S. O. Transfer for Fire Station
The Board of Fire Commissioners, wrote to last night's meeting of Bathurst Council, stating that the Board has given consideration to Council's…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
398 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 20
Watchman Fires, But Misses
SYDNEY, This Afternoon. --A night watchman fired three shots at an intruder after he had disturbed him at a Rozelle factory last night…
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Firemen and civilians fought for nearly two hours this morning to control a raging bushfire at the top of McKellar's Paddock. Strong changing winds made the fire-fighting operations…
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LITHGOW, Friday— Firemen and civilians fought for two hours today to hault a bush fire which threatened a big RAAF…
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A newly-married couple lost some valuable property in a fire at “Edinboro” Cargo, yesterday morning…
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LITHGOW, Friday: Firemen and civilians fought for two hours today hold a bushfire which threatened a big RAAF ammunition dump…
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Fire destroyed a section of the rear wall of a weatherboard cottage in Bent-street early on Saturday afternoon…
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SYDNEY, This Aft.--Amid shattering explosions and dense black smoke, firemen from all over Sydney are fighting a terrific blaze in a big storage shed at Rozelle railway goods yards…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Arson squad detectives of the C.I.B. are investigating a fire which caused damage estimated at £750,000 when it swept right through the Government railway stores at…
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BURNT YARDS. — A meeting of Burnt Yards Bush Fire Brigade was held last Friday, to select a representative to attend…
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Bush fires were the last things anyone thought about a few weeks ago; but the position is different to-day. During the week there…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was called yesterday morning to the home of Mr. Charles Currey. 21 Victoria St., to extinguish a chimney fire, which…
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Several employees lost their belongings when a fire early this morning gutted two compartments of a railway carriage being used as living quarters for gangs at Vulcan siding…
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Children are believed to have been responsible for one grass and two bush fires which have occurred in Lithgow during the school holidays. A local Fire Brigade officer said this morning bush fire danger…
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Steps were taken by Abercrombie Shire Council yesterday to appoint a group captain for bushfire brigades. Constable S. Bash, of Rockley, will be…
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HOBART, Sunday: A pile of charcoal and twisted wreckage was all that was left today of the Amalgamated Timber Company's big drying…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Two connected power stations, at Hurstville, were damaged by fire and a violent explosion which…
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A team of five Bathurst firemen will compete in a fire display with hose and ladder at Orange on October 6. The display is being held in…
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Sub-station Officer J. Clements, formerly of Leichhardt, arrives in Bathurst today to take over as fire officer in charge of the Bathurst…
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Orange Fire Brigade was called to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Frost, of 34 Allenby Road at 7.45 last night…
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