Minister Firm On Mine Fire Probe
Any person able to supply information regarding the State Mine fire would be given the opportunity of bringing evidence before the Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr. Durham) and, for this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
435 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 22
Trial Car Damaged by Fire
SYDNEY, Thursday: Oldest car in the Redex trial, a 1928 Nash from South Australia, was tampered with last night while parked outside a city…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →State Mine Fire Revives Memories Oe L.v.c. Disaster
"I went a slight distance into the mine, fell down on my knees, and prayed that God would take me into his hands and direct me in this crisis." These simple words written on June 6, 1886, by Joseph Campbell reflect across the years the disastrous fire and explosion in the old Lithgow Valley colliery in which eight men were killed or…
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Serious damage was caused to the timber framing and supports of an overhead hot water tank at Newcom…
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Youths who started a fire in the Littleton pine forest this morning could have caused a heavy loss of private property and severe damage to the trees, it was stated this afternoon…
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LITHGOW, Monday: A grass fire in the Lithgow suburb of Littleton, today threatened ten acres of valuable pine forest. The fire is believed to have…
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Six fires yesterday and last night kept brigade officers and volunteers "working almost non-stop to prevent heavy damage to both Government and private property. Two of the biggest…
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A grass fire on the Blayney Road, was extinguished quickly by Bathurst Fire Brigade yesterday morning, knapsacks and beaters were used to…
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An unoccupied dwelling in Mckellar's Paddock, owned by Mrs.M. Duff, was completely destroyed by fire last night…
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Serious damage was caused to the timber framing and supports of an overhead hot water tank at Newcom Colliery, Lisdale, early on Saturday…
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Enquiries in Sydney this afternoon revealed that the official probe into the State Mine fire…
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Damage estimated at more than £2000 was caused by a fire in Bishop Street early on Wednesday morning when a weatherboard cottage was…
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A car owned, by Mr. George Oliver Parnham, was severely damaged last night when it caught fire while parked in the garage at the owner's…
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Bathurst Fire Brigade had a quiet time over the weekend, not one call being received throughout the period…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The bushfire risk in N.S.W. was at its highest and the most serious fires in years could…
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A length of fencing at the rear of 41 Laidley-street, owned by Mr. W. Bennett, was destroyed when fire, fanned by a…
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A bush fire, burning last night on a half or three-quarters-of-a mile front, has already already burnt-out about two or three hundred acres of bush country behind the Pinnacle and is heading towards the State forest on Mount Canobolas. The District Forrester at…
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CHICAGO, Tuesday. — Eight Negro children were among at least 16 persons who were killed when fire…
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"They have the nicest way of getting around something and meaning nothing that I have eve[?]listened to," declared Ald. J. Dudley at Monday night's Council meeting after hearing…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon. -- A bushfire is burning along a 30-mile front near Nimmitabel. A call for help has been issued…
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