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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1944

454 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 23

Bush Fires

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Considerable damage has been caused by bush fires during the month and culverts valued at several hundred pounds have been destroyed on…

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Bush Fire Brigades

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 3

From the Dungog Municipal Council advising that in the event of the Shire Council taking steps to form a Bush Fire Brigade, that council would…

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Damage to Land From Bush Fires

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 6

The thoughtless are Inclined to assume that the effects of fire soon pass away. Rain comes and quickly there is a green shoot in…

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Bush Fire Brigades Shire Council Adopts Clerk's Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, the Clerk (Mr A. E. Craig) reported :— "During 1944 a further five Bush…

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Rouchel Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

The fire which occurred at Rouchel on Sunday last and destroyed the general store of M. Campbell and Co. Pty. Ltd., and the Post…

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Fire Brigade Called Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 1

The Fire Brigade was called out on Wednesday to deal with a grass fire at the rear of premises in Carl Street. Firemen F. Schadel and O. James used…

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Grass Fires on the Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 1

Kurri [?] Fire Brigade attended a small grass and bush fire at [?] Kurri yesterday. It was put out with one hydrant…

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£4000 Damage by Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE Tuesday. —A fire totally destroyed the joinery works of For[?] Thompson at Toowoomba causing damage…

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Bush Fire Quelled at Rosebrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 3

A bush fire, which broke out in the Rosebrook district last night, threatened thousands of acros of grazing land, and only for…

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Raiders Saw Fires in Tokio

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 2

Fires were observed in Tokio by Superfortress crews which attacked Japan in medium force at moon on Wednesday,…

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Spite Motive in Fires Threat Messages

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE Saturday. — Spite is believed to be the motive, behind a number of fires in which incendiaries is suspected…

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Fire at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1944 · page 3

SING ETON Sat. — Singleton fire brigade had an early call this morning, Very little damage are was done. An outhouse, the…

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Flats Swept by Fire

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday. — When fire swept through two blocks of flat in Johnston-st.. Annandale, the lives of eight families,…

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