General News Fire Cracker Danger
It is an offence against the Explosives Act to display fire crackers in shop windows. This was pointed out at last night's meeting of Bathurst…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
398 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 20
Stop Press Canadian Fire
QUEBEC, Monday.-- Latest reports on the Rimouski fire state that the flames were brought under control late…
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QUEBEC, Monday.--At least eight persons have lost their lives in a fire which was raging unchecked late yesterday in the industrial centre of Rimouski, population 11,000. The large blaze, whipped up by a gale, had destroyed…
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A kapok mattress caught fire in a Littleton residence shortly after midnight on Saturday when a man, who was smoking in bed, evidently let his cigarette come into contact with the bedding-- apparently after he "dozed off ."…
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NEW YORK, Tues.--The American freighter, Joseph Lykes, with a cargo of cotton, is on fire 330 miles from Bermuda, the Coastguard…
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QUEBEC, Monday: At least eight people lost their lives in a fire which raged for 16 hours before being brought under control late…
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RIMOUSKI, Quebec, Tuesday. Sick and worried residents of this fire ravaged city counted their losses yesterday as…
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QUEBEC, Monday.—At least eight people lost their lives fire which raged for 16 hour, before betas brought tinder control late yesterday die industrial city of Rimouski (population of…
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RIMOUSKI (Quebec), Tuesday. —Stunned and weary residents of this fire-revaged city counted their lois yesterday as the devastated areas smouldered under a light blanket of anow…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday. — An American freighter, the Joseph Lykes, with a [?] of cotton, was on lire 380 miles from…
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EDMUNSTON (New Brunswick), Wednesday.--At least 150 buildings have been razed and 300 families are homeless as the result of a raging fire in Cabano, a milling town of 2,000 people, where latest reports says the flames were still…
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RIMOUSKI, Quebec, Tuesday: Stunned and weary residents of this Tire ravaged city counted their loss yesterday as the devastated areas…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday A tire at Manly on April 10, which caused the death of a man and his two children was probably caused by the man…
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CABANO (Quebec), Wednesday.—A roaring fire destroyed half of this mill town yesterday as 3000 residents fled to safety. Nearly 1500 homeless men and…
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A Bush Fire Brigade conference of Boree Shire units was held at the Shire Hall on Monday evening. There was a good…
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OTTAWA, Thursday: The Pope has send 10,900 dollars for the benefit of people burnt out in the Canadian lumber town of Rimouski…
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BLAYNEY, Friday: Some motorists who saw a house in flames on the Carcoar Road near Blayney early this morning formed a bucket brigade in…
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheridan, of Goolma, suffered an appalling loss on Friday last. Their model home at Goolma,…
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Several motorists formed a bucket brigade in an effort to [?] Mr. Bob Fuller's home on his property, "Woodville," believe was destroyed by fire early Friday morning. The property is situated on the Carcoar-Blayney Road about…
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The Department of Local Government informed Abercrombie Shire Council yesterday that two power fire-fighting units had been allocated…
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