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

Fires & bushfires, 1947

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Fat's in the Fire London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 1

The Soviet ambassador to Greece, Rear Admiral. Rodianov, will leave Greece immediately, with the whole of the Soviet embassy staff. Reuter's…

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Terrorists Fire Pipeline Ship Damaged LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 1

A huge oil fire near Haifa destroyed all but three of the main storage tanks in that area…

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“Fog” Is Latest Device to Combat Fires Aboard Ship

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 7

Every so often a fire hits the headlines. This week it was a liner In dock at Hebburn-on-Tyne,…

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Inquiry Agent Under Fire Strong Comment by judge

National Advocate · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday: Private inquiry agent, George Darby, had given evidence that was "utterly and delibertely false." Mr. Justice Bonney said…

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Fire "Joke" Got Hotter Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 1

Awakened by his wife early this morning, and told that a nearby galvanised Iron shed was ablaze, an Arnolifle man "thought it was a joke, and…

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Two Big Fires Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 1

The picture theatre at Taralga was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Taralga is a small township near Goulburn. The loss is…

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Sight of Tragic Fire at Haifa

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 1

Smoke [?] from storage tanks set alight during a waring attack on all installations at Halfa where damage extinated at £1 million was caused by a fire believed to have been started by Jewish terrorists. The five gatted tanks containing more than 20,000 tons of oil belonging to [?]Shett Oil Company…

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Bus on Fire While Being Repaired

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 2

When a bus caught fire at Newham and Hall's Main-street garage this morning, mechanics who were working on the engine of the…

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Explosion Starts Big Fire Workers Injured; Missing

National Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At least two people are missing and eight people are already known to have been seriously injured in one of the worst…

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City Destroyed Great Explosions and Fire Tragic Loss of Life San Francisco

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 1

Two tremendous explosions occurred in Texas City on the Golf of Mexico yesterday. So great were they that…

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Death-roll Rapidly Mounts in Texas Holocaust of Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday. — Fifty acres, where the city buildings in Texas once stood, are now a picture of otter desolation. Twelve hundred persons are believed to…

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Fresh Fires Menace City’s Shattered Area New York, Friday

Central Western Daily · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 1

Fresh fires flaring up in Texas City last night brought renewed peril to the devastated Gulf of Mexico port—less…

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New Fire at Texas City New York

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

A warehouse containing, ammonium nitrate burst into flames in Texas City yesterday--seven days after the disastrous explosion, caused, by the…

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In Texas Another Big Blaze

National Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of…

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Big Melbourne Fire Melbourne, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

Damage estimated, at £18,000 was caused by a fire at Fieldings peanut paste factory at Wallangabba early to-day…

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Met Death in Shack Fire

Central Western Daily · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — In a dramatic attempt to save a woman who was burned to death when fire razed their…

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Big Factory Fire Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 1

Fire damage worth About £6000 was done to Fielding's peanut paste factory at Wollongabba early this morning. Firemen were severely hampered by ,…

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Disastrous Fire Newspaper Office Gutted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 9

A disastrous fire which totally destroyed the Retread Works and "Times" office and plant at Coonamble last Tuesday morning,…

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Bedroom Blaze in West Orange

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

When a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. Jack Wicks, March Street, yesterday morning, the contents of…

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Stop Press Goods Shed Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 1

Lithgow fire brigade received a call to the railway goods shed at approximately 2.30 this afternoon…

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