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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
574 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 29
CANBERRA, Tuesday.— The Commonwealth Observatory at Mt. Stromlo, a few miles from Canberra, this afternoon narrow escaped complete destruction by a forest fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- More than 200 residents of the village of Branya, east of Albury, east today took refuge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About 6 p.m. on Tuesday. a bush fire started at the back of Buchanan Street on the Kandos Cement Co's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →SYDNEY, Wednesday: Hundreds of new Australians from migrant camps in north-eastern Victoria are tonight reported to have crossed the NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Bushfires raged through many parts of NSW and Victoria today and caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four hundred men have won a grim, 48-hour battle to save the township of Rydal from destruction by fire. This morning the men--some of them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portland has so far escaped the harrowing experiences of wholesale fire devastation which has overtaken many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire at 33 Cox-street in the early hours of Monday morning destroyed a shed, the property of Mr. J. Murray, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The very dry spell continues with no sign of a break. Thunder showers on Tuesday evening yielded 9 points of rain,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A strict of bushfires are burning on a total frontage of nearly 100 miles north-west of Bourke, and on station properties around Bourke. Thousands of acres of grazing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out in the playground of Molong Central School on Tuesday, but was quickly brought under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday: Huge bushfires sprang up suddenly again this afternoon at three pointy in NSW, and police in those areas broadcast…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prompt action by firemen, police and civilians this morning put out a fire endangering the Small Arms Factory. The position elsewhere at noon was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apart from Clandulla, where the position is still vague because of the grave bushfire position, all western mines and open-cuts were reported working today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A passing train is alleged to have started five fires at Amaroo and Borenore yesterday. The fires destroyed large areas of pastures and at times…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MUDGEE, Friday: The fires in the Windeyer and Hargraves area, near Mudgee, were still burning tonight. Calls were made today for volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Friday: Police in Penrith Court today described as subnormal a poultry farmer who started bush fires for pleasure…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Chief secretary, Mr. Evatt announced this week that a prohibition had been imposed on the lighting of all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More than 290 acres of grassland and some fencing were destroyed in a bushfire that broke out at Greghamstown,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire on Mr. Eric Anlezark's property in Durham St., yesterday, burnt two acres of grass, over 200 yards of paling fence and a dozen…
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