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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 9 of 30

Horses Die in Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 4

MONTREAL, Friday. Eighteen racehorses were burned to death or badly injured that they had to be destroyed when a fire swept through a…

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School Fire at Orange

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

ORANGE. Tuesday: As a result ol i lire at the Orange Rural School this morning, more than 2,000 library books were destroyed. The Headmaster. Mr…

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School Library Gutted by Fire; £1500 Damage

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

Fire yesterday destroyed the library at the Orange Rural School in Sale Street and caused damage estimated at £1500. The library, an annexe to one of the school rooms, was gutted and over 2000 books destroyed…

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Starvation & Fire Power Demoralise Korean Reds

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuters).--Communist forces on the western Korean front broke contact and retreated early this morning, allowing Allied forces to move forward across the entire…

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Fire Destroys Presbytery Bowraville Blaze

National Advocate · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Catholic presbytery at Bowravide on the North Coast was destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Small Boy Burned to Death Haystack Fire Glen Innes

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

At Glen Innes this afternoon a four year old boy was burned to death in a haystack fire. He was Gerald Ellis…

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"Did Not Fire Shot" Accused Man's Claim

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: A man charged at Central Court today with shooting at Lee with intent to murder "did not fire the shot" his solicitor claimed…

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Heavy Toll in Factory Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

TOKYO, Monday.--Twenty three girl silk workers were burned to death when fire broke out during a party in the…

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Fire Damages Sunroom of Byng St. Home

Central Western Daily · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the sunroom of Mr. K. R. E. Johnston’s home at 13 Byng Street, early last night. The fire was caused by clothes kept the fire under control by…

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Young Hartley Teacher Charged School Building Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

School, children in Hartley valley received a shock on Saturday when police charged their 24- year-old teacher with trying to burn down his own school…

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U.S. CEASE - Fire Proposal Parrallel Question Raised

National Advocate · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday: The American Secretary, of State (Mr. Dean Acheron) said in Washington last night that the United States…

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Teacher on Arson Charge Hartley Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

LITHGOW, Monday: Lithgow Police today charged a 24 year old schoolteacher with attempting to burn down the Hardey Valley School last Friday…

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23 Girls Die in Fire Japanese Disaster

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 2

KYOTO, Japan, Monday: Twentythree girls lost their liyes when a fire broke out in a silk factory last night at town[?] near Kyoto…

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Hartley School Fire Inquiry

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

July the fourth, renowned as American Independence Day when "Old Glory" is [?] and huge bonfires are set alight…

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Bush Fire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 18

Although bush fire danger is considered over, a fire broke out on "Wattle Grove" (Mr. A. J. Monk's property) during last week…

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Fire At Emmco Factory

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

Prompt action by employees and firemen saved Emmco’s sealed unit department from serious damage when a spark set paint alight early last night. Emmco fire-fighters held the…

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Police and Fire Chiefs Honored

National Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Six N.S.W. Police Superintendants and two New South Wales Fire Brigade Chiefs have been awarded the King's Plague and…

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Fire at Orange Factory Orange

National Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 4

Shortly after six o'clock tonight. Orange Fire Brigade were called to a fire at Emmco factory. The brigade found that a large…

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Trapped by Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Firemen rescued two men from a city building today when they were trapped on the…

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School on Fire: Teacher Charged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 1

At the Lithgow Police Court on Saturday last a 24-year-old school teacher was charged with attempting to burn down the…

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