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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Cease Fire Prospects Ridgway Opposed Reds Suggest Conference July 10. TOKIO

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

IT is expected that the United Nations Commander (General Ridgway) will request that ceasefire talks in Korea be held…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

A fire in a chimney at 129 William Street yesterday morning was promptly attended to by the Bathurst Fire Brigade S.S.O. clemens and 10…

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Cease Fire Talks U.n. Officers Leaving Today for Kaesong

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

TOKIP, Tuesday: United Nations Supreme Commander General Ridgway has agreed to the Communist proposal for cease fire talks to be held at Kaesong a town just south of the 38th…

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Fire At Rural School Library: Police Arrest Former High School Boy

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

Orange police have arrested and charged a former pupil of the Orange High School with setting fire to the Rural School library on May 22…

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Fire Brigade Service

National Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 2

During the first six months of the year the Bathurst Fire Brigade has answered 31 alarms. These included 19 grass fires: three car fires; one…

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Cease-fire Talks To Begin

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Wednesday.—According to unconfirmed reports, the Communists have agreed to General Ridgway’s…

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£1,300 Portland Fire-- House and Contents Destroyed

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 5

Damage in excess of £1300 was caused yesterday morning in Portland when a weatherboard dwelling and contents were completely destroyed by fire. The dwelling, owned by Mrs. Ellen Walsh, was…

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Fire Damages Bathurst Woman's Home

National Advocate · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two firemen were slightly burned yesterday when a blazing shingle roof collapsed on them…

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Disastrous Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 3

MONTREAL, Friday: Fire yesterday destroyed 68 homes in the Quebec Province village of Capehat, leaving 300 persons homeless…

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Rescued From Blaze

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon-- Firemen smashed down the door to rescue a family from a blazing building at Gordon…

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Darwin Wharves Saved From Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 1

DARWIN, This Afternoon-- A section of the Darwin wharves were badly damaged by fire this morning, but the…

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Disastrous Week-end Fires Waterfront, Factory Ablaze New York

National Advocate · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 1

Disastrous explosions have caused a org life in New York and serious loss of life in France during the weekend. The New York waterfront Is ablaze…

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3 M Dollars Damage In Huge Fire

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 3

NEWARK (New Jersey). Sunday. — At least 12 persons were injured and three million dollars…

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Officials Have No Clue to Big Fire

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 3

NEWARK (New Jersey), Monday. — Officials of Warren Petroleum Sales Corporation said yesterday they had no idea what…

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Cease-fire Talks

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Tuesday: The cease fire delegations at Kaesong, in Korea, has had their first meeting. The session lasted 100…

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Water Supply Defect Hinders Fire Fighters

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon-- Failure of the water supply prevented firemen from saving the golf club guest house at…

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Fire in School House Teacher for Trial

National Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday: A young schoolteacher was cited for trial by the Lithgow Coroner alter an inquest into a fire at a schoolhouse…

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Young Couple Die in Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

CASINO, Monday: Early today police discovered the Incinerated remains of Don Warner (19), and his wife, Orma (17) in the debris of a…

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Fire Still Raging in Kansas

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday —The raging fire that started on Friday in Kansas City is still burning…

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Snow Starts Fire on Lime Lorry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

While a man was in Lithgow trying to replace a broken axle for ills truck, this afternoon firemen and…

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