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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Additional Engine For Fire Brigade

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 1

Maitland Fire [?]grade has [?] an additional are [?] The vehicle a heavy American Mack,” arrived at the station on…

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Fire At Bakery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

A fire broke out at the rear of Mr. N. Hamonet’s bakery in Melbourne-street, East Maitland, at 10.15 a.m. to-day, [?] damage…

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Report From Cease-fire Committee Lake Success

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 1

The political committee of the general assembly will meet today to consider the critical Korean situation…

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Mother, Seven Children Die in Fire (Australian Associated Press) New York

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

The bodies of a widow and her seven children were found in the ashes of their burnt farm home at Neosho (Missouri)…

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"Sabotage" Says Russia U.N. "Cease-Fire" Effort Has Failed

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 1

The U.N. Political Committee yesterday heard a report on the failure of the U.N. cease-fire committee for Korea, and an American call for nonappeasement…

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Fireman Falls 50 Feet Brisbane Theatre Fire. Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

A fireman was seriously injured when he fell through the roof of the Sherwood Picture Theatre while fighting a fire last night. Fire-officer…

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Cease-fire Committee Not Hopeful Lake Success

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

Na conclusive results of the Chinese Korean problem are expected when the United Nations political committee meets to-day…

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Change at Fire Station

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Maitland Fire Brigade has restored the platoon system for the next forenight This action has been taken as…

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The U.N. "Cease Fire" Plan From London

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

LAKE SUCCESS, Friday.—The United Nations "cease-fire group" yesterday submitted proposals to the Political Committee urging the General Assembly to arrange a conference of powers including Britain, America, Russia and Communist…

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Dramatic Move to End Korean War Cease-fire Proposal Accepted by General Asseebly Lake Success'

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

In a dramatic move to end the Korean war and to settle other Far Eastern problems, Britain, America, India, Norway, France, Turkey and Israel, in the face of Russian opposition, have given their support…

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Fire ln Chicago Markets CHICAGO

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 1

Two per[?] are known to be dead one is makings and other may have been trapped in a [?] fire and ex[?]…

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In Severe Electric Storm Mother and Baby Escape Injury Pram "On Fire" as Ligthning Struck

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

Suffering severe shock when lightning splintered an electric light pole just outside her Orchard Lane home on Saturday afternoon, Mrs. G. Burns dropped her three months' old baby girl, who…

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Fire Delays Funeral at Crookwell Goulburn

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

A funeral was held up at Crookwell while men attending It extinguished a Brass fire which broke out on the dead woman’s…

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Destructive Queensland Bush Fires BRISBANE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

Bush fires are raging over thousands of square miles and causing damage to property and stock in the south-west corner of…

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Brown Lucerne Prefered By Cattle But Carries Big Fire Risk

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Brown lucerne hay is more succulent and freer from dust than the dry green hay; most cattle show a decided…

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Bush Fires, Floods, Ravage Queensland BRISBANE

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

Floods and bushfires are sweeping a great area of Queensland. At Charleville, in the south-west, bushfires are out of control since…

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Conserve Your Forests by Preventing Bush Fires

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

FIRE is the enemy of Trees, Robbing the country of its beauty birds and animal life. Remember little fires become big fires, so be careful with…

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Factory Fire at Hamilton Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 4

Fire caused £1500 worth of damage at the steel manufacturing factory or Henry Lane Pty. Ltd., In Clyde-st, Hamilton…

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Deadlock on Cease-fire China Rejects Plan; America Is Adamant LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

Communist China has rejected the U.N. proposal for a cease-fire in Korea, but a counter proposal by its Foreign Minister, Mr. Chou En Lai, offering a seven-nation conference in China to discuss Korea and all Far Eastern…

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£2¼ Million Fire

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

An uncontrollable fire, swept by a 40-mile-an-hour wind, at Baltimore, Maryland, destroyed a five-million…

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