Extensive Blackberry Bush Fire
Lithgow fire brigade was called out at 1.20 this afternoon to attend to a fire which had occurred in a large area of blackberries in the vicinity…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
379 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 19
Car on Fire
Only slight damage was caused by fire when a Dodge touring car. owned by Miss C. Brown, of Meadow Flat, and driven by Mr. G. Rutter, caught…
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Detectives Ranch and Phillips, of Orange, were called to Parkes yesterday to inquire into the cause of a fire which destroyed âstarting boxesâ at the Parkes…
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Following a fire in blackberry bushes at the rear of premises in 38 Malvern-street on Saturday afternoon, which destroyed two panels of…
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WASHINGTON. Monday: In Trinidad, in the West Indies, the biggest oil well fire in years is still blazing after four days. It was started on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bush Fire at Wallerawang
Burning in a large circle, a bushfire, which broke out on the property of Mr. Harry Small, grazier, of Wallerawang, at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, burned for 15 hours before being extinguished by fire-fighters and police…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Five trains were delayed for periods as long as 20 minutes tonight when an electric train carriage caught fire at Granville…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press Serious Blackberry Fire
Firemen fought for two and a half hours this afternoon to quell a, serious outbreak which began in acres of blackberry bushes at…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Extreme bush are risks have developed in the southern portion of NSW and Warnings have gone out to several forest areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Bushfires Women and Children Have Narrow Escapes MELBOURNE
Women and children, clutching personal belongings, waded into the sea late last night to escape the bushfires which surrounded Anglesea, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Risks Develop Quickly Sydney
Extreme bushfire risks have developed in the southern portions of N.S.W., and warnings have gone out to…
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A bushfire which broke out on the property of Harry Small, a grazier, of Wallerawang on Tuesday night, blazed 15 hours before being brought under…
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On Tuesday last the local Bush Fire Brigade had a call to attend a fire that had broken out on Mr. B. S. Haley's property, "Bywong." No…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£5000 Fire Damage Chemical Store Blaze
SYDNEY, Thursday: A fire which broke out in a chemical store in the suburb of Waterloo this afternoon caused damage estimated at about…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: A special fire warming was issued tonight by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddcley). He said the month of January was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pine Forest Fire Burns Itself Out
A fire, which may have developed into a major disaster, broke out in a dry patch of grass near, the pine forest, off Bayonet street, Littleton,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Molong Fire Hydrants Covered Brigade Captain's Report To Local Council
Fire hydrants in a number of Molong streets were found to be covered over on a recent inspection, Molong Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Big Blaze at 'Wang
A fire broke out on a grazing property at Wallerawang this week. More than 60 firelighters from…
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About 2.30 yesterday afternoon a grass fire started on a vacant allotment off Bentinck Street., Bathurst and started to spread rapidly. S.S…
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Nine fire engines from three stations were used to extinguish a third flour lire at the corner of Pitt and Market Streets…
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