Notify Police or Shire Clerk. What to Do in Case of Fire
Residents of the shire area should immediately make contact with the police or Shire Clerk in the event of fires breaking out on their properties or…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
454 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 23
Bush Fire Relief by the Red Cross
SYDNEY Sat—During the recent outbreaks of bush fires on the Blue Mountains Red Cross was called upon for assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Internal Troubles in Greece Police Fire on Unearned Demonstrators Australian Associated Press
LONDON, December 3.—A situation somewhat similar to that existing in Belgium appears to have arisen in Greece, and a crisis was reached this morning when Government police opened fire with machie-guns and…
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LONDON, December 4.— British troops, who have met and overcome one emergency after another in the strike bound city Athens, have so far kept at bay the terror of civil war. This is stated by the Athens correspondent of the…
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SINGLETON Thurs.—What appeared to be a big fire in Singleton last night [?] only to be a practice fire for members of…
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"Prevention is better than cure," is a very true saying, and this is particularly so when applied to bush fires. The New South Wales Bush Fires'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merriwa News Beer for Bush Fire Fighters
Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., advises that, following on the recent disastrous bush fires which swept the Merriwa district, he made…
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Absence of fires has been so noticeable in this town for such a long period that members of the local Fire Brigade on Wednesday…
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Secretary of the Fire Brigades of N.S.W. Anzac House appeal has written expressing thanks to the local brigade members for their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Compensation Fund for Bushfire Fighters Bill Passes Assembly
The Workers' Compensation (Bushfire Fighters) Bill, to provide compensation to bushfire fighters who suffer injury while fighting fires, or…
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SYDNEY Sat.—Heat-wave conditions are expected over most paris of the State this week-end, and another bush fire warning…
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A fierce bush fire raged in the Lochinvar and Allendale district to-day and several-houses fences and properties in the Lochinvar…
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Bush fires are raging again in the Broke district and a call went out yesterday morning to save the home and bulding of…
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During the recent outbreaks of bush fires oh the Blue Mountains Red Cross was called upon for assistance. The following letter has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Still Rage on Mountains
SYDNEY Mon—Bush fires are raging in the Blue Mountains area and also the Gosford district. No further deaths have…
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Mere than half a million men last night were fighting fires which had turned great areas of the State into an inferno…
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New South Wales experienced one of its worst days yesterday when bush fires, extending over a wide part of the State caused damage that will ran Into millions of pounds. Two lives were lost, many homes and other property…
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Brigades in the Maitland fire district yesterday had their busiest day for some time. Altogether 22 calls were received. Six of…
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BROKE Tuesday—Bush fires are raging again in the Broke district and on Sunday morning the home and buildings of Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Relieves Bush Fire Position
To-day's heavy rainstorms helped to extinguish the worst of the fires burning in the McCully's Gap area. The postmistress reported…
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