Big Fire Threatens Cellulose Factory SYDNEY
A huge fire is slowly destroying great stacks of timber at a cellulose factory in the southeast province of South…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
379 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 19
Man Shot Staggers Into Fire station
SYDNEY. Monday. âWith a bottle wound in his stomach. a was staggered into Waterloo [?] Station tonight and coltspsed…
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From a bushfire - fighting point of view, large tracts of Victoria were in a mess, said the chief rural officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Costs Bathurst Council Contributions
The sharp advance in Council contributions to the upkeep of the local file brigade during recent years was mentioned at last night's meeting of…
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Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire in the stores and fellmonery of William Angliss and Co. Pty. Ltd. at Footscray to-day…
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A party of five members of the NSW Board of Fire Commissioners headed by Mr. T. J. Smith (president), will arrive in Bathurst late…
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GOULBURN, Friday At today's conference of bush Fite Brigades held at Goulburn Councillor Thaekery president of the Burrendong…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire at 72 Keppel St. shortly after two o'clock yesterday. The house is occupied by Mrs. G…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rising Costs of Fire Brigades Bathurst Case Outlined by Fire Commissioner
The local Municipal Council would soon have to consider whether Bathurst could afford the increased costs involving a 56 hour…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A mysterious fire at Punchbowl this morning destroyed a wooden shed and its contents, valued at £130 is being…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A man broke his arm and several ribs early this morning when he Jumped from, the first floor of a Drummoyne, hotel to…
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In Orange yesterday Ald. H. K. W. Mackenzie, municipal and shire councilsâ representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners, said that the statement of the…
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To discuss mainly the possibility of securing radio transceiving sets to help in fire location, two members of each bush…
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WELLINGTON, Friday: The Club House Hotel was threatened by fire early today. The licensee (Mr. Buckingham) found one of the rooms filled…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A large quantity of clothing was destroyed this morning in a fire at Mark Mayne's dry cleaning works at Sydney…
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GRAFTON, Monday. â A fire caused serious damage at Harwood sugar mill today and later tonight was still burning…
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GRAPTON, Monday: A big fire caused a lot of damage at Harwood sugar mills today, and at a late hour it was still burning. Three large sheds were…
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A 22-months'-old baby ran from a laundry at Redfern today, with her clothes blazing fiercely, and screaming for her mother…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday.â The fire which broke out at the sugar millâs on Monday is now will under control and the [?] bru[?] the…
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VANCOUVER. Tuesday: Fire is raging uncontrolled through the waterfront of Port Alberny, on Vancouver Island…
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