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

Fires & bushfires, 1951

590 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 30

Two Chimney Fires

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade was called out twice last night to house chimney fires, one in Brilliant St. and the other in William St. Neither was serious and…

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Firemen Fight Blaze on Vessel

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday Supplies in New Guinea and the island services may suffer as a result of a fire which put the island vessels Bufolo out of…

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Woman Rescued From Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- A woman was rescued from an upstairs window when fire broke put in the Royal…

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Presentation of Medal Bathurst Fire Station Function

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 3

At a function at Bathurst Fire Station last night a presentation of a service medal was made to Mr. Hilton Simpson, for 15 years' service…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire at 137 William St. about 7.30 last night. The owner of the home is Mr. Michael Joseph…

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new rifle fires 84 shots a minute

Central Western Daily · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

THE controversial new British .280 rifle made an impressive debut- In England recently. At…

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Liquid Fire for 3-Year-old H'cap Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

Liquid Fire is likely to run in the Three year old Handicap tomorrow. A .decision on which race…

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Fire at Party Kills Four

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 15

NEW YORK, Friday.—Fire during a gay birthday party killed four persons here. The carefree singing of…

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Four Die at Party Fire Tragedy

National Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday: Fire during a gay birthday party killed four persons here. The carefree singing of "Happy Birthday to You" gave way to…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade was called last night to a fire at 176 George St., shortly after 7 o'clock. S.S.O. Clemens and ten men attended. No…

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Two Fires, But Only One Engine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

The dangers of leaving Lithgow protected by only one fire engine was emphasised this afternoon…

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Elderly Man Found Dead In Open Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 3

The body of an elderly man was found shockingly burned, lying across the burning fireplace of his residence at Capertee, on Saturday night…

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Firebugs May Have Caused Cottage Blaze

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Police suspect a firebug was responsible for a fire in a cottage in Brookvale last night,…

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Fire Destroys Hotel Houses

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 4

WALGETT, Monday: A fire at the week-end destroyed two houses and the only hotel in the small town of Angledool…

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Outbreak of Grass Fires Works Brigade to Maximum

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

Clouds of smoke whipped from a grass fire by wild gusts of wind temporarily blanketed out section of the Great Western Highway and rolled across the residential area from Radio 2LT…

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Easy Day for Ambulance and Fire Brigade

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

Yesterday was an easy day for both the Bathurst Ambulance and the Bathurst Fire Brigade. Up to 5 o'clock there was not a single case reported…

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Cease Fire Talks May Not Resume

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday—A correspondent in Korea today that hopes that the Korean cease-fire talks…

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Children Blamed for School Fire

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 1

DETROIT, Wednesday.— Firemen blame children who did not want to go back to school today after the summer holidays for…

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Fire Station May Be Opposite Court House

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 6

The Board of Fire Commissioners is making inquiries with a view to obtaining part of the vacant allotment opposite the Portland courthouse for the erection of a fire station…

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Britain's Huge Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Great orange flames, visible 100 miles away, towered above the Gloucestershire town of Avonmouth…

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