Patient Confesses to Asylum Fire
DAVENPORT (Iowa), Friday.--A young woman patient is alleged to have confessed to starting the fire in which 41 women were burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1950
398 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 20
Fire Burns Out Stubble And Grass
A fire, thought to have been caused by a spark from a passing locomotive, broke out recently on a block of land owned by Mr. H. Townsend on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Causes Fire (From Our Correspondent)
MAMILDRA— An outbreak of fire, thought to nave been caused by a spark from a passing locomotive, occurred on a block of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eleven Fire Alarms In A Week
Orange fire brigade has answered 11 alarms in the past week, mostly minor outbreaks in grasslands or rubbish tips. The brigade was called to Wolaroi College grounds to a…
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SYDEY, Thursday: According to stock agents in Sydney, the fear of bushfires in the west and northwest is slowing down inquiries for…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was summoned yesterday morning to attend a car which had caught afire on the corner of William and Russell Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Confessed to Fire in Hospital
DAVENPORT (Iowa). Friday. —A young woman patient is alleged to have confessed to setting the fire in which 41 women were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spotted by Plane Grass Fire at Tibooburra
SYDNEY, Sunday: Firefighters a property near Tibooburra in [?]western NSW, were directed by aeroplane today as they fought a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newspaper Office Destroyed Alice Springs Blaze
ALICE SPRINGS, Monday: Early this morning police and citizens stood by helplessly while fire destroyed, a £15,000 building, containing a cafe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£250,000 DAMAGE Vic. Wool Store Blaze
MELBOURNE, Monday: A fire which broke out in a wool store at Brooklyn tonight is estimated to have caused £250,000 damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£400,000 Victorian Fire
MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.--A spectacular fire, which destroyed huge quantities of wool, tallow and skins at Fitzroy last night, has dealt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Board Refuses Second Engine For Lithgow
"It is like their cheek and hide," was the strong comment made by Ald. Jack Dudley to last night's City Council meeting, referring to advice from the Board of Fire Commissioners rejecting Council's proposals that two…
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A grass fire which broke out at the rear or Masson's Cafe, of 169 Howick Street at 2.50 yesterday afternoon was promptly attended by…
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The board of Fire Commissioners has informed Orange City Council that its share of the estimated cost of maintaining the Orange fire district for 1950 will be £268. This is about a third of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Fires On District Property [?]Cussion at [?]Arcoar Graziers' Meeting
Last week three fires broke out a a property in the Carcoar district. The origin of the fires [?] not certain but the view was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowenfels Rail Depot Fire Protection--Routine City Council Matters
Stating that as the matter was "rather urgent an early reply would be appreciated," the Department of Railways on Monday night requested Council's co-operation in the provision of fire-fighting facilities at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Merriwa Bush Fire Sensation
At a recent bush fire near Merriwa excitement was caused when the "Bibbenluke" firefighting unit was caught in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coolah Brigade Quells Two Grass Fires
A grass fire broke cut on the land at the rear of Coolah Hospital buildings on Wednesday of last week, but no damage was caused as…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farm Fire Destroys Three Tractor Tyres
A fire which could have done material damage to Mrs. L. A. Deutscher's property at Birriwa had it not been promptly put out, was…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →U.K. Under Fire On Red China
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. —A demand that the United States refuse to recognise Communist China…
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