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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 27
SYDNEY: Worst bushfires in the history of New South Wales are still blasing in fall fury over west areas of N.S.W., including parts of Sydney. Thousands of weary firefighters resumed the bottle at daybreak this morning and have succeed in checking fires in some areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The only property lost in yesterday's fires at Abernethy was a [?]hed containing between five had six tons of boy, belonging to Mr. Jeanings. Mr. Jennings [?]he his family evacuated their home when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners at Newmain Colliery near Branxton are standing by ready to fight a serious bushfire which threatens the mine. The fire broke out yesterday in the Cranky Corner district and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With more than 100,000 sheep already killed, and firemaddened cattle being shot, smoKe from the most savage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Called by the Shire President (Councillor J. R. Collins), a well-attended public meeting was held in the School of Arts on Friday night for the purpose of discussing the fire danger which exists in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →People stood by to evacuate their homes as bushfires swept towards Bulga last night. The fire fanned by a 60 miles-per hour wind burnt out 10 miles of bush country within about seven hours. Five volunteer fire brigades have been called to the seat of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The worst bushfires in the State's history are still blazing at full fury over vast areas of New South Wales and parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although the bushfire danger in the SeahomGlen Oak areas had lessened to-day, to the east of this locality' Forestry officials have abandoned the fight against flames which have been raging in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfires in New South Wales yesterday were the worst on record. A man was killed in an explosion caused by fires and 24 homes were destroyed. Scores more homes were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →William Henry Garland (48), labourer, of Morpeth, was sentenced under the Bushfires' Act to three months' imprisonment when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A warning was issued by Air F. L. McNamara, S,M this morning that he intended to treat very seriously-offences of lighting fires in the open. With the present dangerous conditions be added,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY: More than 1000 five fighters to-day patrolled danger spots in the N.S.W. bushfire belt. They are taking no chances against the ever present present risk of fresh flareups in the huge fires which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is many years since this State experienced such disastrous bushfires. Consequent upon a succession of wet seasons, the coating of grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfires swept across a wide area of Newcastle £ Coulfields districts on Monday and destroyed thousand of acres of valuable hardwood timber…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Prevention Week opens throughout New South Wales on November- 26. This week will be dedicated to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY: Chief Secretary Evatt said to-day that action would be taken if investigation. revealed that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →URBANA (Ohlo): All five members of we family were burned to death today, when a Jammed door trapped them in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TOKYO: United Nation delegates to the Korea cease-fire talks made a tentative proposal that a cease-fire should be fixed, this to become the permanent Military demarcation line, provided a full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY: Apart from a dangerous outbreak near Healthcare, on the South Coast, the bushfire situation near Sydney appeared to be under control this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is ascertained to-day from the Bush Fire Committee in Sydney that the burning of fire breaks during the period of the…
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