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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 8 of 22

Brewery Alight Big Edinburgh Blaze LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

A brewery in Edinburgh, Scotland, caught fire yesterday. The flames could be seen for 40…

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Police Fire on Mob; Kill Two, Would Three Teheran

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 1

Two persons were killed and three wounded when police fired on a group of workers en route to Teheran airfield, before the…

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Putting Out Fires

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 11

The accepted way of putting out a cigar was not good enough for Bob Dyer at the last "Can You Take It" programme. He had his…

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Battery Factory On Fire SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

A big fire in Leichhardt did great damage to the premises of Associated Battery Makers of Australia. Many fire brigades fought the…

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Big Fire in City Heavy Damage at Battery Works

National Advocate · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday: Firemen fought for nearly an hour in heavy smoke and fumes from burning rubber to control a fire in the ebonite section of…

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Dunedoo Fire Brigade May Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 10

The May meeting of the Dunedoo Fire Brigade was held on Thursday, May 2, at the Dunedoo Central School, under the chairmanship of…

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Sydney Wharf Fire

National Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: A fire which caused considerable damage on the steamer Panamania at a Sydney wharf last night, was caused…

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Truck on Fire Bathurst Alarm

National Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 2

The fire alarm was raised at Bathurst last night at 7 p.m. when the 1927 Chev. truck of Mr. E. J. Osborne of Kelso caught fire at the…

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Fire at Carcoar Hospital Good Save By Volunteers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 1

A fire that could easily have had disastrous consequences was brought under control at Carcoar on Saturday morning…

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Tar Fire in Council Yards

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 1

Visibility was reduced to approximately 20 yards in the vicinity of the gasworks and in Railway-parade and Eskbank Bridge this afternoon,…

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Timber Mill Destroyed by Fire Batlow, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 2

A timber mill at Laurel Hill was completely destroyed by fire early to-day, despite the efforts of hundreds of volunteer firemen…

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Furniture Fire Coolongatta

National Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

Fire destroyed the furniture warehouse and show rooms of Olsen and Goodchap of Coolongatta at an early hour this morning…

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Danger of Chimney Fires Stressed

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

Had a fire which broke out in the chimney of a weatherboard house in Hepburn-street, this morning, been permitted to burn for any length of…

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Fire Brigade a Merriwa Proposal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 9

The proposal for the formation of a town fire brigade for Merriwa, which emanated with the Merriwa Progress Association was…

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Fire Inquiries P.p. Board Conference Request

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: [?] representations will be made to [?]Government to have the [?] Act amended so that P.P…

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Radio for Bush Fires

National Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Army radio equipment will be used soon in the fight against forest fires in Australia. Originally designed to be operated…

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£2000 DAMAGES Big Bill for Fire Damages

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 6

The Railway Department faces a big bill as the result of an action at the Narrabri Circuit Court…

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Heavy Toll in Disastrous Hotel Fire Chicago

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

At least 57 perosns were killed and more than 200 injured in the early morning fire which swept a section of the 22 storey La Salle Hotel. The…

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Fifty-two Dead in Big U.s. Fire Chicago Hotel Ablaze

National Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO. Wednesday: It is believed that 52 people have perished and scores have been injured in a spectacular fire on the…

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Fire Alarms at Bathurst Outbreaks Minor

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade responded to two alarms of fire yesterday, one at 4 p.m. 'and the other at about 6 p.m. At tour o'clock a mattress on a…

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