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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 8 of 28

Weeds in Front of Fire Station

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

Weeds from the front of the Fire Station and over fire hydrants have been destroyed, Molong's Health Inspector, Mr…

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Big Damage in Paper Factory Fire

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — An early morning fire at the Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd.,…

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Fire Sweeps Through Sydney Paper Stores

National Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The fire at the Australian Paper Mills works at Matraville was still burning tonight. Eight fire brigades are fighting the…

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Firemen Hurt in Rush to Paper Blaze

Central Western Daily · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Three Rockdale firemen were seriously injured today, when a fire brigade truck overturned after…

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Big Fire in Paper Mills SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 1

The Australian Paper Mills at Matraville were gutted by fire yesterday. The fire is still blazing fiercely…

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Fires Due To Lack Of Care

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 1

House fires in Orange are generally caused through carelessness, Station Officer Clifford,…

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Narrow Escapes in Flats Fire

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Two married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Road, Double Bay…

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Families Flee Fire Guts Flats Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 1

Two married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Road, Double…

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Paper Stores Fire Still Smoulders

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Thousands of minions of gallons of water have been poured onto the fire at the Mattraville property of Australian Paper…

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Lighting Fires in the Open What The Act Says

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 1

The summertime regulation concerning the lighting of fires in the open having elapsed, the previous practice has now been…

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Big Blaze in City Building SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 1

A big fire on the fifth floor of Bathurst House, at the corner of Bathurst and Castlereagh Streets caused a great deal of…

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Attempt To Fire Wentworth Park Grandstand

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 8

Vandals have come out of their burrows again, and this time turned their evil attention to the Wentworth Park grandstand, where an attempt at arson was recently made…

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Cease Fire Accepted By Both Sides LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

Both Jewish and Arab forces have accepted the British order to cease fire in the Palestine twin cities of Jaffa and Tel…

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Palestine “Cease Fire” Issued Uneasiness OverOutcome

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 May 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: Beth Jewish and Arab forces have accepted the British order to cease fire in Palestine. The twin cities of Jaffa and Tel Aviv, are affected for a period of 18 hours, but fighting is expected to flare up…

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Protest Against Third Fire Officer Here

Central Western Daily · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

Opposition to the employment of a third salaried officer at the Orange fire station will be voiced by the Deputy Mayor, Ald. J. P. Jaeger, at a meeting on Wednesday night…

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Fire Follows Explosion Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 1

A fierce fire followed a terrific explosion in the stores at Imperial Chemical Industries, Matraville, early this morning. Firemen, who…

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Fire Inquiry

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

HOBART, Thursday. — After heating evidence at the inquiry into the fire, which caused £200,000 damage to…

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Open Finding Big Hobart Fire Inquest

National Advocate · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

HOBART, Thursday: After hearing evidence at the inquest, into the fire, which caused £200,000 damage to Hobart's ocean pier on March 14,…

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Deputy Mayor’s Strong Protest Fire Brigade Appointment

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

The appointment of a third permanent fire officer at Orange was vigorously attacked by the Deputy Mayor, Mr. J. P. Jaeger, at a…

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Fire Brigade Organisation Discussed at Special Bathurst Council Meeting

National Advocate · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

Pointing out that, in 1945, the levy was £1500 and had now amounted to £3066, Mr. T. J. Smith, President of the NSW Board of…

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