Boy on Slaying Charge Three Die in Fire LONDON
A 15 year old boy had burned down a house, killing three people because he could find nothing in it to steal. It was stated in Neath Court Wales…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
398 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 20
Bushfire Damage in Far West
BREWARRINA, Wednesday: A survey shows that the recent extensive bushfires in the Brewarrina area caused more damage to fe[?] than…
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Annoyance and criticism of the "very unsatisfactory progress being made with the Hampton rural electric extension were expressed on Wednesday by Blaxl Shire president, Cr. Lou Kremer…
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Graziers' Association of NSW, Orange local branch, complained to yesterday's meeting of the Bathurst PP Board that campers are lighting fires…
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MELBOURNE. Friday. Two floors of a factory in Flinders Lane were gutted tonight by a fire which destroyed blinds, tarpaulins, dust veils…
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Grouping and rapid are competitions were conducted by the Orange Rifle Club on Saturday, and the winner was Reg Peters,…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Less than two minutes, after employees had run to safety from a fire in a gelatine…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: A fire in the brake van of the Silver City Comet, the train linking Broken Hill and Parkes, brought the train to a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Fierce heat at the [?]utted factory of the Glycerine Dsitillery Company, O'Riodan St. Alexandria, this afternoon, kept…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday. — Ablaze from head to foot, a 67-years-odd man was shockingly…
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The power van of the Silver City Comet diesel train which rum between Partes and Broken Hill was destoyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The train caught fire near the…
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The diesel power van pulling the Silver City Comet train from Broken Hill to Parkes today caught fire between Darnick and Ivanhoe, about 526…
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HOLBROOK, This Afternoon.--Sheep and cattle worth more than £5,000 have been destroyed by a huge bushfire which…
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The Bush Fires Committee, through the local Health and Building Inspector (Mr. L. arrish) warns that the State is now under the proclaimed…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Hundreds of men have been battling for 48 hours against a raging bushfire which has already destroyed £5000 worth of stock and valuable pine forests near Holbrook…
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MELBOURNE. Sunday: Although day was officially declared a day of bush fire danger only seven fires were reported throughout the State…
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CANBERRA, Monday: Rabbits, and bushfires have caused apparent downward trend in Australia's entire pastoral zone since 1931-32,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£1400 Fire Damage To Hoop-La Tent
Damage amounting to £1400 was caused by a fire which completely destroyed a hoop-la tent and a huge amount of stock at Orange Showground at 7 o’clock last night…
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Orange Fire brigade had another call to the city garbage dump yesterday morning. The garbage had caught alight…
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MOLONG, Tuesday.—A 50-year-old plaster and timber house belonging to a widow, was burned to the…
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