Fire Destroys Cottage at Dartbrook Family Suffers Heavy Loss
WHEN A FIRE DESTROYED THEIR COTTAGE ON FRIDAY NIGHT LAST, MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR TRAFFICANTE, OF DARTBROOK LOST ALL THEIR FURNITURE…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
321 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 17
Control And Financing Of Bush Fire Fighting
Insurance companies will meet [?] per cent of the coat of a [?] fire fighting fond created by recent State legislation the Government will pay…
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Wollarobba Shire Council at Dungog yesterday supported a re-commendation by the shire clerk (Mr. F. W. Aldis) to proceed…
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SINGLETON, Wed. — Singleton Volution Tire Brigade was called to a grass fire in Keisn-street Singleton early this morning. The…
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Maitland City Council has received a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners, NSW, furnishing estimated expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City’s Inadequate Fire Protection Council Resents Proposed Reduction In Brigade Staff
Citizens of Maitland and the City Council had been treated in e mean fashion by the Fire Boards it was stated at the city council meeting-last night, when aldermen supported the move by the mayor, Aid. A. S. McDonald, to…
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HONGKONG, Thurs.— Police and fire brigade officials have heavily redu[?]ed their earlier estimates of the number of people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire at Merriwa. 150 Acres Burnt on Bow Reserve
Much excitement was caused on Thursday, 6th January, when early in the afternoon an outbreak of fire was reported on Bow Reserve…
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Probably few Bush Fire Brigade members arc aware of the full extent of the ininsurance coverage provided…
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A grass fire which broke out near Mr. T. P. Dolahenty's residence to—day, was brought under control by a band of voluntary fire-fighters. The…
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DAVENPORT (Iowa), Jan. 18, —A young woman patient Is alleged to have confessed to setting the fire in which 41 women…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rica, San. 14. —it is estimated that 16,000 persons were made homeless by a fire that destroyed 300 houses in the town of…
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The Mayor (Ald. Robinson) told the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night that the new restrictions on fires in the open affect…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — When a pressure stove exploded ln a tent at Bundeena camping ground, near Cronulla, early today, fire…
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BROKEN HILL, Monday.—More than 70,000 acres of grassland were destroyed by a fire which raged on a 25-miIe front 25 miles, from…
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ALICE SPRINGS, Monday. — The offices of the “Centralian Advocate” newspaper, three shops and residences were…
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MERRIWA, Tuesday—A fire, fighting unit from Merriwa—a jeep—was badly damaged by fire when volunteers were fighting a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£300,000 Wool Fire
Thousands of bales of wool and barrels of tallow were destroyed when a wool realisation storage shed caught fire in Melbourne last…
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ABERDEEN, Tues. — Thieves entered the Aberdeen butter factory, and removed a quantity of butter and egged…
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Lower Hunte: Shire Council decided to-day to rigidly apply the Bush F[?]es Prevention Act throughout the area…
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