"Valley of Fire" to Be Produced in Australia Hollywood. Thursday
Movie producer Harry Sherman says he will make a picture in Australia this year. It will be called, "The valley of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1948
547 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 28
Short Circuit led to Fire Discovery
A fire which is believed to have started in a "blind" chimney at Mr. John McGrath's house at 209 Peel St. shortly after 9 o'clock last night, was…
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The danger of bushfires in the near future was stressed at the monthly meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Molong Fire Was a Real One!
Molong's customary Sunday afternoon somnolence was rudely shattered at the weekend by the wail of the fire siren. Recently some residents had rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Precautions
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee advised the December meeting of Gulgong Shire Council that it is unlawful for any carrier to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shortage Of Fuel For Home Fires
Orange wood and coal merchants are finding it different to secure sufficient stocks to last them over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millthorpe News. Bush Fire Brigade
A committee meeting of the Mip[?] Bo[?] First [?] held on Tuesday night [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Loss in Fire at Erambie Station
There was no loss to any extent in the fire which broke out in about 30 acres of wheat at Erambie Station, about five miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fire Breaks Council Will Not Co-Operate
Amaroo Shire Council will not cooperate with the Railway Department in burning fire breaks on land adjacent to a railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Radio Aid to Fire Fighters in Shire
A radio inter-communication system between fire fighters and a central control point will be tested at the first major bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship Damaged by Fire Part of Cargo Lost
SINGAPORE, Tuesday (A.A.P. Reuter): A fire which raged for 24 hours, considerably damaged the Dutch ship Bredero, 7,300 tons, lying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radio to Aid Fire Fighters Apparatus Will Be Tested
A wireless inter-communication system between lire-fighters and a central control point, will be tested at the first major bush fire reported in die Shire of Canobolas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires in Tasmania Newsprint Mill in Danger
HOBART, Wednesday: Bushfires are reported from several parts of Tasmania following three days of hot weather with northerly winds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Temperatures Up. Bushfire Dangers
The highest temperature for this summer was recored yesterday, the mercury rising to 94.5 degrees whilst the minimum…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Danger Of Bush Fires
The present hot weather is drying off the unusually heavy summer grass, and country people must be on the alert for bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Tasmanian Fires Under Control HOBART, Thursday
The risk of bushfires in Tasmania increased to-day following rising temperatures and a moderate northerly wind…
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The Department of Railways notified Turon Shire Council yesterday that some property owners at Tarana had not complied with the act to make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bushfire S.a. Town Wiped Out Outbreaks Now Under Control
SYDNEY, Friday: Bushfires in South Australia and Tasmania now appear to be under control, but grim reports of damage continue to come in from both States…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ottway Incendiarist Starts More Fires Melbourne, This Afternoon
Hundreds of fire-fighters are waging a desperate battle to control serious bushfires raging in the Ottway ranges in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Commission Into Store Fire
CHRISTCHURCH, NZ, Tuesday: A Royal Commission of inquiry opened today in Christchurch, New Zealand, into the caues of the disastrous fire…
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