Man Admits to Setting 48 Fires
MONTREAL, Tuesday. — A man whose dreams were “filled with flames” has admitted Setting 46 fires in the last 18…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1952
574 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 29
Quota Helps Fire Victims
Owing to the death of the King, Quota Club of Orange cancelled the dinner and ceremony honouring two local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greater Fire Protection For Lithgow Again Emphasised
Renewed representations for the provision of a second fire engine at Lithgow are to be made by the Lithgow City Council. The decision followed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Move By M.L.A.To Prevent Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Liberal M.L.A. for Albury, Mr. D.G. Padman, made an urgent appeal to the N.S.W. Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fettlers Blamed for Fires Minuter to Inquire SYDNEY
The NSW Minister for Transport, Mr. Sheahan, said tonight that he was enquiring into allegations that railway fettlers had caused bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Rear of Koala Cafe
Gulgong Fire Brigade members in full uniform were quickly on the scene of a fire at the rear of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Damage Caused by District Fires Would Have Been Much Worse Only For Splendid Work of Fighters
Just a little while ago huge areas of valuable country in the Mudgee and surrounding districts were ablaze in some of the worst fires in our history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Tragedy of Fire
At a stormy meeting at the Melbourne Trades Hall recently, Lt. General Sir Horace Robertson, Director of Recruiting, said, "If you look around Victoria today you…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Close Watch Over Fire Danger Area
A close watch is still being kept over the area of the Harvey Range on which fierce bushfires raged last…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Water Would Be Available in Event of Fire Says Council Can Be Pumped Directly From Dam
In the event of a fire in Molong, water could be pumped direct from the Borenore storage dam and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News Items From Yeoval Bushfires
The bushfire which caused so much concern last week in the Harvey Ranges, adjoining the Obley stations of Belmore,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Ban Extended
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, announced that he had extended the total prohibition on the lighting of fires in the optn air until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orange Legacy Plans Camp Fire Corroboree
A “Camp Fire Corroboree” will be staged by Orange Torchbearers for Legacy next month as their main effort for 1952. Last year’s “Turkey Trot”…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge Possible Following Big Bush Fire
Approximately 5,000 acres of land were ravaged by a bush fire which threatened to wipe out the twonship of Rydal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Are a Vita Part of the Life of the Community, Says Cudgegong Shire Clerk
A conference of Bush Fire Brigade captains and secretaries, with officers and members of Cudgegong Shire Council and representatives of the local police was held at the Shire Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wicked Neglect Cause of Fires
The captain of the 'Wang-Lidsdale bush fire brigade considers the recent fires which have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Family Shopping in Orange-fire Destroys Home
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage and practically the whole of its contents were totally destroyed by fire at Spring Hill on Saturday morning. The cottage belonged to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rydal Fire
Lithgow police are investigating reports that a bushire, which burnt around Rydal a fortnight ago, was caused by a spark from a eucalyptus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fund to Aid Fire Victims Council Move
SYDNEY, Monday: Waverley Municipal Council has launched its own funds to help victims of the recent bushfires in NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Member Seeks Home For Fire Victims
Member for Orange, Mr. Charles Cutler, will seek assistance from Government departments towards the construction of a new home for the Forrester family of Springhill…
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