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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 18 of 30

Big Fires on Coast 14 Million Damage

National Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Bushfires on the North Coast have caused more than £1 million worth of damage. The fire destroyed' several houses, a…

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£50 Fire in Rabbit Case

National Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 2

COGN[?]LE, Wednesday: A con[?] district ta[?] McDo[?] was fined [?]…

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North Coast Fire Hazard Still Great

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Strong westerly winds are springing up in bushfire areas on the North Coast and…

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Bushfires And Blizzards Sweep State

Central Western Daily · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday — While bushfires raged out of control on the North Coast today, other parts of…

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Falling Winds Cause Lull In North Coast Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Near gale force westerly winds which yesterday rekindled huge bushfires…

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62 Forests damaged By Fire

National Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday: sixty-two State forests in N.S.W. had so far become damaged by fires said the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir)…

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Bushfires[?] Control in N.[?]

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday—Huge bushfires are raging out of control in many parts of the State and 300,000 acres of county have already been burnt out. One fire, north of Lightning Ridge, is sweeping towards south-westhern…

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Bushfire Position Easier

National Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) said tonight that the bushfire position in State forests in northern NSW had eased…

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Fire at Hotel

National Advocate · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 2

Believed to have been started by a cigarette butt, a fire which broke out in a narrow crevass between the walls of the Royal arid Knickerbocker…

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Round-clock Watch on Fires on North Coast

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Every North Coast bushfire is now under control, but fire-fighters are still…

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Heavy Damage in Fire at Poultry Abattoirs

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, This Aft.--A fire today gutted Borthwicks poultry abattoirs at Rocklea causing £100,000 worth of…

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Glen Davis Fire Damages N.O.P. Office

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 2

Considerable inconvenience has been experienced following the recent fire which damaged the time office,…

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Smoke Pall Over Coast Bushfires Rage

National Advocate · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Most of the south coast of NSW was covered today by a thick pall of smoke, which had been blown from the north coast,…

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Bushfire Danger Eased In N.S.W.

Central Western Daily · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The bushfire danger appears to have eased. No fresh emergencies have been reported from the…

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Smoke Haze From Mountain Fires [?]

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 2

KATOOMBA, Monday: The Blue Mountains tourist resorts have been covered in smoke today from a fire burning in the upper reaches of the…

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B.m. Fire Danger

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

Wildflowers have been lining the railways and lacing the bush land spurs of the Blue Mountain districts for weeks,…

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Big Fire Destroys Meat Works

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE. Monday: A 100,000 fire today completely gutted Bortwick's poultry abattoirs at Rockica. Police and firemen say damage may…

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Bushfires Were Deliberately Started

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Forestry officials are maintaining a round the clock watch for a fire bug believed to have…

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Scenic Road Bush Blaze

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 1

More than 100 acres of scrub and timber land were burnt out last night by a bushfire which raged…

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Tallawang Bush Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 16

The annual meeting of Tallawang Bush fire Brigade was held at the office of K.A. Murray and Co. on October 13…

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