Appeal for Victims of Jerry's Plains Fire
An appeal for aid to assist in re-establishing Mr. and Mrs. George Aiken and family who lost their home and all…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 22
Heroic Girl Saved Brothers in Jerry's Plains Fire Family Made Homeless
The presence of mind and heroism of a 16 yearsold girl, who at great personal risk rescued her three small brothers from a blazing bedroom in the home they had occupied for only a few days averted what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Fires at Cessnock
A large area of grass alight near the corner of Northcote and Colliery streets, Cessnock, was extinguished by Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Garage
SINGLETON: A spark from an emery wheel caused a tin of netrol to catch fire at Ricardo and Gray’e garage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →16-Year-old Girl Rescues Children From Fire
A 16-year-old girl rescued three sleeping children from a burning home at Jerry's Plains on Saturday night and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warning on Bush Fire Danger
SINGLETON: Deputy Shire President (Cr. A. F. Pankhurst) and the Mayor of Singleton (Aid. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Caused Bankruptcy
A joinery manufacturer said in the Bankruptcy Court that bushfires in the Clue Mountains district, which had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cassilis Bush Fire Brigade
The Cassilis Bush Fire Brigade has decided on a levy of 10/- per dwelling or business house to provide necessary funds…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Grave Warning dm Bush Fire Danger
The Deputy Shire President, Councillor A. F. Pankhurst and the Mayor of Singleton, Alderman A. J. Dorsman, in a joint statement to-day warned residents of the Singleton District of the grave bush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Denim Fire Brigades
The Denman district brigades has their first fire alarm for the season on Friday afternoon. Settiers arriving in town reported a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Inquest to Be Held Into Jerry's Plains Fire
The Coroner, Mr. A. M. Chandler, said yesterday that he would . dispense with an inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire On Railway Bridge
SINGLETON: A fire on Saturday destroyed about eight stanchions on the Singleton railway bridge. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Prohibition Limited by New State Ruling
Total prohibition on the lighting of fires in the open will be imposed only when the Weather Bureau fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fight Against National Enemy No. 1 Bush Fire Campaign Commences Next Week
The Bush Fire Committee is promoting a Bush Fire Campaign, commencing from next Monday, Ist December, 1952. The purpose of the campaign is to direct the thoughts of all citizens to this No. I…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Sportsground
Cessnock Fire Brigade fought a fire among grass and rubbish at the Cessnock Sports Ground for two hours before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →14 Deaths in Mental Hospital fire
Fourteen women and children died on Wednesday night in a fire which destroyed a State mental hospital at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →292 Homes Lost by Fire Don't Let it Happen Again!
Two hundred and ninety-two homes, besides thousands and thousands of acres of valuable grasslands and stock, were lost through bushfires last summer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Prevention: Governed From Wrong End, Claims P.p.u. Delegate
A delegate to the Lower Hunter and Gloucester district council of the P.P.U. claimed last Tuesday that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Man's Hair Caused Bushfire
A fire which swept through 1050 acres of wheat and grass land at Pine Ridge on Thursday was caused when a man…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jap Government Under Heavy Fire Storm Follows Surrender Of Two Soldiers
TOKYO: The Japanese Liberal Government was under heavy Opposition fire to-day for surrendering jurisdiction of a British and an Australian soldier held on theft charges…
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