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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 27

Ban on Fires

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

The Chief Secretary [?] Evatt) has [?] the [?] on lighting [?] is the open until midnight on…

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Grass Fire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 5

A [?] fire which broke Out en the High-[?] side of Walls Creek this morning is believed to have been started…

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Fire at Mill

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

What could have been a disastrous are occurred at Messrs. Gould Bros., sawmills this afternoon, when the…

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Disused Shaft Catches Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 5

A disused mine shaft on land off Chapman Street, Cessnock, caught fire yesterday but was extinguished by Cessnock Fire…

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Standpipes to Assist Fire Fighters

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council will ask the Water Board to provide standpipes at the top and foot of Chinamen's Hollow at…

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Fire Guts House; Ice Unmelted

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

A fire which destroyed a Maitland house yesterday left part of a block of ice in an ice-chest unmelted…

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Sparks From Engine Cause Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 5

Spares from a passing engine were thought to have caused a large bush and grass fire at Abermain on Wednesday…

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Fire Causes Heavy Damage

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Damage totalling hundreds of pounds was caused to clothing son machinery when a fire broke out in the…

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Fire Threatened Mr. Lang's Farm

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fir[?]ghters were called out early to-day to save the farm property of former Premier, J. T. Lang, st [?]…

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Police Want Bushfire Brigades Formed Shire Will Take Action

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 4

Owing to the extremely dry conditions, the risk of fire is great and becoming greater each day, the Police Officer at Gresford (Constable…

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Bush Fire Brigades Save Plashett Home

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

Three bushfire brigades on Saturday fought a blaze which threatened to wipe out the homestead and other buildings on the Plashett Pastoral Co. estate at Jerry's Plains…

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Costly Damage In Sydney Blaze

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday. — Damage estimated at more than £15,000 was caused by a fire in a Sydney building today…

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Fires Again Flare Up On Blue Mountains

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Bushfires Hexed near towns on the [?] Mountain again yesterday, one threatening four homes at Glenbrook. Women and children were among the 400 people…

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Korea Truce Parley Still Hanging Fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 1

TOKYO. Monday.— With only 10 days to go before the present provisional cease fire expires in Korea battle front…

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Fire Threat To Homes On Mountains

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fire [?] were called but again this morning when bush fires menaced more than 60 homes near…

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Heavy Loss From Fire In Ultimo Factory

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Damage estimated at more than £160,000 was caused by a fire which swept through a factory block in…

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Bush Fires at Weekend Police and Residents Helped

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 3

Three large bush fires which threatened properties over the weekend are thought to have been continuations of a…

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Bush Fire Brigades Save Plashett Home

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 1

Three bush fire brigades on Saturday fought a blaze which threatened to wipe out the homestead and other buildings on the…

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Open-air Fires Restriction

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 2

If the prohibition against the lighting of open-air fires is extended over the Christmas and New Year holidays, people…

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Hopeful Of Cease-Fire By Deadline—December 27 Fighting Flares Up Again On Korean Frontier

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON: United States Vice-President, Senator Alben Barkley, still is “hopeful and optimistic” that a cease-fire can be arranged in Korea by the scheduled deadline, December 27. He also sees no reason by negotiations cannot be re-opened if this deadline…

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