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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 22

Bulahdelah Keen on Forming Fire Brigade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 1

Business people and residents of Bulahdelah are very keen on forming a Town Fire Brigade…

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Warning on Bushfire Danger

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The States Ford[?] Commission said today that a [?] period may be renewed on…

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Bush Fire Brigade Prepares

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 5

BULGA: With a lush growth of grass which will soon dry and become a great menace, Bulga Bush Fire…

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Bush Fires Act Points to Offences

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 5

The Chief Secretary, Mr. C. Kelly, draws attention to the provisions of the Bush Fires Act, in which it is an offence to:…

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Conference Of Bush Fire Brigades Address by Chairman of Bush Fire Committee Complaints Regarding Danger from Railway MERRIWA

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 9

Mr. K. Shannon said at the Bush Fire Brigades conference on Thursday that "what the Railway Department does…

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Merriwa Fire Relief Fund Final Meeting of Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 12

The committee formed for the purpose of raising funds to assist the victims of the recent fire on the corner of Bettington…

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Over £6,000,000 Fire Damage Last Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 9

"On behalf of the Bush Fire Committee I would like to express sincere appreciation of all that the members of bush fire…

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Bushfire Danger "Acute"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

An acute danger of bushfires existed in the Scone, Muswellbrook and Merriwa districts and adjoining Hunter Valley areas,…

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Shire Objects to Bushfire Period

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 7

Wallarobba Shire Council last Tuesday decided to protest to the Bushfire Commission against having this month…

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Fire in Wooden Culvert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 3

Two main beams of a wooden culvert near Ellalong crossing were badly damaged by a fire yesterday…

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Denman Fire Brigades Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 4

That the people of the district have become fire-minded was shown by the big attendance at annual meeting of the…

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Shore Fire Caused Death

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: Seven men were killed and one wounded on October 14, when Communist shore are hit the…

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Site Selected for Fire Station

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council has selected a site for the new fire station at Jerry's Plains…

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Bush Fire Precautions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 8

Following discussions at a conference of Bush Fire Brigade captains at Coolah, Mr. L. J. Failes (M.P. for Lawson) has…

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Bush Fire Committee Decisions Slated At Shire Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

People in the district would just laugh at some of the decisions made by Bush Fire Committee in…

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Home Wrecked by Blaze

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 2

An exploding pressure stove on Tuesday evening started a fire which destroyed a three-roomed weatherboard house in…

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Forwards Have Lost Some Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 3

LONDON: Australian Rugby League forwards seemed to have lost some of the fire which made them a decisive…

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Bulgarian Troops Fire on Yugoslav Barracks

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 1

BELGRADE: Bulgarian frontier guards yesterday opened fire on a Yogoslav barracks ten miles north-east of…

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Racial Policy Again Brought Under Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 1

LONDON The racial policy of the South African Government was attacked by speaker in Johannesburg Bombay Colombo and. London yesterday…

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Fire-Places On Camping Areas

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

BULGA: Bulga Bushfire Brigade will ask the Patrick Plains Shire Council to have fire-places properly constructed…

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