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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 5 of 22

Evangelists’ Marquee Fire Caused Total Loss

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

The total destruction by fire at 1 a.m. yesterday of the evangelists’ marquee at the corner of Lord’s Place…

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Exploding Truck Starts Bushfire. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 4

A military truck caught fire and exploded today, but the driver and the other soldier [?] escaped injury, as they…

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Rain Causes "Fire"

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 4

Heavy rain caused a combustion fire in a railway truck near Bell's road, Oakley, Park, at 3.54 a.m., yesterday morning…

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Rioting in Calcutta Police Fire on Crowd CALCUTTA

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

Serious rioting occurred in Calcutta this, morning. The police opened fire and used, tear-gas, and up to midnight, four persons had been…

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Calcutta Riots Troops Fire on Crowd

National Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Late reports from Calcutta state that troops opened fire on rioters in Calcutta today. Thirty six people have been taken to…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration Visit of inspector Goodwin

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 21

The long-sustained efforts of the Dunedoo Chamber of Commerce to have a local fire brigade was brought to fruition last Saturday,…

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Canobolas Council Rejects Mooted Bush Fire Brigade

Central Western Daily · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

An application for registration of a new Bush Fire Brigade at Monday’s Canobolas Shire Council, was rejected…

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Bangkok Blaze Guts Most of “Silver” District Bangkok

Central Western Daily · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

All available British troops, Gurkhas and Sikhs, were called out to help fight a great fire which, after staring in the…

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Big Fire at Station

National Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: London Brigade fought a big blaze at Victoria, famous railway terminus. The fire started in a block of…

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More Trouble in Java Troops Fire on Train

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

BATAVIA, Monday: It is reported that the arrival of a train carrying prisoners of war and internees from Central Java, had been held up…

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Control of Bush Fires Address At Blayney Conference

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

At the recent Agricultural Bureau [?] at Blayney, Mr. Noel [?] of the Bush Fire Advisory [?] gave an interesting…

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Bush Fire Brigade Question of Levy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 9

At a big conference of bush fire brigades at Elong, the clerk of the obbora Shire referred to a suggestion that Council levy a…

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Orange Railway Yards Blaze

National Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

ORANGE, Thursday: Two trucks of the 16 tons class, each loaded with about five tons of straw, caught fire tonight in the Orange loco railway…

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Fire in Orange Loco Yards

Central Western Daily · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

Fire occurred last night at 8.30 in two trucks which were standing on a branch line of the East Fork loop near the loco sheds in the Orange railway yards. The fire was first noticed by two railway employees…

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Country News Review: Suspicious Goulburn Fire-Interstate Bus Service-Tote for Sydney Races in Country - Diving Mishap in Baths

Central Western Daily · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

Goulburn police believe that suspicious circumstances surround the complete destruction by fire of Mr. H. Hagney’s homestead…

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Fire on Ship Good Save by Brigade

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE? Monday: Thousands of pounds worth of cargo were saved today by a masked fire officer when he was lowered into a smoke filled…

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Fire in Sawdust Dump

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

Firemen were called to extinguish a fire in a sawdust dump on a vacant allotment in Rocket Street between William and George Street, yesterday…

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Fire Extinguishers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 18

The Hospitals Commission, at the request of the board, has agreed to have five additional chemical fire extinguishers installed at the…

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Fire Officers Salaries Increased

National Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Salaries of all fire officers were increased by a full bench of the industrial commission today…

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Ald. Mackenzie Tops the Poll As Fire Commissioner

Central Western Daily · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Ald. Hector Mackenzie obtained a record majority when he was re-elected as the representative of the country…

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