Cootamundra Fire Damage Estimated At £40,000
COOTAMUNDRA, Friday.— Damage estimated at between £40,000 and £50,000 was caused by a fire which gutted…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
547 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 28
Chimney Fires
There have been three chimney fires in Orange in the past few days. One occurred at the…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was called to extinguish a minor fire at the home to Miss S. Chapman. 190 Peel St., last night. The fire occurred in…
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The proprietor of the East Orange fish shop was overcome by smoke and fumes when a section of his premises caught fire yesterday morning. He was Norman Anderson,…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was called to extinguish a chimney fire at the residence of Mr. John S. King, of 15 Victoria Street, late yesterday…
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A fire, which had a good hold when it was discovered, destroyed the CWA rooms at Deniliquin at midday to-day…
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An outbreak of fire occurred at Emmco factory last night at about 8.30 in a heap of oily cotton matt and…
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Warm fires will be provided at to-night's St. Benedict's big euchre party in the Bathurst Hall tonight. Good prizes are offered, and everyone is…
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Hopes of preserving Jerusalem from further fighting, were dashed today, when heavy firing broke out in the city almost at the…
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Rumors that Lithgow would be Without fire protection to-day as a result of a stop-work meeting at present being held in…
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The stop-work meeting of fire officers, to be held in Sydney today. will not be attended by any of the Orange Fire Brigade staff, although any decisions made will affect the local officers Yesterday Fire Officer…
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A fire at the Forbes municipal gasworks on Wednesday put the plant out of operation for several hours…
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A middle-aged man collapsed and died while helping Sisters of the Sacred Heart Order to rescue 64 deaf and dumb children from a…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Last minute efforts are being made by State Cabinet tonight to try and end a general strike of fire officers and paid firemen throughout N.S.W., which also includes the three…
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All Bathurst salaried fire officers are again on duty. Decision to resume was reached yesterday afternoon, following instructions from the…
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ORANGE, Tuesday: Although winter weather has put the thought of bushfires out of people's minds, 12 brigades have just completed a…
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The United Nations Security Council last night ordered the Jews and Arabs to halt the Palestine war under penalty of…
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Lithgow Fire Brigade was called out on two occasions during the week-end. Fortunately, the fires were small and…
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Bathurst Fire, Brigade was called out twice yesterday to extinguish fires which, broke out in chimneys. The first call was at midday…
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About 200 acres of grass were destroyed, some 700 sheep narrowly escaped destruction and splendid work by the Brewongle and O'Connell…
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