£75,000 Fire Damage Botany Wool Store Destroyed Sydney
Fire which destroyed F. W. Hughes £75,000 wool store early today was fought for three hours, and kept from nearby homes in Erich Street, Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1947
379 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 19
Fire in Rose Bay - Was Dangerous
SYDNEY, Sunday.â Prompt action by a number of men loading medium chlorate off [?] this morning averted a major…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion Danger Averted Fire on Lighter
SYDNEY, Sunday: The wooden deck of a lighter burst into flames while drums of sodium chloride were being loaded onto a freighter in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Demand 56-Hour Roster Fire Officers' Firm Stand
SYDNEY. Monday: Members of the Fire Brigades Officers' Association, at a mass meeting, tonight, decided to go ahead with plans to work only 56…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lithgow Faces Serious Fire Risks Through Union Decision
Lithgow faces a serious fire risk--the danger of being without the services of the local fire brigade-- during parts of the week, owing to the decision of the Fire Brigades Officers' Association to work a 56-hour week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Fire Brigade Dispute
The Mayor telephoned this afternoon that after consultation with the officers of the Lithgow fire brigade he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle Destroyed by Fire
A motor cycle was almost completely destroyed by fire in front of All Hallows College yesterday morning. The cycle owned by Mr. Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Temporary Measures For Lithgow's Fire Protection
In the event of a prolonged continuation of the Fire Brigade officers' dispute over hours, a scheme will be brought into operation by Lithgow Council to provide fire-fighting equipment to combat any blaze which might occur during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hopes In Fire Officers' "Strike" SYDNEY, This Afternoon
As the result of a conference convened by the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Hamilton Knight, hopes are growing that the dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Combating Bush Fires
SYDNEY. Thursday: Landholders through the western wheat belt, are not inking any chances with bushfires this season…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Combating Bush Fires Sydney
Landholders throughout the Western wheat belt are not taking any chances with bushfires this season. Delegates from 20 bushfire brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tragic Fire
MANAGUA (Nicaragua), Thursday.â Sixteen persons were burned to death and many injured when a fire destroyed the âTestro…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Officers' Dispute Settled
Following intervention by Mr. Hamilton Knight (Minister for Labor and Social Services) the dispute over the working hours of Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rules Governing Fire Lighting Now Operating
Molong Fire Brigade has received advice on the prohibition of the lighting of numerous kinds of fires from September 5 to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Molong Fire Brigade Is Al Visit By Brigade H.Q. Officers
Divisional Inspector Fisher and Motor Officer Patterson, of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade Headquarters, visited the Molong station…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Use Of Wireless At Bush Fires Orange Considered “Safe” District
Maintaining dial the fire risk in the Orange district is very slight, district bushfire brigades have decided to ask the Canobolas Shire Council to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Danger Slight Condition Of Orange District
A meeting of Orange district bush fire brigades in Orange on Monday maintained that fire risk in the district was slight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Officers’ Hours Claim
SYDNEY, Tuesday.âThe Senior State Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. E. J. Fitzpatrick, today refused to arbitrate on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lithgow's Permanent Fire Officers Withdraw
Acting on telegraphic advice from the secretary of the Fire Brigade Officers' Association, Mr. J. Cochrane, permanent officers attached to the Lithgow fire station ceased work to-day at 10.30 a.m. in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indians Killed When Troops Open Fire
NEW DELHI. Tuesday.â Troops fired on armed crowds of [?], Hindus and Sikhs in the Rissar district of East…
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