Launch on Fire
SYDNEY. Tuesday: Two men narrowly escaped being burnt while trying to control a fire which swept their launch from stem to stern this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1947
379 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 19
Old Wilow Tree on Fire
Bathurst fire Brigade received a call at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, stating there was a big blaze at the Diggers' Club in Rankin Street. Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Threatened By Fire in Blackberries
Fanned by a strong westerly wind, a fire which broke out in the large area of blackberries near Macauley-street threatened a weatherboard cottage before the local brigade arrived this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Annual Meeting of Tallawang Bush Fire Brigade
The question of spar[?] arresters was twice discussed at the annual minting of the Tallawang Bush Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Forest Fires in U.S.A.
NEW YORK, Wednesday: More than a hundred forest fires are raging in the New England district of the Untied States, after the driest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Fire Brigades Busy
SYDNEY. Wednesday: City fire brigades were kept busy Unlay extinguishing grass and bushfires. At six o'clock tonight they had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dunedoo Fire Brigade Premises
At last meeting of Cobbora Shire Council, a letter was read from the Dunedoo Chamber of Commerce asking council not…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Appointment Of Bash Fire Officers
At last Rylstone Shire Council meeting, the following appointments of officers to Bush Fire Brigades were ratified:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Destroys Farmhouse Subscription List To Help Victims
A real example of âthe helping handâ given at Millthorpe yesterday, where residents quickly assisted a Garryowen resident whose home had been burned…
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With westerly winds and warm to hot weather expected to continue for the next 24 hours at least, the Weather Bureau issued a bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Outbreak in Doctor’s Home
A cigarette butt, left on the arm of a lunge chair, to believed by firemen to have been the mum of a tire at the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Smothered In Fire SINGLETON, This Afternoon
A baby girl, aged seven months, was smothered by smoke when fire destroyed a hairdressing shop and dwelling this morning. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sympathy for Fire Victims Gifts Of Cash And Furniture
The relief fund, organised by the people of Millthorpe and surrounding districts to help Mr. Roger Lund, whose farmhouse at Garrycwen was burned down on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News Room Summary Fire At Cement Works SYDNEY, This Afternoon
Fire destroyed a joinery and cement works at Clyde early this morning, causing damage estimated at £15,000. Many housing projects…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Around Sydney
SYDNEY. Friday: Sydney today was linked with bushfires. Most serious outbreak was at Brookvale and others occurred at Roseville,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forest Fires Night of Terror in Maine
NEW YORK. Friday: The picturesque American seaside report of Bar Harbor. Ma[?] experienced [?] high of terror. last night with forest fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Fire Prevention Law Aims at Protecting Record Wheat Crops
The departmental special precautions to protect the record wheat harvest against fire, arising from tractors and other vehicles, have been announced by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley…
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NEW YORK, Sunday: The forest beauty of America's north-east State of Maine, is racked by fire in the colorful autumn change…
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SAN FRANCISCO. Monday: Hundreds of citizen are on the roads in York County. Maine, searching for people suspected of starting fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Spend £50 on Equipment Move by Boomey Bush Fire Brigade
Boomey Bush Fire Brigade will spend £50 or more upon new equipment, it was decided at the annual meeting of the brigade…
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