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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 22

To Select Site For Jerry's Plains Fire Station

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

Councillors of Patrick Plains Shire will go to Jerry's Plains next month to meet the members of the Jerry's…

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Fire Station At Jerry’s Plains

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Patrick Plains Shire Council's proposal to erect a fire elation at Jerry’s Plains Is believed to be the…

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Permit For lighting Fires

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 4

CESSNOCK: The Chief Secretary’s Department advised Kearsley Shire Council that the Bush Fire Act provided…

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Fire Officer’s Inspection

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: The resident fire officer for the Newcastle district (Mr. E. Lucas) made an inspection of the Singleton…

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Merriwa Volunteer Town Fire Brigade Motor Vehicle To Be Purchased

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 2

A meeting of members of Merriwa Volunteer Town Fire Brigade was held on Friday night last, when a…

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Bushfire Warning Not Too Early For Prevention Measures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1952 · page 1

Farmers should give consideration now to the safeguarding of crops, pastures, and fences against summer bushfires, advised the Department of Agriculture Assistant Principal…

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Bulgars Evacuated Island After Fires on By Greeks

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

ATHENS: Bulgarian soldiers on whom Greek troops opened fire earlier in the day evacuated Gamma islet—disputed by both countries—yesterday afternoon…

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Fire in Load of Lime

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 4

A ten ton truck of rock time had to be completed destroyed when it caught fire on coming into contract with water…

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Bush Fire Talks to Start Soon

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

Regional conferences are being organised by the Bush Fire Committee and will be held this month and…

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Gunman Fires Into House

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY A mystery gunman blazed away at a house in Liverpool–street. East Sydney, early to–day than…

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Fire In East Maitland Garage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 2

Bottles of acetylene and oxygen, both gases used for welding purposes, caused a [?]re when they caught allght…

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Rioters Set Fire to Stores and Looms Twelve Killed In Armed Clashes With Police

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 3

ALEXANDIRA…

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The Value of Bush Fire Conferences

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 6

A number of regional conferences are being organised by the Bush Fire Committee, and these will be held during August and…

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Deaths In Fires In America

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK: Fires in the United States killed 11,000 persons in 1951—more than Half as many American as…

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Ate Fire For Fare and Food

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

A German bachelor of economics who "ate" fire to earn money for food has reached Sydney from Europe—by motor cycle. He made the trin across…

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The Value of Bush Fire Conferences

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 5

A number of regional conferences are being organised by the Bush Fire Committee and these will be held during August and…

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Yoshida Government Under Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 1

TOKYO: Japan’s opposition parties will combine in an attack on the Yoshida Government for its handling…

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Fire in Shed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

Only, slight damage was caused by afire which broke out in a shed owned ;by Charles Edward Geleson, of…

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Electric Iron Causes Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 1

An electric iron which had been left switched on is believed to have started a fire in a house at Hamilton…

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Little Damage In Waterfront Fire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY A brief but spectacular fire on the Balmain waterfront to-day threatened the depot of the [?] on…

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