21 Pit Ponies Perish in Fire In Fire
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—A fire which has raged in the State coal mine since early this morning was under control late this afternoon. Of 50 pit ponies stabled underground 21…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
435 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 22
Five Perish in Car Fire
NEW YORK, Wednesday. Five persons were burned to death in the flaming wreckage of a car and…
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Fire-fighters battling flames one and a quarter miles underground in the State Mine early this morning had to walk over sleepers placed on the floor to pour thousands of gallons of water into the inferno. Late yesterday a member of the rescue squad, Mr. Bob Walker,…
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A complete and heartening assurance that the State Coal Mine, at Lithgow, is to be developed along a progressive plan and that there were no fears whatever of the colliery being closed down or future activities curtailed, was given this morning by the Chairman of the State Coal Mines Authority…
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Mr. and Mrs. W. McKewen, who were burned out of their home in Cobar Paddock on July 2, losing all their personal possessions, will move, into another home--their own--tomorrow as a result of the generosity of workmates and the people of Lithgow…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Snowstorms and blizzards which froze the State over the weekend have ended, but icy…
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LITHGOW, Sunday. —Members of the Mines Rescue Squad are still on duty at the…
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The McKewen fire appeal concluded on Saturday morning with the drawing of a competition for a fox skin rug offered…
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Det. Sergt. W. J. Heron and Det. T. Stephenson are investigating a fire which completely…
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LITHGOW, Monday: A new medical post has been set up underground in the Lithgow State Mine, where work is now going ahead to clear the…
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Fire-fighting operations in the State Mine had been chaotic and some of the proto suits worn by rescue squad men and inexperienced trainees were in such a deplorable condition that the men obliged to use them had shown a courage beyond the ordinary call of duty, the Northern Miners…
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TRANGIE, Wednesday: A railway employee and three graziers early this morning fought a fire which broke out at Trangie Railway Station…
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LITHGOW, Wednesday: Authorities believe the lire in the Lithgow State coal mine, which has caused a daily coal toss of 1000 tons since it broke…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade received a call to 143 Stewart, Street at 7.40 last night. The brigade extinguished a fire which had broken out in a…
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Rather than risk having a proposed departmental inquiry into the State Mine fire conducted under an aurora of secrecy, the Western Miners Federation executive today sent a telegram to the Minister for…
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A chimney fire which broke out at a home at 125 Keppel Street at 7 o'clock last night, was extinguished before any damage was caused. SSO…
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LITHGOW, Sunday: In a 12 day fight against a fire burning deep in the State Coalmine in NSW another man was overcome by poisonous fumes…
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Fire completely destroyed the laundry at the rear of the home of Mr. William Reynolds, at 37 Colliery-road, this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joe Glasson’s Life Story (34) How Orange Kept The Home Fires Burning
In the last chapter I spoke about the activities on the home front during the first World War, when Orange, like every other country town, was never idle in its efforts to provide comforts for the boys in the firing line…
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SANTA MONICA ( California), Tuesday. — Actress Judy Garland, awakened by flames, was forced to…
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