Woman's Lucky Escape in Paddington Fire
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--An elderly woman had a fortunate escape from death early this morning. She was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
435 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 22
Joe Glasson’s Looking Glass Fire Brigades Of Other Days
The outbreak of fire at Leaheys grocery store on Tuesday, though fortunately nipped in the bud, brought to my mind how very seldom a serious conflagration has occurred in Orange during the last half century. I could count them on my fingers…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Fireman today risked their lives while fighting a fire in a malt kiln at Tooth's Brewery. The fire started in grain at the top…
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A fire which broke out in a willow tree on the corner of Durham and Seymour Streets yesterday afternoon was extinguished by Bathurst Fire…
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"The Merrygoen Bush Fire Brigade" reported the inspector (Mr. Gudgeon) to a Gulgong Shire Council…
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Prompt action by Emmco employee and the Orange Fire Brigade yesterday controlled a fire which broke out in a carbide tank at Emmco factory. The fire started at 10.45…
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MOLONG, Thursday.—An inquest yesterday into a fire which completely destroyed the home of a Cumnock soldier settler in April, failed to determine its cause. Coroner, Mr. H. V…
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A finding of accidental destruction by fire, was returned at an inquest into a fire at Cumnock on April 12…
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“Bush Fire Bulletin,” the official journal of the N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee publishes, in its latest edition, the following interesting article on the bushfire fighting organisation in the…
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The Bush Fire Committee has made an appeal to local governing bodies and bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chimney Fire
A fire which broke out in a chimney at at the residence of Mr. Bluett, 138 Durham Street, at 7.30 last night was distinguished before any damage was…
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Canobolas Shire Council decided at its meeting yesterday not to accept the offer of the Department of Main Roads that the council should be financially responsible for certain fire-fighting expenses some councils had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Young Couple Lose Their All in Disastrous Fire Family Saved By Infant's Cries
A ten-months-old baby boy early this morning "sounded the alarm" to his sleeping mother and father in a smoke-filled bedroom of a blazing four room weatherboard cottage in Cobar Paddock, Lithgow. The baby's anguished cries…
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LITHGOW, Thursday: A 10 months old baby probably saved himself and his parents from being burnt to death in their home at Lithgow early this…
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In a spontaneous and sympathetic move, unionists and staff employees of the Lithgow power house yesterday morning donated £50 towards a public fund to assist a young ex-serviceman and his family who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tests Showed Electrical Wiring Was Not Fire Hazard Council Engineer's Statement at Fire Inquest
A standard test of electrical installations at "Murrabar," Cumnock, home of Mr. P. Beveridge, which was destroyed by fire on April 12, 1953, had shown that installations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Causes Shortage Of Work At Jeldi's
About 20 girls were stood down at Jeldi's factory yesterday because of a sudden shortage of work caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Rescues Son From Fire Dubbo Blaze
DUBBO, Friday: A woman ran into a smoke filled room at a Dubbo guest house last night to save her sleeping son…
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LITHGOW, Friday: A fire in the finishing Department of Jeldl's clothing factory in Sydney today forced the firm to stand down 20 girls at its…
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ASANSOL (West Bengal) Monday.— Six people were killed and II injured when police opened fire…
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