Tax Delay Sought 10 Aid Fire Victims
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, said last night that the Commonwealth Government should…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 27
Many Fighting Fire on City’s Outskirts Outbreak At Farley
Change in wind direction shortly before 11 o’clock this morning caused a fire at Farley, on the outskirts of Maitland, to flare up again, and Maitland fire brigade members, who had been fighting the…
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SYDNEY: Forestry authorities end Weather Bureau officials fear that scorching inland heat and strong winds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Fires Yesterday Properties Threatened
Cessnock Fire Brigade used hydrants to extinguish three fires which were endangering properties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£6000 Loss in Hay Shed Fire
A grass lir on Dth St. Aubin's studfarm, near Scone, on.unday burnt out. a large hay sbed valued at about £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Deaths in Truck Fire. Driver and Passenger. WAGGA
Two men were fatally burned near Henty late yesterday when a timber truck capsized and caught fire. Edward Adjolp Kosn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRlTISH Troops Killed in Fighting at Suez Egyptian Police Open Fire Chi Engineers Near Desert
CAIRO: British and Egyptian suffered casualties yesterday in two clashes outside Sues, which broke a three-day lull. A British communique last night reported that one military police corporal six Mauritian Pioneers had been killed, with one British major mining,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local & General News East Greta Fire
On Monday, members of the volunteer fire brigade at East Greta fought a blaze which had broken out in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Shed And Hay Destroyed By Fire
Late on Sunday morning last, a large shed, with its contents of upwards of 200 tons of lucerne hay, was completely gutted with fire at St. Aubins…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Egyptian Police Fire on British Dead And Wounded Scattered On Road
SUEZ: The streets of Suez became a miniature battleground again yesterday British troops shot it out with Egyptian police and civilians, killing and wounding about 28 Egyptians. Several British soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30 Fine For Starting Grass Fire
KUKRI KURRI : A youth was heavily fined at Kurri court to-day when charged with setting fire to grass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DEATH & Destruction on Blue Mountains. New Fire Outbreak. Four Stations Burnt Out. Sydney
Bushfires which caused enormous destruction along the Great Western Highway from Springwood almost to Penrith,…
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Kurri Fire Brigade faught for 10 hours yesterday against a very large bush fire which threatened homes at…
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Forty-nine houses were destroyed, leaving hundreds of people homeless, in bushfires which swept the eastern…
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The Singleton Fire Brigade was on the scene of a fire which broke out behind the Pines Cafe, George Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£30 Fine for [?]Ting Fires Youth Before Kurri Court
Caustic comment was made by Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M. at Kurri Court yesterday when he imposed a fine of £30 on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Blacked Out Due to Fire
Kurri and surrounding towns were blacked out for 10 hours last night, after a five had cut the J. and A. Brown power transmission lines between Richmond Main and [?]elaw Main collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ald. Endersby on Fire Danger Appeal to Residents
Many fires which had taken place in the Cessnock district during the last few weeks had been the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.P.B. Under Fire at Meeting Accused Of Discrimination In Rabbit Clearing
The Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board on Wednesday night was accused of showing discrimination and malice in dealing with owners of rabbit infested lands and with failing to co-operate with a rabbit destruction committee at Denman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grim Picture From Bushfire Front Loss Of Homes In Blue Mountains At Least 60
SYDNEY: Bushfires, which caused enormous destruction along the Great Western Highway, from Springwood almost to Penrith, threaten mare homes and property. At least 60 homes already have been destroyed, Warrimoo railway station…
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