire which broke out again in the abandonee works of Cessnock No. 2 colliery, on the outskirts of Cessnock, is under…

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Fire Alarm at S.a.f

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 2

Two reasons have been advanced for the continuous blasting of the Small Arms Factory whistle between 7.30. a.m., .and 7.34 a.m…

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Cessnock Fire Under Control Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 1

The Cessnock fire which broke out again in the abandoned workings of the Cessnock No. 2 Colliery on the…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Briade last night was called to quell a chimney fire at the residence of Mr. H. Small, of 170 George Street. No damage was done…

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Fire Caused by Stove

National Advocate · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade was summoned on Saturday afternoon to extinguish a fire which broke out in the living room of Mr Rateliffe's…

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Orange F[?] Long Run for Small Fire

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 1

At 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon the Orange fire [?] hours in Margaret Street Earl Change…

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Fire in Egg Store

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday; The Egg Board store in Parramatta Road. Petersham, was Rutted by fire this afternoon and firemen from eight brigades fought…

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Fire Or Not, Eugowra Business Carries On; Man Injured

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 6

Mr. M. Calopedis, who was unfortunate in having his premises destroyed by fire last week, has re-opened his business in one of…

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Fire Brigade Merriwa Launches Out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 17

At a public meeting called for the purpose of discussing the formation of a volunteer fire brigade for Merriwa, it…

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Truant Boys Light Fire Under High School Building

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

Although the prophesy that the world would be destroyed by water and fire has not yet been fulfilled, Mr. V. Plummer, headmaster of the…

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Sprinkler System of Fire Control

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 2

Work on Goulburn’s second automatic sprinkler system of fire control, which is being installed at the Farmers and…

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Passing Motorists Give Fire Warning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 2

Had two motorists failed, to notice flames leaping from the wall of a lounge room connected with the staff quarters at the…

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Proposed Fire Brigade For Coolah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 17

The Coolah Council has been advised by the Board of Fire Commissioners that, following on a report of the visit of officers of the…

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