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

Fires & bushfires, 1949

454 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 23

Dog Records Saved Fire In N.C.A. Offices

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Although a fire which gutted the fourth floor of Derwent House Castlereagh Street, today…

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City's Big Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. -- More than £33,000 damage was caused when a fire completely gutted a chemical store and…

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Police Fire on Fugitives

National Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 7

BERLIN, Thursday: So[?] zone People's Police last night fired on [?] people [?]ing from the Soviet sector to the Western sectors of…

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Fire Fighting Unit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 8

A demonstration of the Cooyal bush-fire brigade's new power unit will be given near the Stony Creek post office on Monday, August 1…

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Lightning Set Trolley Bus on Fire

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—Lightning set fire to buildings and killed it least one during violent thunderstorms in Britain and Western Europe yesterday. In Holland a greengrocer’s shop was burnt out after…

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Silent Cops Under Fire by Police

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 2

The traffic domes in Orange streets will not be moved to the centre o f the Intersections until instructions are received from the responsible Government department…

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Fireman Made Own Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

GOSFORD, This Afternoon. -- Bruce Henru Caton, 21, a member of the Gosford volunteer fire brigade, set fire to the…

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Two Small Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 2

Lithgow Fire Brigade was called to two fires within two hours last night. Both were quickly brought under control and no damage was…

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Migrant Lost Clothing in Hut Fire

Central Western Daily · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1

A hut and its contents situated near Wangarrie Sawmills were totally destroyed by fire on Friday…

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Birds Starts Fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: A "parrow[?]rrying a lightened [?] nest is believed to have started a fire which destroyed the roofs of five…

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Bushfires Bill Cabinet Approval

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Cabinet today approved a draft Bushfires Bill which claims at the prevention of bush and other fires and provides for the…

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Fire Brigade at Chimney Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

At about 6.30 last night Orange Fire Brigade was balled to put out a chimney fire In Syng Street…

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CEASE - Fire Signed Batavia, Monday

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 2

The new cease fire agreement between the Dutch and Indonesian Republicans was signed today at United Nations Headquarters in Batavia…

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Fire Victims' Funerals

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Nearly 100 people today attended the burial service at Northern Suburbs cemetery of the three victims of last Sunday's tragic…

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Dubbo Fire Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 2

This morning firemen climbed to the roof of the Bushmen's Homes building to fight a fire. The flames were quickly put out…

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Heater On Fire In Shop

Central Western Daily · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

Prompt action by the Orange Fire Brigade in removing a burning kerosene from a Piesley…

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B Grade Bowlers In Semi-Final On Local Green: A Graders Open Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 13

There were big things doing on the Mudgee bowling green last Saturday afternoon, when the B graders met to battle out the semi-final, and the big guns (the A graders) started on the long chase for singles supremacy…

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Tragic Death in Fire Three Killed in Forest Blaze

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 3

HELENA (Montana), Sunday.— Three air[?]lighter were burned to [?] two seriously injured and…

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13 Die in Blaze Helena Montana, Monday

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

Thirteen fire-lighters including. 12 parachutists have now died in a fierce forest fire which is still raging in the Montana Mountains. Only three of 15…

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