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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
434 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 22
With thick clouds of black oily smoke pouring skywards and orange flames, fanned by a breeze, burning a roof above two large tanks of tar, a fire, which started in the tar pots at Lithgow Council's shed this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bathurst Fire Brigade quickly extinguished a fire which broke out among grass and rubbish at the rear of Miss Lindsay's premises at 182a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W. Coleman, of Stanmore, a garage employee, at Rozelle, was badly burned, this morning when, a drum of petrol he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Friday: While four fire [?] a blaze under control at the [?] paint and varnish Co.s [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bathurst firemen forced their way into a house at 17 Vittoria-street. on Saturday afternoon to extinguish a fire in a gas stove. The occupants,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WASHINGTON, Sunday: The Republic National Committee in Washington today, issued an appraisal of the first, year of the Truman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON. Monday: Damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds was caused by a fire of an inland sorting depot near Liverpool at the Mersey docks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Councils are now afforded special facilities to purchase modern radio equipment from the Department of Munitions as part of their bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At the but meeting of the Merriwa Progress Association a letter was read from the Board of Fire Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Lyceum Hall was the meeting place last Thursday for a function far different from that of the pro[?]ding night, Instead of tripping…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The question Of whether a "burnt-out building in the main street of Cumnock should be pulled down was discussed by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An RAAF Catalina flying boat will drap 12 5001b. bombs tomorrow in an effort to blanket the fire which has been rasing inside Cessnock No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Additional manpower has been summoned to blast the edges of the burning craters caused by the subterranean fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire and flood today laid 13 coalmines idle in the Northern fields, with a loss of 6,920 tons, Two Southern and two Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CESSNOCK, Wednesday: Dynamite Kangs, aided by millions of gallons of water, are gradually bringing the fire in Cessnock No. 2 Colliery under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CESSNOCK, Wednesday:, The work of blasting and flooding the burning caters at Cessoock No. 2 colliery continued today, and there are signs that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dynamite ganga, aided by millions of gallons of water, are gradually bringing the fire in the Cessnock No. 2 colliery under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia again called on the Security Council of the United Nations Organisation to appoint a fact-finding Commission to study the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CESSNOCK. Friday: Some measure of success in fighting the fire in No. 2 colliery has been achieved The man[?] of the mine. Mr. Barrett, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some measure of success in fighting the fire in Cessnock No. 2 Colliery has been achieved. The manager of the mine, Mr…
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