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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 4 of 23

Captain of Bush Fire Brigade

Central Western Daily · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 2

Amaroo Shire Council on Wednesday confirmed the election of Mr. R. Kingham as captain of the Orange…

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Mysterious Katoomba Fire Katoomba, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

A fully furnished four-room fibro cottage at Katoomba was destroyed by a mysterious fire which broke out during light…

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Man Injured in Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 7

In an attempt to extinguish a fire at his shop in Summer Street, East Orange, Thomas Cridland received severe burns…

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Cricket Kit Burnt in Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 8

Lucknow cricket club is organising a series of entertainments to replace the cricket material that was…

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Pianos And Scarce Articles Destroyed In Railway Truck Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

Fire which broke out in a truck near Newnes Junction early this morning did hundreds of pounds worth of damage and caused serious delays to following rail traffic…

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Bushfire Near Icely Rd, Grassland Burnt

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

A bushfire yesterday afternoon destroyed about six acres of grassland on the leely Road…

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Rubbish Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade were called to a fire at 53 Durham Street yesterday afternoon, which had broken out in a small quantity of…

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Beer Lost in Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 6

LITHGOW, Friday: A Western publican lost his weekly quota of beer in a fire which gutted a truck on a goods train near Newnes…

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Railway Truck on Fire

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday.— Police are investing a fine which destroyed the comments of truck on a goods train near…

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Cudal Fire Family Lies Home

National Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 3

CUDAL, Friday: A family lost their h[?] furniture and clothing today then a fire destroyed a house at Cudal, near Orange…

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Two Men Fined Malicious Fire Alarms Cases at Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 1

Two men were each fined £5 by Mr. K. M. Dash. SM. at Bathurst Court yesterday, on charges of mall-cionsly giving a false fire alarm at…

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Bush Fire Danger Is Increasing Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

Bushfire dangers were increase in some coastal and inland sections of the the State, a spokesman for the State Bushfire Advisory…

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Grass Fire

National Advocate · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

An area or grass was destroyed by fire in an allotment in Rocket Street off George Street in the early hours of yesterday morning. S.O. M…

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City Razed by Fire

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

MANILA, Sunday. — Cotabato City, in the Southern Philippines, was literally razed by fire early yesterday…

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Fire at Butcher's Shop

National Advocate · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

Bathurst fire brigade was called to Mr. C. Y. Callaghan's butcher's shop at the Rocket and Havannah Streets corner on Saturday morning…

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Fire In District Hospital

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 1

A quantity of bed linen and mattresses was burned when a fire broke out in a disused ward at the Orange District Hospital yesterday morning. The newly-painted walls and celling of the ward were badly…

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Fire at Orange Hospital SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 8

A sensation occurred at Orange Hospital yesterday, when mattresses and bed clothes were found burning on the ground…

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House Razed by Fire at Cudal

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

CUDAL.—The residence of Mr, and Mrs. Gerald Finn, of Cudal, was Burnt to the ground within a few…

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£500 Damage By Fire In Store Shed

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 1

Damage amounting to £500 was caused when a store shed at t h e rear of Mr. H. Fowler’s pharmacy in Summer Street was completely gutted by fire on Saturday…

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Many Fires

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

Sub-Station officers and volunteer members of the Orange Fire Brigade have attended to 15 outbreaks of fire…

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