Brigade Galled to Fire
Dungog Fire Brigade was called out to attend a grass fire at the rear of Grierson's shop on Thursday afternoon…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 27
Small Town Near Destruction. Bush Fire Danger in North-west. Sydney
Firefighters in north-western New South Wales are standing by for an emergency as strong winds sweep across the inder…
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SYDNEY: Fire fighters in north-western Now South Wales are standing by the an emergency as strong winds…
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CESSNOCK: At 1 o’clock this afternoon the position at Aberdare Extended colliery, where an estimated 1,000,000…
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Fve bush and grass fires were extinguished by district fire brigades at the week-end. Firemen from Cessnock and…
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A fire started about 8.30 p.m. yesterday at the extreme rear of the premises of M. Campbell and Co. Pty. Ltd. Because of the gale…
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SYDNEY: A fire at Loftus is out of control and is endangering dozens of homes. An emergency call has been…
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SYDNEY: An executive member of the Bushfire Committees (Mr. A. G. Kings[?] to-day appealed to shire…
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Cessnock and Bellbird brigades fought for three hours to control a bush fire which was approaching the manager's…
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Nine bush fires in the coalfields area near Maitland have kept firefighters busy since Saturday…
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DARWIN: A huge fire, burning on a 200-mile front, has burnt out 1,250,000 acres of grass land in the…
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An outbreak of fire at Case Timbers Pty. Ltd.'s premises at Tuncurry destroyed 60,000 super feet of logs valued at about £2,000…
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SYDNEY: Bushfires on the North Coast are estimated to hare caused more than £1,000,000 worth of damage. Latest reports from the fire-devastated area state…
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Bushfires in northern New South Wales are estimated to have caused more than £1 million worth of damage…
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SYDNEY: More than 1000 State foresters are fighting bush fires in New South Wales, the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) said in the Legislative Assembly to-day…
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Packing cases, which caught fire in the backyard of Mr. John Hunters residence at Aberdare this morning were…
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SYDNEY: Near-gale force westerly winds, which yesterday rekindled Huge bushfires dropped to-day, saving…
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Someone evidently threw a lighted cigarette out of a car while crossing Belmore Bridge last night…
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Weston Fire Brigade attended eight fires this week. On Monday, poultry farms were menaced by a fire in bush…
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A bush fire Which slatted near Caledonia Railway Station reached Abernethy before it was brought under control on…
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