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

Fires & bushfires, 1954

322 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 17

Fire Prevention Campaign 1954

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 3

"To-day marks the opening of Fire Prevention Week in New South Wales," said His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Northcott, in a Nation broadcast on Monday…

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Fire Station Within Month

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 8

Portland would have a fire station within the next eight months, said Cr. R. H. Fitzgerald yesterday. He added it will be constructed on the corner of Vale and Lett-streets and facing the police station…

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Annual Meeting of Cudal Bush Fire Brigade

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 7

The annual meeting of Cudal Bush Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday last, when the President…

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Closing of Street Fire Fighting Display

National Advocate · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 7

Hereford Street from Peel Road to Stanley Street will be closed today between 2 and 5 pm for the purpose of fire fighting demonstrations in…

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Fire Fighting Display

National Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 3

Hundreds of people defied the warm weather yesterday afternoon to witness a fire fighting display at the river end of George Street…

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Chimney Fire

National Advocate · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 2

Bathurst Fire Brigade attended a chimney fire at 27 Queen Street on Saturday. No damage was caused. Eleven firemen attended the fire…

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South Bowenfels Resident On Spot At City Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

South Bowenfels resident, Mr. William Perkins, told a graphic story in Lithgow today of the fire which caused £7,000…

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Bushfire Damage

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 5

The State Government proposed to make the penalty for starting a bushfire so night, and to treat this negligence so…

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Fire in Shire Tractor

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2

Orange Fire Brigade yesterday used sand to extinguish a petrol fire in a Canobolas. Shire Council…

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Fire Equipment for Boree Shire

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 4

Boree Shire Council has secured the maximum subsidy allowed for fire fighting equipment and has obtained…

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New Fire Station for Oberon

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 16

OBERON.— About fifty people attended the turning of the first god ceremony at the site of the…

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Essay Competition for Fire Prevention Week

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

Molong Shire Council is to sponsor an essay competition for school children for Fire Prevention Week. The essay, which will be…

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Vale Of Clwydd Homes Threatened By Bushfires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2

Following an earlier fire in thick bush in the Vale of Clwydd area yesterday afternoon, Lithgow fire brigade…

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Heavy Damage in Turkish Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Mon.--A giant fire which raged through Istanbul's famous covered bazaar destroyed 7600 shops in 34…

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Bushfire Danger High

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.--N.S.W. is facing its most serious danger of bushfires for some months as…

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Grass Fire

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 2

Orange Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire behind a garage in Post Office Lane at 8.50 a.m…

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Fire Destroyed Covered Bazaar

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 14

ISTANBUL, Monday.— A giant fire which raged through Istanbul’s famous bazaar destroyed 1600…

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Fire Insurance by Railways

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 3

The Railways Department should institute its own system of insurance to cover the payment of damages Cor fire,…

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[?] Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Tallawang Bush Fire Brigade held at the office of K. A. Murray…

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Bushfire Prevention Points To Remember

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

Do not light fires on hot, windy days. Cheek spark ancestors on tractors…

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