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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

321 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 17

Fire in Flat

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

Fire caused some damage in a flat over Hunter s Shoe Store, High-street, [?] early [?] morning…

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New Approach For Korea Cease Fire "Hopes Not High, But"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 3

Britain will ask Russia to use its influence in arranging a cease-fire in Korea while further negotiations take place to stop the fighting, according to the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express."…

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Wallerawang Has No Fire Brigade

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 6

LITHGOW, Thursday. —Because Wallerawang has no fire fighting equipment, residents could do little while a fire destroyed a building…

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Royalty Figured Amongst Volunteer Fire-fighters "Fire! Fire! Tell H.R.H."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 9

The special messenger, face sweating in the sultry summer heat, leapt from the hansom cab and ran into Marlborough House. He was taken direct to the Prince of Wales. A few minutes later, Prince Edward, the Duke of…

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Fire Destroys Mentone Buildings

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A fire at Mentone racecourse last night destroyed the main administrative building and damaged the…

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Trains Fire Farm Lands

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 4

FOGGIA (Italy) : Cinders from the funnels of passing trains axe ruining farmers in this central Italy area. Almost every time a train…

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Fire Destroys Army Stores At Aldershot

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 3

LONDON. July 17. — [?] show at the histor[?] town of Alder[?] King and Queen [?]…

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Mr. Arthur Inspects Fire Zone

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday. — The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) paid his first visit to Cessnock this morning. He will make an…

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Six Shire Councillors Under Fire Aberdeen Residents Dissatisfied Over County Council Proposal Protest Meetings Arranged to Bring Pressure to Bear on Representatives

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

Residents of Aberdeen, and some ratepayers of Blairmore and Dartbrook, are dissatisfied over the six Shire Councillors' action in voting for the formation of a County Council to take over the electricity undertaking from Muswellbrook Coal Company…

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Fire Board Told to Change Bank

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Speaking at a meeting of Woollahra Municipal Council, Ald. L. E. Duff, representative of 35 metropolitan…

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Railway Carriage Fire-damaged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Several electric trains were threatened, with destruction by fire in Flemington railway sheds early to-day…

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Terrorists Suspected of Starting Fire

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 6

SINGAPORE, July 29 (AAP-Reuter). — Police detained four men suspected of being the terrorists responsible for the fire…

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Fire in Big Mountains Home

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police investigating the theory that a blaze which badly damaged a two-storeyed weatherboard home…

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25 Years Ago Bridge on Fire!

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

The populace with buckets of water helped the Singleton Fire Brigade put out the fire at Gowrie Bridge. Flames,…

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Troops Fight Forest Fire

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 1

TOULON, Aug. 5.—More than 5000 troops, villagers and firemen were battling desperately last night to isolate the French…

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French Boy Started Sixteen Fires

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

PARIS, Aug. (AAP).—Police said a boy of 15 confessed that he started 16 forest fires. Police recognised a similarity…

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Mr. Chifley’s Speech Under Heavy Fire Statement On Korea Is Resented By Ministers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday. — Government leaders have severely criticised public statements made by the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Chifley, on Australian aid to Korea. The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) said Mr…

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Blackouts While Others Enjoy Blaze Of Light

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While many Sydney suburbs are in the darkness of blackouts every night, others enjoy blazing outdoor illumination,…

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Japanese Dockyard Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 4

TOKIO, Aug. 8 (AAP).—A fire virtually destroyed the Mukojima warehouses at the Nagasaki dockyard…

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Classification For Fire District

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Friday. — The Fire Accident and Underwriters’ Association, in reply to Muswellbrook Municipal…

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