Fire Brigades’ Display
Six district fire brigade teams held their zone competitions under “sticky” conditions at the Orange Showground on Saturday. After the heavy falls of rain during the morning, the ground…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
398 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 20
Man Injured in Fire Oil Depot Blaze Former Bathurstian
GRIFFITH, Monday: The depot manager of an oil depot here, Mr. G. F. Skardon, was burned on the face and hands today while fighting a fire…
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BOMBAY, Tuesday: Damage estimated at £1 million sterling was caused by a fire which burned hundreds of stops and buildings in Bombay…
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A rush of volunteers from the bar of the Royal Hotel, Wallerawang, at lunch-time to-day quickly brought a fire under…
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FORBES, Tuesday: People in country districts are not taking any chances with bush fires. At Forbes the PP Board will instal fire fighting…
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MELBOURNE, This Afternoon--The Liberty Theatre in Bourke-street, City, was gutted last night in the city's most serious fire since firemen…
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SYDNEY, This Aftemoon--Two soldiers were arrested last night on a charge of obstructing firemen at a fire which completely destroyed…
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Efforts to have a permanent fire brigade stationed at Portland are being made by Blaxland Shire Council, but to-day negotiations with the Board of Fire Commissioners have only reached the planning and paper stage…
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CUMNOCK.—A meeting of Cumnock Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Shire Hall on October 5, when twenty members were…
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Fire completely destroyed a weatherboard cottage and all the furniture and clothing of the Banning family, in Cox-street, Portland, yesterday afternoon. The house owned by Mrs. Jarvis,…
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BRISBANE. This Afternoon.--The Grand Hotel, Mackay, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The proprietor. Mr. B. D…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- A honeymooning couple was injured--the husband seriously-- when they jumped from the…
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Orange Fire Brigade members and friends farewelled Station Officer Clifford and Mrs. Clifford, and made them a presentation…
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A honeymoon couple Jumped from the second storey of the Ritz private hotel at Yamba when trapped by smoke and flames at 3.45 am today…
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Fire completely destroyed a weatherboard cottage and all the furniture and clothing of the Banning family, in…
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The ashes and ruins of No. 15 Cox-street, Portland, to-day stand as a monument to the complete lack of fire fighting facilities in Portland. Portland to-day is at the mercy of fire, there being no…
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A meeting of the Cumnock Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Shire Hall, Cumnock, recently, when twenty…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Distributors and manufacturers of a refrigerator which allegedly exploded and burned down a £6000 station property near…
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MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.-- Firemen, who resumed work on Friday after a fortnight's strike, had their first…
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SYDNEY, Monday: The Full Court. ruled today that a fire brigade has no right to seize and use private property at the scene of a fire, even to prevent…
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