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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 27

Chemical Spray To Control Fires

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1951 · page 4

With the approach of summer Australians are reminded of the [?] dangers this [?] brings…

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Grass Fire at Weston

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

Weston Fire Brigade Was called out to deal with a grass fire off Elford-avenue and Smith-street, South Weston,…

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Fire In Monastery Distillery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

LONDON: A monk is believed to have been burned to death and two people seriously injured in a fires at the…

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60 Homes Lost In Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

SAO LUIZ, (Brazil): A fierce fire yesterday, killed a child, destroyed 60 working class homes and left over 300…

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Resuming Talks on Cease-fire United Nations Reasons For Changing Site

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 1

TOKYO: Allied [?] effacers at a second macting with their Comun[?] counter-parts in Kaesong fo-day, pre expected [?] press the Allied command’s proposal that Kaesong be abandoned as the…

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Kaesong Is Not Suitable Place for Cease-fire Talks (A.a.p. Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 2

TOKYO: Allied liaison officers have fold the Communists that Kaesong was not a suitable place in which to hold the Korean cease-fire talks. “It is plain that partisan groups, responsible to…

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Bush Fire Act in Force

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 3

The Bush Fire Committee has advised Lower Hunter Shire Council that section 7 of the Bush Fires Act has…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 5

A bush fire danger period has been proclaimed by the Chief Secretary (Mr. C. Eyatt)and the effect of the…

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Car on Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 5

Short circuiting of wires is thought to be the cause of a car catching fire in Vincent-St. on Tuesday night…

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Mecanised War Against Bush Fires

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 1

GRAFTON: squade of men are watching fires in the Coff's Harbour and Casino area, which may spread if a high…

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Two Grass Fires at Weekend

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 1

Cessnock Fire Brigade was assisted in extinguishing two grass fires during the week-end by the Bellbird and…

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Grass Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 6

A large area of burning bush and grass on vacant land in David Street, Cesanock, was extinguished by Cessnock Fire…

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You Can Prevent Bush Fires!

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 4

A survey of fires made by State Authorities during a bad bushfire season revealed that the causes were due to the following:…

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Bushfires Again in Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE: disastrous bush fires are again raging throughout the state and the present outbreak is the worst…

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Night Battle Against Bushfires

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY : Firefighters battled throughout the night in the Lismore and Murwillumbah district, where bushfires…

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Women Had Hair Singed in Fire Blaze Sweeps Through Sydney Factory

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fire swept through a plastic moulding factory adjoining St. Peters station to-day, causing damage estimated at nearly £100,000. Two women employees had their hair singed at…

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Rain Quells Fires

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Heavy rain during the night put out most of the bushfires, which have caused thousands of pounds…

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You Can Prevent Bushfires

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

A survey, made by State authorities during a bad bushfire season revealed that the causes were due to the following, says Mr. S. J…

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Fire [?]gers Transformer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 3

A transformer, near Cal[?] Open cut mine was [?]danger by fire which broke out [?] grass and scrub on Friday…

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Fire Guts Premises at South Lismore

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 1

LISMORE: Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused early to-day when a fire gutted three [?] in South Lismore…

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