Fire Chief Retires
SYDNEY, Wednesday: After 47 years in the NSW Fire Brigade, the Chief Officer (Mr. W. H. Beare) retired today…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
547 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 28
Fire Destroys 500 Acres Of Crop
A disastrous fire, on Saturday, is reported to have destroyed 500 acres of crop, and a large quantity of hay at Narromine…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday: The big grandstand on the hill at Flemington racecourse was partly destroyed by fire late this afternoon…
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MELBOURNE, Friday: An [?]…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Trapped by smoke in their Rushcutters Bay flat late last night, two mothers held their babies out windows to save them from…
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A fire broke out in the bulk store of Mrs. Chrystal, of Eumungerie. Dubbo district, last week, destroying the entire…
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WEST WYALONG, Sunday.â Police in charge of Detective Sergeant Wilson, of the CIB, have been active all day investigating…
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ADELAIDE.âA fire that damaged an altar and tapestry In St. Francis Xavier Cathedral was put out by a 17-years-old girl with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lorry on Fire Oberon Resident's Narrow Escape
OBERON, Sunday: Whilst returning home along the Goulburn, Road, near Norway, the lorry driven by Lloyd Wilson, back fired, and caught on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Attends 24 Blazes During 1947
Lithgow Fire Brigade attended four major fires during 1947--the Technical College blaze, on June 7, being the largest, whilst two fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wyalong Fire Tragedy West Wyalong. Monday
Hugh McKnight 72-year-old caretaker of the West Wyalong golf club house which was gutted by fire early on Saturday died from heart failure From Sydney on Saturday in the police clane to investigate the fire and McKnight's death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less Fire Calls Quiet Year At Orange
Alarms at the Orange Fire Station during the year 1947 were the lowest since Station Officer Clifford took…
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WEST WYALONG, Tuesday.â Lloyd Fleming appeared in the West Wyalong Court today charged with that deemed to be insane,…
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday: If a drought that has lasted a month throughout New Zealand doesn't break, soon the situation will be…
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Many acres of valuable wheat crops were saved from destruction by fire by the prompt action of members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Station Officer, Issues Fire Warning
A warning to local and district residents not to burn rubbish during the daytime, was issued by Station Officer H. Shannon, of the Bathurst…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW informed the Bathurst Council last night that the estimates of expenditure for 1948 for the Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Grass Fire
Bathurst's second grass fire within two days was brought under control when it had spread to within a few yards of Macquarie Motors'…
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"Owing to the recent rains, which have caused undergrowth and grass to flourish, in the district the fire danger has come more acute…
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The department store of Western Stores and Edgleya Limited in Orange is undergoing preliminary work for…
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