Police Claim Fire Bug Active At Broke
A pyromaniac is believed by the police to be responsible for the recent bush fires which have occurred in the Broke area. What is believed to have…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 27
Many Problems to Be Settled Yet Comment On Possible Korean Cease-Fire
WASHINGTON: Many complex problems remained to be worked out before there would [?] a cease-fire in Korea, acting Secretary of State (James Webb) has warned the motion…
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SYDNEY: Special police were rushed to guard a fortune in gold and silver bars and other precious metals, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Military Camp
Damage estimated at £800 was caused when 2 marquees were burnt out at Singleton military camp yesterday…
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A fire at the Singleton camp yesterday destroyed two marquees and equipment valued at more than £800…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — The Bush Fires Committee was severely rebuked by the Chief Secretary, Mr. C. Evatt,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighters Trapped By Blaze In Scott's Creek Area
Men fighting fires at Scott's Creek had to be rescued from the centre of a blazing inferno when they were surrounded on Saturday. The men were trapped when the fire jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires At Abadan
BASRAH: Fires broke out in the Abadan refinery last week, when the Persians tried to start some of the refinery units according to reports reaching Basrah…
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A fire which burnt out 200 acres of grasslands on Mr. C. Boorer's property at Wallarobba Mountain, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chief Secretary Takes Bushfires Committee To Task Allegations Refuted
SYDNEY: The Bushfire Committee by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) to-day for suggesting that the Blue Mountains Council had not taken proper steps to combat bush fires within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway And The Bushfire Menace
A Feature of the work of the Bush Fire Committee this year has been a survey of the clanger of fire arising from railway lands or railway operations…
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SYDNEY: The lighting of fires in the open in any circumstances until midnight. to-morrow has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mess Hut Destroyed by Fire
A mess hut on the St. Heliers' property was destroyed by fire at about 7.45 p.m. on Friday night last. The hut was used by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Spots Fire in Widden Area
When a fire broke out on Caneema in the Widden district during the week-end a plane was chartered from Newcastle by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homestead Destroyed by Fire Merriwa Grazier's Heavy Loss
The new home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bettington, of "Coolie," Merriwa, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Loss In Fire At Glebe Island Wharf
SYDNEY: Fire last night swept through cargo on the wharf between No. 3 and No. 4 Glebe Island, and at one stage threatened two ships. Value of the cargo destroyed has been estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Fight Pokolbin Fire Brigade Received Seven Calls
Policemen from Cessnock, under Sergeant Chalker, extinguished a large bush fire that threatened a poulty farm…
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A bushfire that could have endangered all the high country to the Page River at Gundy, was reported on Sunday to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weston Farms, Property Menaced By Bushfire
Fanned by a strong westerly wind, a bushfire is raging on an estimated five to six miles front at Weston. Several poultry farms and adjoining properties arc in grave danger. The fire started at 10.40…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long Fight to Control Fires Large Area Burnt Out At Weston
Volunteer firemen from Weston fought for eight hours yesterday to bring under control fires raging in the bush country around the town. An extensive area, estimated between 15 and 20…
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