BUSHFIRES. Mostly Extinguished. Heroic Men and Women
Most of the bushfires which were burning fiercely in many parts of the State at the end of last week, by Sunday night had burnt…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
514 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 26
Bush Fires Fighters Lose Control Flames Converging
A message from Cobar states that many of the huge bush fires have assumed such alarming proportions that volunteers have been forced to give up trying to keep them in cheak. A survey of the country was made…
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There were 23 actual fires in the Cessnock fire district last year compared with 31 for the previous annual term…
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The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), discussing the bush fires in the western area, said; "This is noe like city fire, where you can send the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exciting Chase Police Fire Shots, SYDNEY
Whon chasing two young man in a stolon motor car this afternoon, at St. Peters, the police in a police Department ear, while speeding at…
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Fire-fighters in the far west are making frantic efforts to save Cobar. The fire is on all sides of the…
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Four buildings were destroyed by a Are which swept through them with great rapidity early this morning…
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There is still no relief from the bush fires in the west, and it is feared that unless rain falls shortly, the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires Rage Homesteads Destroyed Still Spreading Sydney
Large bushfires still rage in the western districts, and the danger to stock and and property in some localities in acute…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Fresh Outbreaks in Far West. Sydney
A number of bush fires in the far west broke out afresh this morning. The opinion was expressed by one well-known landowner that fighting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Surging On. West Bush Fires No Relief Prayers for Rain Sydney
There is still no relief in the West from hush fires, and it is feared that unless rain falls very shortly, the whole of the Western…
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A message from Cobar this morning states that a number of large bush, fires which yesterday appeared to be dying down,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Belmont Fire Cottage Destroyed NEWCASTLE, FRiday
Late last night one of the oldest buildings in Belmont, a fourroomed cottage on the Loan Estate, and owned by the Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend Blaze Machinery Suffers Sheds Destroyed Newcastle
The shed of Osland's sawmills, on the site of the old Elermore Vale Colliery engine-house, at Pittown, Wallsend, was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DUNGOG House Destroyed Wangat Fire Dungog
During the holiday period bad luck came the way of Mr. and Mrs. Les Soars, of Wangat, whose home and its contents were totally destroyed…
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Two hundred members of the New Guard have been enrolled to go to Cobar to assist in fighting the bushfires. They will be transported in…
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News was received this afternoon of a serious outbreak of bushfires between Wangoola and Nargong, in the Goulburn River district…
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The Minister for Labour and industry (Mr J. M. Baddeley), interviewed at this home at Cossnock yesterday, stated that Mr C. W. Tye, who…
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A New Guard contingent, 200 strong, arrived at Cobar this morning from Sydney. They will not go on duty, pending information from the areas…
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The New Guard contingent of 200 strong, arrived in Cobar this morning from Sydney. They will not go on…
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