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

Fires & bushfires, 1948

547 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 28

Cease Fire Order by Israel Arab Demand To Disarm

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.—The Provisional Government of Israel has ordered the Jewish forces on all fronts in Palestine to obey the UNO order to cease fire at 3 a.m. on…

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Palestine Arab Pressure on Jerusalem As Cease-fire Deadline Nears

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

JERUSALEM, Monday: It was reported tonight that only three hours from the deadline of the U. N. O. Trace, the Arabs have…

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Few Fires in Goulburn Work Of Brigade Praised

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 12

GOULBURN.— Speaking at the Town Hall, Mr T. J. Smith, Fire Board President, said there had been only seven…

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This Fire Did Some Good

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

No damage, but rather good work was done by a fire which broke out inside the fencing around the pressure reservoir above…

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Yes or No ? Political Guns Fire Broadside

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

All the "big political guns" are now being-aligned this week for the prices, rents and charges referendum beginning at eight o'clock on…

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Arabs Get 48 Hours to Cease Fire Strong Action Threat

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday.— The UNO Security Council last night decided to give the Arab States an extra 48 hours to decide whether to join the Jews in the Palestine…

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Employees Stop Factory Blaze Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

A fire, which broke out in the mixing room of British Australian Lead Manufacturers Pty. factory in Cabarita Road,. Cabarita, early this…

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Fire (Place) Works

National Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

A Bathurst man in Lambert St., thought that the Arabs and Jews were fighting in his drawing room yesterday morning when there was a…

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Arabs Reject Cease Fire Order LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

As was expected, the "ceas fire" order by U.N'.O. in Palestine proved abortive. The Jews agreed to stop shoo…

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Fires Blaze Up Again SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

Fire broke out amongst bales of cotton stored at Waterfall. These bales had been salvaged from the disastrous fire in a…

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Another Fire at Cotton Stores

National Advocate · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Bales of cotton salvaged from the £750,000 fire, which almost completely destroyed the Commonwealth Government's cotton…

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Cease Fire Order Ignored in Palestine LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

U.N.O.'s orders to cease fire in Palestine have proved quite abortive. Fighting is as fierce as ever and…

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Fire Brigade Costs Goulburn Council Concerned

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 4

Goulburn City Council has [?] adopted a similar course to Orange City Council In an effort to cheapen Its firs…

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Brisbane Fire Costly

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Larger stocks of scarce commodities and highly inflammoble material including linseed oil, paint, caneite and…

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Coolah District News Coolah Fire Brigade Called Out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 15

There was quite a lot of excitement on Friday evening, when the alarm was sounded at the Coolah Fire Station, for the…

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Fire at Meadow Flat

National Advocate · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade was called to Meadow Flat shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon where a fire had broken out in the roof of a house…

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Planes Destroyed Victorian Aerodrome Fire

National Advocate · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A fire which destroyed three Anson planes in a hangar at a Victorian aerodrome last night, caused damage estimated…

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Cease Fire In Palestine Is on Thursday London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

War Correspondents in Amman, capital of Transjordanian they have learned that the date of the case fire for Palestine has…

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Radiator Causes Fire

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 3

GOULBURN — An electric radiator is believed to have started a fire in a Crookwell bulk store last Friday…

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Arabs Delay Cease Fire Date Warning By Abdullah

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.—War correspondents in Amman, the capital of Transjordan, say they have reliably learned that the date for the…

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