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

Fires & bushfires, 1947

379 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 19

Minor Fire

National Advocate · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade attended a small fire which occurred in a room at the Bishop's House, Keppel Street. last night. Father Sullivan…

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Snow Fell at Lithgow; There Was No Coal for the Fires

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 2

LITHGOW, Monday—Although Lithgow miners are producing between 9000 and 10,000 tons of coal per day, the majority of…

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Reduction of Fire Board Members

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 1

FORBES, Tuesday: The Forbes Municipal Council intends to protest against a proposal to reconstruct the NSW Board of Fire…

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Dunedoo Fire Brigade Auxiliary Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 20

Despite the poor attendance at the annual meeting of the Dunedoo Fire Brigade Auxiliary at the Central School on…

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Prison Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Thursday.—Severed an women were inculcated last night when a fire destroyed the Tour[?] Barracks in Paris…

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Ban on Outdoor Fires Minister's Order

National Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: In the present cold dry weather there is a dan[?] of bushfires and today the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) ordered a…

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Three Major Fires SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 1

Menaced by falling pieces of blazing timber, 20 firemen from three brigades battled for more than an hour to…

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Four Dead Fire Tragedy at Coraki

National Advocate · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Four people were burnt to death in tragic circumstances at Coraki, 10 miles front Lismore last night. They were John…

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Four Burned To Death In Coraki Fire SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 1

The police are conducting an investigation into the fire which destroyed a cottage and four people at Coraki…

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Cease Fire Order In Indonesia. Move For Arbitration BATAVIA

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 1

An order has been given to terminate Dutch action in Indonesia as from midnight to-night. A Republican Government broadcast from Jogjakarta stated that the government would prepare to exert all…

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Cease Fire Order Java War Developments Batavia

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2

The Dutch have issued a ceasefire onder, effective from midnight tonight, to their forces in Indonesla…

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Dutch Charged with Violation of Cease Fire Singapore

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 1

Addressing the Indonesian Parliamentary working committee on foreign affairs last night the Indonesian Premier, Dr. Sjariffudin, charged the…

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Children Responsible For Fire At Cobar Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 1

Fumes which reached them underground this morning led the owner of Cobar Colliery and a mining official to a large fire, which was burning fiercely at an entrance to the mine, on the old ironworks site, and which was…

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Bushfires in Sydney Area

National Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Small bushfires broke out in a number of Sydney suburbs today. Brigades were called to Maroubra. Albourne, Middle…

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Garden Beautiful Hints On Planting For Blaze Of Color

Central Western Daily · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 2

Because this newspaper has had many requests for notes on gardening, written by experts with a thorough knowledge of garden plants, shrubs and trees, which flourish in the Orange district, it has been decided to…

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Wants 'Cease Fire' in Greece

National Advocate · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday: Colonel Hodgson (Australia) proposed today that UNO should order a "cease fire" in Greece as it had done in…

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Forest Fires

National Advocate · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 1

LOS ANGELES. Sunday: In California, thousands of firefighters are still battling with fires raging in State forests. Latest messages say…

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Minor Fire

National Advocate · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 2

A quantity of clothing and a number of children's toys were destroyed by fire at the home of Mr. James Crossley of 63 George-street on…

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Big Fire at Cellulose Factory

National Advocate · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sunday: A fire is reg[?] though a 30,000 ton stack of firewood in the grounds of the cellulose mill at Snuggeries, near Millicent, in…

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Big Fire Threatens Cellulose Factory SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 1

A huge fire is slowly destroying great stacks of timber at a cellulose factory in the southeast province of South…

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