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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 27

Denman District [?]Ires Under Control. Mountain Kanges Burnt Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

A[?]l bushfires in [?]e Denman district aro now under control. Practically tho whole of the mountain ranges…

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Fire Prevention Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK opens throughout New South Wales next Monday and the week will be dedicated to the…

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Fire in Cemetery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

A grass fire burn through the Church of England cemetery at Homeville last yesterday, but no damage was…

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Fire In Upholstery Factory

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: Fire destroyed the interior of the Hunter Upholstery factory. Maitland-road, Islington, last…

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Grass Fire At Morpeth

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

A fire caused minor damage to a fence and a stack of sawn timber at Morpeth yesterday…

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Fire Risk Halts Wybong Sports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

Owing to the [?]ire risk involved, Wybong Combined Churches' Sports, billed for next Saturday, have been…

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Children Killed In Theatre Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

QUITO (Ecuador) : A Ire a picture theatre killed 14 children, all tinder 12 years of [?] Cunees,…

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Bus[?] Fire Conditions Most Dangerous Since 1939

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

Fire Prevention Week opens throughout New South Wales on 26th Novembe[?] 1951. This week will be dedicated to prevention of…

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Bushfires Again Flare Up. Smoke Haze Prevents Air Liner From Landing. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

Th[?] trans-Tasman liner, Monowai, used radar to navigate through miles of bushfire smoke off the N.S.W. coast to-day. Th[?]…

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Bushfires Flared Up Again To-day Ship Forced To Use Radar For Navigation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Trans-Tosman liner, Monowai, used radar to navigate through miles of bushfire smoke off the N.S.W. coast to-day. The smoke hate extended for about 60 miles…

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Bush Fires

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 4

The local Bush Fire Brigade turned out on a couple of occasions last week to assist with the outbreaks in the Dry Creek area,…

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Bush Fire Conditions Most Dangerous Since 1939

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

Fire Prevention Week opens throughout New South Wales on 26th November, 1951. The week will be dedicated to prevention of all classes…

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Fire Prevention Week

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 2

Fire Prevention Week opens throughout New South Wales on November 26. This week will be dedicated to…

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Fire-fighters Busy Over Weekend

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 2

At Monkerai over the week-end. and on Monday, Forestry men fought a fire on private property which was approaching the north-east corner…

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Half Sydney’s Buildings Fire Traps

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: More than half the buildings in the city area of Sydney are regarded by City Council officials as…

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Bushfires Strike Hard in the Scone District The Fire Hazard Widespread Outbreaks Cause Terrific Losses Property and Stock Destroyed Worth Millions of Pounds

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

The appalling fires in many parts of the State, more so in the North-Western and Western areas, as well as in Queensland, have taken a toll of stock and property which will take millions of pounds to replace…

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Fight Against Bushfire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police and volunteer firemen are fighting a huge bushfire threatening Coonabarabran…

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Two Calls to Fires

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 4

Maitland Fire Brigade bad two calls to minor outbreaks yesterday afternoon. A fire amongst shop waste…

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Another Fire at Morpeth

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 4

Morpeth Fire Brigade was called out again yesterday to a fire in the foundry of a cottage in Swan-street…

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Fire Fights Still On

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Residents of Coonarabarabran and Glen Davis are still fighting bushfires which menace both towns…

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