The Dry Creek Fire
The big fire at Dry Creek on Thursday, 15th November, had its genesis a week before, when it was lit by lightning on the Wingen Mountain. On that occasion, Wingen and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 27
Fire Scare at Dungog Hospital
On Friday morning smoke billowed from the back of Dungog Hospital. A small whirlwind passed over the incinerator and blew out some…
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Bush fires marred the attendance at last week's Gresford rodeo. This was due chiefly to residents remaining at their…
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SYDNEY: A petrol motor explosion slightly Injured two men and act Are to three doers of a building In…
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LISMORE: Fire swept through the promises of L. M. Davis and, Co. in the main street of Lismore early…
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TOKIO: No order has been given by the United states Eighth Army—or anybody else—to halt ground fighting…
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BRISBANE: A thief set fire to an East Brisbane factory last night after bashing the owner and robbing him of £14…
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A largely attended meeting in Lochinvar School-of Arts, presided over by Mr. B. Heagney, decided to form…
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A grass and scrub fire off Allandale-road, Cessnock, was extinguished in its early stage by Cessnock Fire Brigade on…
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The local bushfire prevention authorities wish is to be emphasised that the recent rain has by no means eliminated the…
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It generally follows that in the excitment of fighting bushfires, more particularly when they extend over a wide area,…
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KALAMAZOO (Michigan): The diesel engine and 10 carriages of a train caught fire after a collision between, the…
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Advice has been received that the Chief Secretary hus issued a proclamation prohibiting the lighting of fires in open areas between midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulahdelah Fires Under Control for First Time in Six Weeks
Bushfires in the Bulahdelah district are at last under control, a forestry officer said on Thursday. This is the first time the fires had…
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SYDNEY: The arson s[?] of defectives is investigating a fire in which two racehorses, worth £2500, were burned to death and a jockey narrowly escaped a similar fate at- Rosehill early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roof Blown Off Shed Cuts Electricity Links and Starts Fire Petrol in Shire's Sher Threatened
A heavy gust of wind on Tuesday afternoon lifted the iron roof clean off a shed in the Howling Club grounds and the flying roof severed…
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Fisheries Inspector, near Barrington Tops, said on Monday that the recent bushfires had killed hundreds of trout in the mountain streams…
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Myall River had its share of bushfires last week, Cherry Tree to Tambol being burnt bare, doing extensive damage to timber. Mr A. Deaves…
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SCONE: A [?] are co the St. A[?] near Books, burnt out a large hay shed valued at about [?]6000…
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SCONE—A grass fire on the St. Aubin's stud farm, near Scone, yesterday burnt out a large hay shed valued…
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