Saved by Mother Daughter's Clothes on Fire Near Bathurst Tragedy
A mother received extensive burns to the hands and arms when she tore burning clothing from her 2-year-old daughter yesterday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
574 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 29
Serious Bush Fires at Windsor
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Nearly 200 men worked continuously last night to save two big properties in the Glenoric…
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HOLBROOK, Tuesday: A big fire near Holbrook, in the Riverina, burned four properties today before it was brought under control…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Fire destroyed a hardware store in Darling Street. Wentworth, last night causing damage estimated at £5000…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A fire at Flemington racecourse today badly damaged a grandstand while a race meeting was in progress this…
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The Mayor of Katoomba has received a communication from Wal Alward of Petetsham and late of Bathurst, offering his services,…
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Bush fires which broke out at Hargraves and Wollar this week have burnt out hundreds of…
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SYDNEY, This Aft.--Two men severely burned in their homes in Sydney during the night died later in hospital. Victims were Thomas Permoyle, 66-year-old…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade was called yesterday to a grass fire off Church Lane, Kelso. S.S.O. Clemens and eight men with the aid of civilians…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A motor car which backfired near Wangaratta, started a fire which destroyed 40 acres of pasture and 10 acres of wheat…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A bushfire which burned to within a few hundred yards of the town of Ashford, in far northern NSW, was brought under…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: In north-western N.S.W.. volunteers and police have been fighting desperately today to control a bushfire burning within two…
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MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.-- Two men died In hospital today after being severely burned in a petrol…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade attended a grass fire in Lambert Street yesterday. The blaze was almost extinguished by residents when the brigade…
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NEW YORK, Friday: A derailed petrol tank truck of a goods train exploded in Hilliards. Ohio starting a spectacular fire that destroyed a new…
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Bathurst fire brigade attended a fire under a ceiling at 71 Lambert St. on Saturday afternoon at 2.15 p.m. The fire was caused by an over-heated…
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MONTREAL, Sunday.—Five elderly invalids, either bed-ridden or partially blind, perished yesterday when fire swept through…
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WEST WYALONG, Monday: The Grand Central Hotel at Wyalong was completely destroyed by fire late yesterday…
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SYDNEY—The State Government is to make exgratia payments totalling about £21,000 to guests and staff who lost their…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.-- At least eight persons were killed when a five storey block of flats was destroyed by fire at…
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