Many Fire Calls in City Sydney
Sydney fire brigades report their busiest year since 1944. Calls this year totalled 6444 of which 2230 were false alarms…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
454 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 23
Rest of the News in Brief... Cease Fire in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Sunday. — It was officially announced that the cease fire has been ordered in Kashmir—the…
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MOLONG, Monday. — The Molong fire brigade quickly gained control over a grass fire which threatened several houses in King Street this morning. The fire broke out near a…
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After a two hour fight today, firemen from Katoomba and Blackheath put out a big fire near Grave Creek catchment area at Medlow Bath…
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The train crew of the goods train on the Bogan Gate-Tottenham line had a strenuous time last week. A number of fires started after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenement Houses Threatened By Shed Fire
Flying sparks from a fire which had a firm hold on an old shed at the rear of the Exchange Hotel threatened to spread to…
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LONDON, Tuesday: Fires started by Republicans in the Sumatran town of Jambi would probably burn for months, says the special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire in Molong
Molong Fire Brigade was called out early on Monday afternoon to fight a grass fire on an area of Crown Land adjacent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Four Properties at Manildra
Fire outbreaks in Manildra area over Christmas week destroyed buildings and grass on four properties…
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Herbert William Lang (7) of Melville near West Wyalong, was burnt to death today in a fire which destroyed a two roomed farm house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Fires Shotgun at Boy
An 11-years-old Cowra lad was badly injured last week when a local man allegedly fired at him with a 410 gauge shotgun. The boy was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Eases Risk of Grass Fires
Risk of grass fires in the Central-West has been lessened by the recent rains, said the District Agronomist, Mr. R. C. Madsen, yesterday. “The rain also replenished…
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YOUNG Wednesday. Settlers in and around Bendick Murrell have begun a campaign to buy better fire fighting equipment to prevent bush fires as…
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MANILDRA—Two recent bushfires in the Manildra district have been started by sparks…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Bushfires have again broken out in the Shoalhaven district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush-fire Danger Only Eased Temporarily, Says Agent
Although recent rains will slightly lessen the bush fire danger at present, when the temperatures rise the danger will again become prevalent. That opinion was expressed yesterday by Molong stock and station…
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Molong Fire Brigade has sufficent delivery hose in first class condition to fight any major outbreak of fire in Molong water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cease Fire Request Refused Reds Continued Attack
NANKING, Monday: United press correspondent in Nanking says that messages from Tientsin say that attempts to open cease fire…
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A bushfire brigade has been formed at Beneree-Forest, the Canobolas Shire Council was informed yesterday…
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Talks are expected to take place soon between Orange City Council and the Board Fire Commissioners on the Orange Fire Brigade…
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