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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Minor Damage to "Elizabeth" in Dock Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Fire broke out in a main deck cabin of the liner Queen Elizabeth, at Southampton lust night, but…

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Arson Allegation in Giant Liner Blaze

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Fire alarms sounded again yesterday in the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton while two Scotland Yard officers were investigating Tuesday night's main deck cabin…

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Millthorpe Fire

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

Farming machinery and pressed hay were destroyed in a fire which broke out in a shed on a Millthorpe property, about 15 miles from Orange, just after 12 noon yesterday. Cause of…

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Fire on Queen Elizabeth

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.— Fire broke out in a main [?]eck cabin of the liner, Queen Elisabeth at…

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Fire Checked on Liner Dock Incident

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Fire broke ou[?] in a main deck cabin of the liner Queen Elizabeth, at South [?]np on last night but was quickly brought under…

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Big Fire Loss on Well-known Property Canowindra Blaze

Central Western Daily · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

A fierce blaze, raging on a Canowindra property for more than five hours yesterday morning, completely gutted a modern storage…

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Severe Damage Caused by Farm Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

CANOWINDRA, Friday: Damage estimated at some thousands of pounds was caused by a fire on Belabula Farm, about five miles from…

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Huk Surrender Plan Cease-Fire Order

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 2

MANILA, Friday: Philippine Government negotiations, including President Elpidio Quirino's brother. Antonio Quirino will meet Communist…

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Miners Gassed Fire in Northern Pit

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday: Miners sealed off heated sections of the Rosebank Colliery took canaries below with them today after three men had…

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Another Fire Outbreak on Liner Arson Theory

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Fire alarms sounded again yesterday in the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton while two Scotland Yard officers were…

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Warning on Bushfires

Central Western Daily · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

President of the Canoboles Shire Council, Mr. J. M. Caldwell, yesterday urged all Orange and…

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Heavy Load Causes Blaze in Transformer

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Due to the heavy load on the local electrical installations at the showground on Friday night, two wires and an…

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Sabotage Claim in S.a. Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, This Aft.-- Arson Squad detectives are investigating possible sabotage to a Government office…

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Meadow Flat Bush Fire Brigade

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade at Meadow [?]lat was well attended. The election of officers resulted as follows:…

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Home Destroyed by Fire

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

FORBES, Monday: An unoccupied weatherboard cottage was burnt to the ground this morning. The cottage was owned by Mrs…

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Bush Fire Near Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 14

A bush fire started on "North Shore", Dunedoo, on Saturday morning last and burned about 30 acres of…

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Goolm'a Bush Fire Brigade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 10

Goolma Bush Fire Brigade recently negotiated with Gulgong Shire Council for the purchase of a bush fire…

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Sawmills Destroyed Coonamble Blaze

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

COONAMBLE, Thursday: An estimated £15,000 worth of damage was caused when fire gutted Nelson's Sawmills at Coonamble early this…

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Cease Fire Plan Allied Reaction Unfavorable

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Chinese Communist Premier, Chou EnLai has proposed an immediate cease fire in Korea and then a…

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Woman Burned in Bedroom Fire

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

A 61-years-old woman suffered burns to the face, shoulders and arms yesterday afternoon when she attempted to extinguish a fire in her…

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